MAGNETO MAGIC

I thought I would start work on some of the Ransomes MG 2 bits as they are in the shed still sitting on the bench from last month. I had many plans. Such as masking up the cylinder barrel and cylinder head and get it to the sandblasters to remove the thick rust coating on the fins. And I had hoped to have bead blasted the carburettor parts to clean them without removing any metal. Alas, the coronavirus lockdown has put paid to that! However, I have been working on components as they are here at home in the shed. My main workshop is 10 miles away so we must obey the no movement rules for our own good so the bead blasting and unsoldering the float will have to wait.

The carburettor

As I said last month, the float has been severely dented from water freezing in the float chamber. The float is still partially filled with water. On closer observation, the bottom of the float bowl has also succumbed to the