Thanks snwcmpr, I was aware of that and pointing out that fact to monkeyboy.
It's excellent but needs spindle and needle jet info for a complete rebuild
I puffed a little graphite powder to the spindle and around the washers (there's 3 of them) and raised the needle to 5 clicks and" hey presto" no...
Thanks to all concerned. I'll take some pics and fiddle with it as soon as I can. :)
The small flame on start up around the spindle I thought wasn't an issue. After pressure built there was no flame. The leak after shut down is an...
The needle was protruding about 1.8mm and the gland nut on the spindle wouldn't tighten any further. I've disassembled the gland nut, jet and...
I recently acquired an original 8R and wasn't sure as to which way to turn the key to close off the fuel. I'm getting fuel out of the jet with the...
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