Petrol leaking from cylinder 1 ( exhaust manifold removed)
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:24 pm
Spent the summer cleaning 30years of mud and grime from my newly purchased 712. Pressure washer underneath the truck and a toothbrush on the engine.
New military ignition cables and plugs, fuel filter and oil filter.
The cleaning has resulted in 2 findings.
1. My clutch fluid has drained away, must had been plugged by dried dirt previously (noticed I had an incredibly stiff clutch prior....now well zero resistance and an empty reservoir.
2 this is where I need your thoughts
Exhaust manifold removed to perform repair and maintenance
Carburetors cleaned externally and internally while mounted
Fuel pipes replaced
Now difficult to start without choke + only stays running if I gently open the accelerator.
If I removed load the truck will die not idle.
If I increase load she stalls.
Worryingly I noticed smoking from beneath the engine and saw fuel leaking from the exhaust manifold on cylinder 1.
Carburetors are full of fuel ( opened square plate 10mm screw driver side... It's a left hand drive vehicle)
Could this be spark related or clogged carburetors
Also from my reading this evening I do not recall having any advance movement on my distributor (advance is counter clockwise?)
New military ignition cables and plugs, fuel filter and oil filter.
The cleaning has resulted in 2 findings.
1. My clutch fluid has drained away, must had been plugged by dried dirt previously (noticed I had an incredibly stiff clutch prior....now well zero resistance and an empty reservoir.
2 this is where I need your thoughts
Exhaust manifold removed to perform repair and maintenance
Carburetors cleaned externally and internally while mounted
Fuel pipes replaced
Now difficult to start without choke + only stays running if I gently open the accelerator.
If I removed load the truck will die not idle.
If I increase load she stalls.
Worryingly I noticed smoking from beneath the engine and saw fuel leaking from the exhaust manifold on cylinder 1.
Carburetors are full of fuel ( opened square plate 10mm screw driver side... It's a left hand drive vehicle)
Could this be spark related or clogged carburetors
Also from my reading this evening I do not recall having any advance movement on my distributor (advance is counter clockwise?)