Subject: resurrecting a GT
Author: Zebee Johnstone
Date: May 1, 2004, 9:17 PM
Post ID: 1716674068
Hi,
I've got an 850GT (Eldorado, more or less) that's been sitting in the
shed for a fair old while. It was running when put away as I recall,
and I want to get it running again.
I have spark, it coughs and thinks about catching sometimes, but that's
it.
It has new plugs.
The plugs are wet after prolonged cranking but not dripping.
The battery is a big one and brand new.
The fuel is new high octane, being fed from a clean container.
It has the stock VHB carbs, running with the stock airbox and a clean
filter. They've been taken apart and cleaned with carby cleaner and
compressed air.
The airmixture screws are set to factory specs.
The rotor seems clean and not worn, the bits in the dizzy the rotor
turns against are clean and not worn. I've run a point file over the
points, from what I can see the seem a bit worn but not much.
I suspect I need to check the timing and points gap, but have no clue
how. Can anyone point me to a step by step "do this then that" for the
mechanically clueless to check timing, and set the points?
What other things should I check and do?
Zebee