Trouble starting

[Wallace]

They were black and sooted,a little wet, but gaps were fine and no damage to the electrode etc quick clean and brand new again.

Will definately try Stu's carb

Im office based today so got the time to mess about and read as always, its a pain in the arse when these things happen, but its also a great learning curve!

Never happy unless things are spot on, and it grates at me if i dont understand or cant sort something myself, hence constant 'what about this' 'what about that'

[Wallace]

Alex if you can see fuel at idle then something is wrong,it can come from a number of places not just the acc jet.

I hear you mate, just questioning myself

[StuHERTS]

I had problems with the "r" shape acc pump jet thingy, the rubber seal had gone.
That was giving me 10's but at wot.
Maybe dodgy idle seal

[StuHERTS]

Certainly starts and goes ok now lol

[Wallace]

Certainly starts and goes ok now lol

you had me on the straight

[Wallace]

All sorted

CANNOT THANK STU ENOUGH

Let me use his carb, rip it to pieces and generally do what we thought with it - thank you again mate

So long & short, after lots of check this,check that,various trial and errors it's turned out to be the idle jet not sealing correctly/enough!

New seal fitted and sorted it instantly

In hindsight, going by the AFR's - start normal @ 14's but gradually (and quite quickly!) fell to straight 10's, it's obvious now that something was leaking and flooding.........anyway another lesson learned

And it was great fun 'testing' on the dual carriageway - although not entirely happy as Stu's cars quicker than mine on the straights

[StuHERTS]

All sorted

CANNOT THANK STU ENOUGH

Let me use his carb, rip it to pieces and generally do what we thought with it - thank you again mate

So long & short, after lots of check this,check that,various trial and errors it's turned out to be the idle jet not sealing correctly/enough!

New seal fitted and sorted it instantly

In hindsight, going by the AFR's - start normal @ 14's but gradually (and quite quickly!) fell to straight 10's, it's obvious now that something was leaking and flooding.........anyway another lesson learned

And it was great fun 'testing' on the dual carriageway - although not entirely happy as Stu's cars quicker than mine on the straights

I might look fat but i only weigh 3 stone so have an advantage lol

[casper]

I know you will have Alex but double check and then check again the idle jet and mixture. Use plenty off carb cleaner and make sure the o rings are in place and sealing correctly.I would have expected to see fuel on the throttle plate for it to be a needle jet/ bowel/enrichement block problem.

At least you sorted it.