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Thanks everyone for the input. I have taken notes and learnt a lot there. When I built the carbs back up. It appears I have put oil in that is way too heavy preventing the pistons rising up in the body of the carb. Not sure if this would impact on initial firing up though as the carb piston is raised up anyway whe the choke bar is rotated via choke cable. I ran out of time and car gone off to a classic car guy who is good with Triumphs. I talked him through all I had done. His first line to follow was the heavy oil in the dash pots and take it from there. Static timing showed car was set up ok, all leads correct from distributor to correct cylinder etc. I will write solution notes up when the car comes back. It hurts as I did not manage to do it myself even though I had set it up running in the past. I thought engine oil was OK for the dash pots, but he said it had to be a pretty light oil. Once again I really appreciate all you taking time to help me. I have learnt a lot there Cheers Ess

Thanks everyone for the input. I have taken notes and learnt a lot there. When I built the carbs back up. It appears I have put oil in that is way too heavy preventing the pistons rising up in the body of the carb. Not sure if this would impact on initial firing up though as the carb piston is raised up anyway whe the choke bar is rotated via choke cable. I ran out of time and car gone off to a classic car guy who is good with Triumphs. I talked him through all I had done. His first line to follow was the heavy oil in the dash pots and take it from there. Static timing showed car was set up ok, all leads correct from distributor to correct cylinder etc. I will write solution notes up when the car comes back. It hurts as I did not manage to do it myself even though I had set it up running in the past. I thought engine oil was OK for the dash pots, but he said it had to be a pretty light oil. Once again I really appreciate all you taking time to help me. I have learnt a lot there Cheers Ess

Hi all plugs are getting wet so fuel going in Dizzy had not been moved New gaskets used water pump body was off and new gaskets used On the other end of the inlet manifold there is a connector going to the smiths heater valve, I disconnected that and put new fibre washes and sealant on a bolted it all up. I can just assume timing is out now. I do not know how to do that but need to learn. Not sure how to check if No 1 is firing in the right place All HT leads connected up in the correct order to each cylinder from the distributor

Ah,,,,yes. I forgot to put that in my things I had done list, but thanks for considering it anyway Spark fine from all HT leads and plugs. Tested the lead from the coil also. That was sparking fine as well

Hi all, another bit of help please. The car has been off road for 7 years. New petrol now out of a cannister to try to get it started. Unleaded fuel with octane booster. Carbs stripped and no sticking needle valve, it functions fine with the floats floating as they should and closing off the needle valve Float height set to 19mm as per manual. Tappets all reset from cold. ( 7 years of cold!) Coolant system re done and new water pump. Mechanical pump pushing fuel into carbs. Carbs filling up with fuel Spark from HT leads Spark from coil to distributor, Distributor cap spot on Plug elecrode gaps reset and cleaned Seems to be a vacuum to draw fuel into cylindrs as the plugs are getting wet with fuel BUT it will not fire up. It is as if I had taken the dizzy off and refitted it 180 degrees out. But it worked when it went to bed 7 years ago! The car did fire up and run the other day for around a minute,  but after I turned it off and it will not start again Starter motor working and cranking engine : not a high torque one, just the standard spec starter motor. Battery new Ran it flat turning car over but had jump leads on hand. SO I have fuel going in Fuel seems to be in cylinders, sparks are present from spark plugs, pump is pushing fuel fine but not firing. I have electronic ignition fitted, I do not know how to check this but would assume as the car ran for a short period, although very lumpy, then the electronic ignition was ok? PLEASE HELP. I thought I had this nailed, but I am struggling... Thank you