Thanks both – I guessed as much – I saw that there were several versions of the cap and that one didn’t seem to have any sort of mechanical fixing….
So I just strip away a bit more of the HT lead sheath to expose some more copper, then wrap that a couple of turns around the sheath to create more of a friction-fit and connection, push it in, tape it up and test away….
This is a second Gem i own, together with a 350. All of them have come to me for less than £300 in total… and I really want to get one of them working!!
I’ll no doubt be back after I’ve done some initial testing on the Mag…
One observation – when I turn this Gem over – I can feel some resistance and there is the sound of aspiration from the engine, but it isn’t particularly difficult to turn over. There is a decompression lever, which when I squeeze that, it doesnt really seem to make any difference to how hard it is to turn – not much of a struggle to be honest.
I’m really not sure as to whether this is usual – does a JAP 600cc engine turn over relatively easy??
