25-09-12, 01:05 PM
UPDATE:
Decided to give it a try and see if she would start. I turned the key, heard the fuel pump go mad for a few seconds (refilling the carbs), then all went quiet. This is it, I thought, the moment of truth. Would all my hard work over the last week pay off? Would the gearbox be seized? would the cylinders have rusted out? I pulled the clutch in and pressed the starter. It sprang to life and turned the engine over with a fair bit of power (bearing in mind all I've heard for the past few days is a 50cc starter motor limping along.
Bugger.
It was turning over fine, but didn't seem to want to catch. I even heard that familiar rumble of it almost firing. Bollocks, thinks I. What on earth could it be, I've gone over everything! Then it hit me. CHOKE! I pulled the choke right out and tried again. This time on the second try it fired into life and jumped straight to about 3 or 4 thousand rpm. I brought the choke off gently and it sat happily idling away at about 1500. She smoked for a few minutes (to be expected, I'd put a drop of oil in the cylinders a few days back) and then sat there purring away. All that's left is for the brake lines to arrive and she's ready for MOT.
Decided to give it a try and see if she would start. I turned the key, heard the fuel pump go mad for a few seconds (refilling the carbs), then all went quiet. This is it, I thought, the moment of truth. Would all my hard work over the last week pay off? Would the gearbox be seized? would the cylinders have rusted out? I pulled the clutch in and pressed the starter. It sprang to life and turned the engine over with a fair bit of power (bearing in mind all I've heard for the past few days is a 50cc starter motor limping along.
Bugger.
It was turning over fine, but didn't seem to want to catch. I even heard that familiar rumble of it almost firing. Bollocks, thinks I. What on earth could it be, I've gone over everything! Then it hit me. CHOKE! I pulled the choke right out and tried again. This time on the second try it fired into life and jumped straight to about 3 or 4 thousand rpm. I brought the choke off gently and it sat happily idling away at about 1500. She smoked for a few minutes (to be expected, I'd put a drop of oil in the cylinders a few days back) and then sat there purring away. All that's left is for the brake lines to arrive and she's ready for MOT.