• @trusty220
    Hello there. I hope you can give me advice on carb settings for a Ransomes Motor Tripple with a MAG engine. The carb has the mixture setting facing the driver. I can get the engine to start and tick over nicely but if I try to rev it up the engine bogs down. I have the screw 1 and a half turns out. Thank you

  • Can anyone tell me the initial fuel mixture setting for carburettor on a Ransomes Motor triple. On this carb the mixture screw points towards the drivers seat. Thank you

  • Hi Grahame.

    So after a few hours of playing about I found the issue. The HT lead from the armature to the distributor cap has what looks like an inline suppressor. It has screw threads at each end which screw into the HT lead. Well I unscrewed this gizmo and then re screwed it tight and bingo I now have a spark at both spark plugs. I’m now in t…[Read more]

  • Thank you very much for that detailed explanation on testing the ignition. I will report back at the weekend on how I’ve got on.

    Mark

  • I’ve recently become the owner of a Ransomes Motor Triple. It’s in a very tidy condition. I decided that the first thing to do is check the Mag engine runs. So with a fully charged battery the engine spins round very happily but there are no sparks from the plugs. I’m pretty sure the condenser is faulty but would like to check other optio…[Read more]