Cor... It's been a while hasn't it

I tell you what happened, this meshing issue kinda stumped me, so I left it for a while, then, my RS Turbo came back and the FG car got kinda put to the side lines, you know how it is.

Then, to make matters worse, someone moved the car, disturbing where I put all the screws and ruining my system, so I gave up

But today, I left work early because I was bored and thought I would put it back together. Make a real effort today and get it sorted. I thought I would start off by putting the plastic gears back on to see if they meshed ok, and they did. I think that one of the metal gears is too big, either one too many teeth than the original, or just a bit bigger in size.



So wth the gearbox box on, and then sussing out what screw and bolt is ment to hold it all together, I tried to fit the heatshield. Now, none of this add-ons come with instructions, so it's all guess work.



Exhaust manifold off, and plate on, making sure it is the right way round



WOW, it fits!







Exhaust manifold back on






Boredom setting in now, I just wanted to get it all back together. So I bolted the engine and gearbox back to the chassis, I connected the fuel lines and the throttle and brake rods.

Now time to fire the engine up....


I prime the engine, close the choke, give it a couple of pulls..... Open the choke, pump a bit more fuel in and give it a pull.........








Nothing


A few more pulls.....








Nothing, not even a splutter

Bear in mind I haven't touched the engine, or the fuel settings. All I can think of is that the fuel has gone off as it has sat under my bed for a few months.

I put some fresh fuel in and try again........ Nothing



Then someone tells me that 2 stroke oil goes really thick after a while and it can clog the carb. So best thing to do is to squirt carb cleaner down the carb. I couldn't be bothered to take the air filter off (quite a big job) so I squirted carb cleaner in the intake and pulled the handle.

I get a few coughs and splutters, so I carry on squirting and pulling...





It starts













Then dies










So I carry on and get a few more coughs. Then it starts so I rev it holding the throttle open. LOADS of smoke from the carb cleaner. After about a minute it idles!




So I leave it idling in the garden and give it a good clean with Auto Glym Engine and Machine cleaner, then rinse off with water. Lovely jobbly

Hopefully this weekend I can get enough time and space to set up the fueling for the new mods and get it running as it should be, along with some suspension settings and get it driving well too.

Thanks for looking