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Thank you very helpful.

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have you taken the belt off the drive pulley and any other belt driven attachments make sure the gear lever is in neutral that will isolate the axel/gearbox from all else. davey.

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Hi i have fitted one to my martin markham colt easy to do and worked well got it off ebay some chap at Kenilworth.

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You really need to strip and clean the carburettor out.The fuel inlet needle is not seating hence the leakage.Before separating the upper and lower carb bodies remember to remove the brass emulsion tube first.

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Dont know how old this engine is as the sticker in the centre recoil is all flaked off but it does have points and condenser, had it off today looking at it. Managed to get an intermittent spark but not a great one so looks like a new set is needed or and electronic chip. I dont think this is the original engine as I think they were made with a 5 hp engine but this one is 7hp.
Now my other problem is that when I put petrol in the tank and turned on the tap the petrol just seemed to piss from the carb. Does this mean it will need a new carb kit fitted?
Oh and I did manage to get a few puffs of smoke out of the exhaust so that lifted the spirits a wee bit.
atb

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This turns out to be a Calf Inflator or Winding Pump used in the preparation of animal carcasses. Nothing to do with garden use. It is used to pump air into a calf or other dead animal.  The needle part is unscrewed and left in until ‘the flesh is firmly set’.

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I have fitted one to a 141 without any problems and I got my one off ebay.

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Hi
Pennine Oils can be contacted on 0114 2852987.
Can you post a link to your Facebook page if that is the correct term.

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Hi

Checked plug cap, and think both I have tried are high resistance. So I am picking a suitable one up tomorrow. Thanks for tip. I have also arranged to buy another complete Mag for the better MG2, and will make up a working Mag for the MG2 in need of much work in the future.

Thanks again, not quite there yet, but getting closer.

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Thanks expect farmer!

Do you have a contact telephone for your supplier please. All I need is engine oil and we’re ready to plough! Rear idler bushes refurbished, all oils changed, happy days!

PS for those of you ransomes owners who have embraced social media, I have a facebook page for Ransomes MG Crawlers, please join in and post your pictures, stories etc.

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Thanks expect farmer!

Do you have a contact telephone for your supplier please. All I need is engine oil and we’re ready to plough! Rear idler bushes refurbished, all oils changed, happy days!

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Colortune is a very useful piece of kit ,it is literally a glass topped spark plug that lets you see into the head at the time of firing. It enables you to adjust the slow running mixture to achieve slow and smooth tick over ( shows up blue flame ) but also lets you see the colour and quality of the spark under compression. made by Gunson.
You said you had two MG2 ,I would be tempted to try swapping the magnetos, it may be that the magneto coil is failing, alternatively have your coil tested.
I have had similar problems with an MG2 that was to my mind set up perfectly and found that the position of the throttle lever at starting can be critical, it should be open about 1/4 throttle on the butterfly but you may need to inch it either way to get it to fire. On occasions I have also had to fit three different spark plugs ( new ones ).

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Charlie the inner cable is attached to the slide in the carb and wont come fully out. The carb is an AMAL the engine is Villiers from a Ransome 14 lawnmower. I do not know much about carbs but I understand that Villiers used several types on the same model engine.

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What type of plug cap are you using? some have a high resistance and are not suitable for magnetos that may cause arcing at the points.

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