Thanks for all the input, I had I little play today, As suggested I connected the vacuum pipe to the top / upper thin tube and used the hose with a bolt in it to seal off the lower tube. I then checked the solenoid as instructed and sure enough , no clicking. I removed and cleaned the...

Thanks for all the help and ideas , I shall have a go tomorrow and report back. Cheers Russell

A few more photos of the plumbing layout. http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah279/russfrancis/XX-72A0DD75-1369807-1280-100_zps63ad8b32.jpg http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah279/russfrancis/IMAG0214_zps722fac21.jpg

Thanks for that Dom, The muck in the mixture screw was very difficult to remove, almost as if it had been purposely put in there. Thanks for the schematic , I was quite sure I had cleaned the carb well, used a whole can of carb cleaner, every hole was sprayed well. I hadn't checked the gauze...

Hi All, Just bought our first Land rover, 1982 ex Military, 109 12v Full tilt. It had been standing for 3 years but run up and down the drive regularly. Can't quite get it to run right, It will not run well without choke. With choke /half choke when warm it runs ok . No choke it just...