Saving Old Seagulls

So, how did far did we get? Did we manage to keep the engine running for 24hrs? DoD we make it from reading to bath?
In a word, no. We have learned a lot and experience is cheap at any price the wise man says.
We did manage to get to the summit pound, above the crofton flight at three in the ...

Right so, I've been all through the system again and thoroughly cleaned the tank, tap fuel line, gauze filter, jets etc. But no success. It still is being starved on the long jet. I noticed the seam on the plastic float has worn a groove on the inside of the float chamber. Perhaps this is causing ...

Hello there, I know a bit about it as I'm one of the three man crew. I'm sure we have all had crazy ideas while chewing the cud with pals, then things come up and you put it off to next week and then it's forgotten. Often for the best. Well, nothings come up to check our helter-skelter plan, a plan ...

Say, that's a nice float. Mine's a nylon one. And lovely clear pics.
The floats located on the needle ok. That's the thing, everything looks good and seem in order, only the results are disappointing. Starvation is certainly the issue though, tickling the carb while on an open throttle lets the ...

Hello there HA, all the fuel is flowing nicely,tap and tickle. Banjo gauze is nice and shines after a soak in salty viniger(rinsed and dried). Could it be float level? Currently there is 6mm travel on the float. Does the float bowl orientation make much difference beyond looking original? Thanks for ...

I have a 1977 silver century with a two jet Amal carb. It starts and runs very nicely untill the longer second jet comes into play, then I am obliged to use the choke flap to keep it running. The jets are both clear, the carb is clean and the fuel filter is in good order. Any advice? Also, on which ...