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With the weather being dry for once I took the Ape for a drive round where I live, in total I covered about 5 miles F<) She drove well and put quite a few smiles on peoples faces as I zipped passed. I called to get some petrol £1.65 per litre :(( IMG_8372.jpg The next job on my list was to fit the n...

Another update...... I am trying to keep up with the parcels which keep arriving, yesterday three parcels turned up :D As I mentioned in my last post although the Ape runs a lot better it's still hard to start, there is a lack of fuel which starting (the plug is dry) so I called Eurocarb http://www....

Progress update I've fitted all the new cables now, they were quite quick to thread through the frame if you use the other cable as a draw-cable attaching the old and new cables together end-to-end with gaffer tape B-) The gear cables were a little trick to adjust, the gears are a little hit and mis...

Another update C-; I've had the Ape running ok, driving it round some of the quieter roads near home, there is still a problem with it starting so I order some parts for the carb. I've documented each of the parts I have bought hopefully it will help others who are rebuilding a Dell'orto shb 25 -22....

I was on holiday in Italy a couple of weeks ago and I used the opportunity to source parts for the Ape, as it turns out none of the car parts shops stock parts for a 1966 Ape even the Piaggio dealer doesn't have parts....oh well. Yesterday another parcel of parts arrived C-; This time from a company...

Other news After spending months arguing with the DVLA I've finally go the Ape registered! I also managed to find a place who make legal plates the same size as an Italian plate! The story behind this is that when the sell came to de-register the Ape in Italy he wasn't allowed as the Ape did not hav...

A long time since an update so here goes..... The issues I had the Ape still remain :(( My wife has had me doing DIY jobs so not much has been sorted, what I have done is order parts! To make it easier for people in the future I will break the parts down with the website I ordered them from. Ordered...

Hi, I am trying to find a battery for my AD1T manual start, the manual says it's a 6V 23AH which looks like this https://www.ponziracing.it/Modules/ECommerce/ImageHandler.ashx?~c2l0ZUlkPTM0MCZwcm9kdWN0SWQ9MzYzNTImYXBwbHlXYXRlcm1hcms9RmFsc2UmZmlsZU5hbWU9NS5qcGc= I can find 16AH on different websites ...

I thought I would document my Ape and the rebuild / fixes that happen along the way! I have always liked the Ape, ever since I saw one donkeys years ago when visiting Lake Garda when I was 15, some 25 years late my wife persuaded me to buy one! The first one we looked at in April 2021 was MP550 is v...

Hi,

I thought I would list the websites I have found so far for spare parts -

http://kamm-oldtimer.de/
https://www.mauropascoli.it
https://www.lamotoricambi.it/
http://gambinomoto.com



Regards
James

Thanks, I have put a shipping order in this evening!!

Regards
James

Hi, This evening I snapped my choke cable :( I have been looking on the web for a replacement but I cannot find one's which say they fit a AD1T. Does anyone know of a website where I can buy spare parts for my AD1T? I'm after - All cables for the engine (inners and outers) The rubber tap mixture sea...

We’ve made progress this afternoon C-; turns out the fuel line was blocked, now the ape starts first time C-; However I still have not sorted the issue with the green and grey wires from the magneto. How do I measure the voltage from the magneto? I’ve tried using AC setting on my multimeter but it’s...

... I found that my ignition is massively retarded (30 degrees ish) ... Dear smithjames0 , please note that it is impossible to have ignition retarded compared to the top dead centre. This would mean that you would have a spark when the piston has left the top dead centre and is already going back ...

Hi, I managed to get the Ape started Cornuto2 but...... to do so I connected the green wire from the magneto to the coil and left the grey wire disconnected.....and... it only started with the help of WD40 down the plug hole! In the mean time I have bought a TDC tool and timing disc. This evening I ...