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Ended up getting home about half 11 and by the time I ran dad home from dropping the van at IKEA it was past midnight.
I could hardly walk as I’d been kicking the bike over about a million times and if you’re not careful it’s dead easy to hit the back of your knee on the oil filler cap as you do so!
Got up yesterday and the doms were really kicking in to my leg (and the rest of me from pushing it the couple miles to the services)!
It started, fairly easily, yesterday morning but was still flooding and when I let it stall it wouldn’t restart.
Stripped the carb again and looked at the jetting compared to stock. It’s quite different and it’s actually the wrong model of carb, an Amal 376/8 with a 15/16” bore when it should be a 376/5 with a 1 1/16” bore.
The slide is also well scored, it’s missing a spring from the choke assembly, the throttle stop is bent and the float bowl has some sort of sealant around it which has crept inside the bowl and made a bit of a mess. The mounting flange was also a bit bowed.
I’ve ordered some parts to refresh this carb and flattened the flange with some emery paper on a small surface plate I have.
It might need a new carb but figure out worth trying to save this one first. From what I understand an undersized carb may actually make for more low end torque at the expense of top end speed.
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