https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/simonc/activity/ Activity feed for SimonC. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:42:53 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7863e39bdeb27bc697264fdcde4a9db9 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5-roller-frame-removal/#post-38284 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:29:18 +0000 Thank you Neil, appreciate the advice. In two minds now as to whether to bother, as the main reason for doing it was to take off the drive wheel to soak it and free up the rollers which were all seized solid. But in the end a lot of blowtorch and tapping got them all free. On the other hand it would be good to check everything over while I have…[Read more]

]]> 428cc6859bb1216cd80083965d81aa68 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5-roller-frame-removal/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 12:53:56 +0000 Anyone have any tips or tricks for removing the roller frame from an MG5? Long bolts and idler and drive wheel nuts removed, weight-bearing rollers off, but the frame itself is not shifting.

]]> c9d38afb6b4bf7f7c8ddf8cd18dbf999 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-crawler-tracks/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:21:33 +0100 Quick question – are the tracks for Ransomes crawlers the same for MG2/5/6/40?

]]> 7a828c25e9d4a8578b3bb8669ada224d https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5-carb-flooding/#post-37896 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 07:39:36 +0100 Thanks for the advice, pump cleaned out and new diaphragm put in for good measure. After a little fiddling with the magneto to get the timing right it now starts and runs nicely.

]]> 4948714f0989188c6bb68afdf7d09deb https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5-carb-flooding/#post-37833 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:34:51 +0100 Thanks for the suggestion – that will be my task next weekend!

]]> 41548e35cb81c2f93b130e11500c4234 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5-carb-flooding/#post-37706 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:20:43 +0100 It’s a steady stream – and starts as soon as I turn the handle over, so not just engine vibration. It’s as if the pressure from the fuel pump is too much for the float and needle to hold, but not sure what else I can do to get them to seal better.

]]> 75d83c0ebd9315ecb52d2a7c230d0f03 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5-carb-flooding/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:50:15 +0100 Hi folks, new owner of an MG5, I’m having trouble with the carb flooding. Basically when I turn the engine over on the handle to start petrol pours out of the carb overflow, and continues when it starts up. I’ve cleaned the carb, new float chamber gasket, replaced the float and needle and lapped in the new needle, at a loss what to do next. All…[Read more]

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