Having never done this before, with assistance of Youtube, I carefully removed the carb, took it apart, cleaned it and then put it all back. I ran the engine (which started first time) and was extremely pleased with my new found skills!!!!
A few hours later I popped back out to the garage and could smell a very strong petrol odour. On checking the motor, it was clear that fuel was leaking (it has an internal tank) from somewhere and pooling at the back under the carb. I cleaned it up, checked the fuel line was tightly connected and left it again.
By morning the tank had emptied!!!!
I figured I should replaced the carb gaskets before putting it back and that this was the problem, so I bought a gasket set (£25 for a few bits of cardboard!!!!!) and did it all again. I also added cable ties to the fuel pipe to ensure it wasn't coming from that.
The next day, although there was no odour, I took the cover off to make sure it had all worked and was amazed to see a small amount of fuel again at the back under the carb.
Has anyone ever experienced similar problems? Could it be the drain screw from the bottom of the carb (no washer or seal on this one)?
I wanted to avoid getting the pros involved and running up a big bill, but it's looking more and more likely!!!!
