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Had a wiggle around with the cables on the solenoid and also took the battery tray earth off as it looked a bit iffy! Cleaned it up and she started first time! Easy quick fix so that was great. I've bled the clutch through until no more bubbles and all the old fluid was through and running...

I would say it wasn't quite 90deg, about 45 or less, Which made it confusing! Can't understand why it would have been like that.

Yeah I suppose you could spend a stupid amount of time nit picking faults. For vehicles that are decades old I think they do pretty well! I bought a voltmeter/tester today so will check solenoid this evening. Will I put ignition on before checking both sides /befre and after solenoid to see if I...

Sounds like my new hobby will be keeping me busy then. I can only get short slots the odd evening and at weekends having two toddlers and running a buisness, it's all go. But I recon il have a lot more faults to sort before getting onto the chassis refurb etc, really appreciate everyone's...

I didn't have time to have a go at anything else earlier, I will check the engine earth first then make sure I'm getting 12volt accross solenoid. Hopefully something simple enough. Once I get this sorted I'm going to bleed the clutch and brakes over the next week and then once I know...

The headlights I haven't had working yet, that was on the list, the side lights were working fine etc. No push button, just key to start, would it be best to strip starter out and see if it runs off jump leads? I have been cranking and cranking for a week when trying to get it going in the first...

So I had the engine running for 15 minutes or so this morning as I was working on something else, when I switched off and went to restart nothing happened, so untried again and I got a clicking? However when I try some times it clicks and others it doesn't do a thing. Battery is fine and I tried...

Cheers for that info, il check it out and can now properly start fault finding and start restoring. You were definitely right about the timing! I couldn't believe how far out the distributer was. It looked like it hadn't been touched in years.

Well problem solved!! Thanks for everyone's help and advice, it turns out the distributer had been moved and was out timing wise. A mechanic friend dropped by last night to have a listen and helped move to get the timing sorted. Engine sounds great! Really happy with it. Rocker cover gasket...

Thanks for that, I had the carb apart on Saturday and I thought the jets were clear but taking it apart again just now to make sure. Getting fuel up to carb for sure and also the gauze filter that's there seems fine and letting fuel through no problem. I will change that filter ASAP too though...

NEWS!! She runs! Well very roughly and only when I start with accelerator pedal to the floor and don't take my foot off but it's a step forward. Any advice on what to do now? As in can I adjust carb so that it idles? I adjusted the bottom screw adjustment as per advice and I recon that's how it...

I will. You mean as if it's earthing out onto somewhere else? I take it that would detract from current getting to spark plugs.

Cheers again for the advice, I have tried that with the adjustment screw and still nothing. I brought it out 1.5 turns then 2 and tried that. No further forward. New leads on too now.

Yeah choke seems to work fine. Is thistle screw adjustment the one at base of carb?

Tried a tiny bit of easy start too, no luck either. I think il try the carb adjustment in the chance that someone before me might have moved it or adjusted it when trying to previously start.

Well worth a try, thanks. Il try that later today. When I poured fuel straight down carb it made no difference.

I haven't touched the carb adjustments as was reluctant to change too many variables in one go while trying to start it. Il try the fuel straight in the carb again one last time. Cheers

The plugs are blackened after trying to start but not damp, the exhaust definelty smells of fuel though.

I had a look in tank and the pick up pipe looks clean as does the tank bottom.

Would it be best now to start over with timing again to make sure nothings missed?