I drove my recently bought 1963 110 about 20 miles north from its previous home in Nottingham which it made ok. It's started up a few times on my drive but then cut out after a few feet on my drive and now won't start. The 110 had hardly been used for a couple of years until it's 20 journey to our house and when I removed the glass fuel filter housing it was full of sediment which I've cleaned out.
I'm suspecting that the journey may have loosened up a lot more muck into the fuel system and that's why it won't start. I fitted a clear inline filter just before the filter housing to try and catch muck before it goes into the carb. When I switched the ignition back on, the glass filter filled up quickly but I realised it needed tightening as it leaked. After tightening it I switched ignition back on and the housing refilled but really slowly, almost a dribble. I'm wondering if I should get a rebuild kit for the carb and pump or is there something more simple I should try first. The previous owner told me the tank reserve option didn't work and if I switched it to reserve it would shut the fuel off.
I'm suspecting that the journey may have loosened up a lot more muck into the fuel system and that's why it won't start. I fitted a clear inline filter just before the filter housing to try and catch muck before it goes into the carb. When I switched the ignition back on, the glass filter filled up quickly but I realised it needed tightening as it leaked. After tightening it I switched ignition back on and the housing refilled but really slowly, almost a dribble. I'm wondering if I should get a rebuild kit for the carb and pump or is there something more simple I should try first. The previous owner told me the tank reserve option didn't work and if I switched it to reserve it would shut the fuel off.