Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

Yesterday @Slowsilver and his friend Thomas came over this afternoon. The plan was to get the Triumph Toledo going and ready to leave me. It started with a jump and we drove it up and down the farm yard which freed up the n-s front sticky brake. We parked the Toledo to the front of Storage so it is ready for collection now.

The problem was there were 6 cars in the way.

Citroen DS - started right up and drove out of the way

Daimler Sovereign S1 - started right up and drove out of the way

Citroen Ami 8 - started right up and drove out of the way

Citroen Xantia – Needed jump pack but then started right up.

Lancia Gamma  - Needed jump pack but then started right up. Then it run rough and stalled and would not restart without another jump.

Lancia Trevi – The starter will not turn so non-starter, needed pushing.

[Six-cylinder]

Today the plan was to get the MG Metro out of storage after a year so @Zelandeth could take it to BL day at Milton Keynes Museum on Sunday. After a lot of churning it would not fire so we guessed it was turning over too slow to draw up petrol. A drop of easystart and it was running. Trouble is it is dripping petrol from the lower part of the carburettor right over the exhaust manifold. Zel is going to order the carb seals and we will try again, but it won't be before the BL show.

Random find parked on the street on the way to the Metro  was a 1934 Austin 7. At the garages we met the owner of a very lovely MR2 who was fascinated by Zel's Trabant.

[GeorgeB]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Today the plan was to get the MG Metro out of storage after a year so @Zelandeth could take it to BL day at Milton Keynes Museum on Sunday. After a lot of churning it would not fire so we guessed it was turning over too slow to draw up petrol. A drop of easystart and it was running. Trouble is it is dripping petrol from the lower part of the carburettor right over the exhaust manifold

Muck on the needle valve. Clean out the float chamber.

[Zelandeth]

5 hours ago, GeorgeB said:

Muck on the needle valve. Clean out the float chamber.

It actually looks like it may have been weeping for a while based on the residue there.  Plus I need to pull the bottom plate off the float chamber to clean the needle valve out anyway because of how it's laid out.

Given I need to pull that off I'm just going to replace the needle/seat and that O-ring with ones that I know are ethanol safe, may as well while I'm in there then we know it's been done.  Parts have all been ordered.

Why do I get a feeling that I'm going to end up doing battle with the starter on the Trevi...not as though I have History with that car or anything...