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Points and timing are all correct.

Did you set the timing from basics ie x degrees or fractions of an inch btdc or by using any arrows or marks that you may have found on the flywheel ?

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Thanks for the suggestion.

I’m tending towards adapting some wheelbarrow wheels for now. If it turns out well I could always change to something “better” at a later date.

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Agreed. Not impossible to find, but definitely makes it more difficult and expensive.

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Curiously I bought a Denso version of the plug that was in when I got it. And that might well be wrong as it was a garden ornament not a runner.
I swapped back to the old plug and it runs, bit of popping back through the carb but it recovers and runs ok.
Shakes like a tin outhouse which I guess is the cutter head, i took off the spring drive bar to cut drive to the blade and it runs fine. So it may be a carb issue as it doesn’t seem to respond quickly to cutting the throttle and coughs back through the intake when it does slow down.
I’m.in the dark with these old 2 strokes, it could be running just right and I’m expecting too much of it. Then again I may be way off the mark on setting it up.
I will try to get hold of an appropriate plug and may replace the HT lead as it’s a bit frayed at the plug end, still give a hell of a kick if I brush past it.
I will carry on tinkering before I drag it to some grass lol. I live on a hill and dragging it back up without reliable engine power is quite hard.
Mick

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I know it might sound strange but have you changed the plug. Not had much to do with Villiers but I do know Hondas are prone to cutting out when hot if the plug is old.

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Hi all.
I seem to be having similar problems with my machine.
It will start after 4 or five pulls from cold. It runs for a few minutes then dies and will not run till it cools down.
Been playing with the carb but that doesn’t seem to make much difference.
How would I get the coil tested?
Villiers parts show it as a £75 part which is a bit much just to try.
Mick

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Try Martyn Channer, he breaks and refurbs a lot of Ransomes equipment, mainly gangs, but you never know.

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Thanks Andy. I reckon it must be the coil, I’ve just taken it for a spin on the lawn and once the engine is hot it has lost power and died. Let it cool down and its okish for a while then died again.

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Here is a link to a video of it running today – maybe it’s not the carb, maybe the coil is on the way out?

https://we.tl/t-aL0rbuhk4v

Points and timing are all correct.

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Charlie, thank you for the photos most informative. The heads up on the hard to find fastening also extremely valuable. I will let you know what I find on stripping down.

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Thanks to everyone for the replies. Now I have to figure out what to do with the wheels. The rims are in poor condition but could be made good if necessary. 3.50-7 appears to be a difficult tyre to find (I’d prefer an aggressive tread pattern) so I may have to fabricate an adapter plate that will allow me to use a common and economical wheel size.

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Martin have you thought they might be ex council yellow, at one time I had a yellow Howard Gem which was road registered (ex-council ? ) Dave

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Hi Charlie,
Thanks for your message.
do you know where I can get Points, fuel taps, foam air filters.
Do’s the club have recommended suppliers for service parts?

Thanks again

Eric

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Many Ransomes part numbers have the prefix MBA. In your case it will identify the casting that makes up the gearbox rather than the whole unit. Certainly looks like a Multimower gearbox.

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