Yep - the person that did it for me used the lift pin and his ear - as I said he did his apprenticeship on Minors - bit of luck there. I imagine - after a real struggle to get to Somerset with very little power and just about 40mph with foot on the floor very little fuel was able to get through all the muck that was found in the carb and petrol pump. Once all that was cleaned out I suspect there was a real good flow of petrol - it was obviously being starved of it! Not really surprising that the mixture required adjusting after all this. Anyway that's my logical way of looking at it I'll take for a good run tomorrow and check the plugs again in the hope that they have returned to normal.
I did not see your hands under the bonnet! As I said before, YOU fix it. We were trying to HELP. Instead of always trying to have the last word, get your hands dirty.
My hands are regularly dirty - although the Pink Marigolds do help considerably! Distance is the problem Steve in this case - but locally I'm not afraid to help out where necessary!<br><br>
Another thing, Gunson do this gadget that fits in a spark plug thread and the colour it turns tells you if you're running rich or not, I haven't used one though so can't vouch for its use.
Not really! The air cleaner etc will not affect idling mixture. But mixture can also be adjusted 'by ear' - it's obvious if you wind the mixture nut up and down when it's too weak - and too rich. Just settle in between - on the weak side - and check the plugs after a good hard run.
That's what I've done. Wind it up until it starts to cut out then back down just until it runs nice and smooth and will check the plugs after a good run and adjust accordingly.
I still envy you folks with the lifting pin though!
I'll take for a good run tomorrow and check the plugs again in the hope that they have returned to normal.
