Re: Re: How to start and what to look for?

[Anonymous]

@David Selfridge wrote:

The carburettor float may be stuck ( common with Tractions ) a few taps with the plastic handle of a screwdriver high up on carb close to air filter. If this does not work you may have blow out jets in carburettor. You should also drain old petrol from tank and fill with new as petrol, after a while can go dead, check that the head has been converted for unleaded, otherwise it would require an additive.
If this does not work you should from spark and work through to fuel, always use full choke for cold start then reduce to half after about a minute then another minute no choke.
If you could connect a simple cheap electric pump to lift fuel from tank to stop grinding the starter to enable the petrol to get a to the mechanical pump.
Hope this helps
Davy Selfridge

Thank you Davy, I have drained the tank and put fresh fuel in (it is an unleaded conversion) I may have an old electric fuel pump that I can use so will go hunting for it!! and I will check the float chamber especially as the plugs were completely dry.