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Andy Moss

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  1. When you turn it over can you smell fuel? It takes time to start mine when it’s been off the road for a bit. i turn the key and feather the throttle with my foot. if you’ve got fuel (smell) then check ignition with an old spark plug. Could just be being stubborn, cold and moisture are the enemy of not using a classic car regularly.
  2. Bin it. Weaker spark and lots of them is bad when what you want is a strong spark once at the right time.
  3. I’m not sure, there used to be made by several different places and done did not have a valve to stop oil running back into the sump, which resulted in a rattle on startup. But the spin on filters are pretty generic I think, although I tend to just buy from one of the main dealers.
  4. Send carbs away for recon. Before you do - check advance curve throughout rev range. Best thing to do is advance it until it pings the retard it a bit. Could try with a colour tune or check for air leaks (spray carb cleaner at spindles - may hear engine note change). I’ve had some luck with carb recon before, but also chased my tail for ages. Recommend you get a recon pair. Doubt you’ll look back. Andrew Turner did my carbs (01476 860555), great job. Low power could be caused by ignition timing. Not sure what your setup is, but expect it’s a Lucas unit. I might have box of these somewhere. They can be repaired by H&H near Birmingham. Normally I advocate doing everything yourself, but having a professional rebuild some of these items with 50 years of ware can be very worthwhile. last this - have you done a compression test. Worth a check before you go to unnecessary expense.
  5. I think that 95octane is regular unleaded, but no matter. Worth trying some different super unleaded as Iain says. I always use 97 octane or above. Hope what Iain suggested solves your problem. 😃
  6. Wouldn’t bother with fuel on this one. So you have changed the plugs, HT leads, dizzy cap? Then points, condenser, coil. Are the points fouled? Dwell set correctly? Advance at 6deg BTDC. when you say misfire - what are you hearing exactly?
  7. Clean with thinners. Dry it. Nitrile gloves. Both hands. If somebody put it on tighter than that, then that was foolish. Any of the above will work, favour the the big grips option.
  8. Looks more like shaving foam. Always good to shave those ports. Works a treat. 🪒
  9. Exactly the same thing happens to me. I replaced it with a better quality one. I think there is a batch of these that are both too long (too much tension on chain) and made out of poor quality metal. I think I sourced an OE quality item that was better. Recommend that you do the same. The replacement wasn’t shiny, but was more black in colour as I recall.
  10. I used to get a rattle on start up and discovered that it was caused by a crack in the oil pump impeller. After changing the oil pump for a new one it went away. It’s not a tricky job and you may well consider it as an option if the rest of the engine seems to be in good order.
  11. I like the copper spray stuff on head gaskets and blue hylomar on water joints. Oil seals you can use most jointing compounds from the motor factor.
  12. I had an acuspark version. Seemed ok at idle but had a significant delay over points and condenser on acceleration. I contacted accuspark about the issue and I got quite a threatening response. Wouldn’t recommend Accuspark for those reasons - up to you though. There was an article in the courier about Dizzies - and I quite fancy a ignition-123. They range from about £300, but I would have to get the Tacho converted to electronic. Otherwise, you can have your original version converted for ~£500. I can’t really justify the money, but maybe one day… Hope you get something that works well for you. :)
  13. I prefer to use the copper spray stuff and some joint compound. Payen aren’t what they once were in my view. Don’t fit the horrid silver crossed cheap head gaskets either - last about 6 months. Up to you what you do, and keen to hear how you get on. :)
  14. Pull the head and fit a new head gasket. Easy job and won’t take long. If there isn’t much oil coming out, could run Ito for a while as long as it’s not dripping on the manifold and smelling.
  15. Don’t bother until the valves recess. Might take 40-50 years.
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