Hey all, was wondering if you could offer me some assistance with my D-type.
Been having problems with it lately - it would run for a while and then just stop, and wouldn't start again. But it would be ok again after a while.
Now i'm having trouble starting it at all. I thought it was the spark plug but i've given it a thorough clean. When I wind it up it doesn't start and sometimes seems to fire out the inlet port - smoke comes out the carb. If I do manage to get it running, it's damn near impossible to keep it running, constant choking is needed.
I think there may be some loss of compression too - with the rocker cover off I can hear the air leaking out from somewhere down there, I could always hear some coming out from down there, but I don't think it was this much.
Any opinions on what might be wrong?
Regards, Chris
P.S. sorry for the long winded post ;)