err. must put my hand and blush till i glow on the fuel/carb problem i'd replaced the filter housing onthe carb as the thread finaly gave up,not having access to a propper one i had to make do with a standard pipe fitting,no restriction!!!!after fitting a suitably sized washer and resealing the carb it works a treat,as for the other problem well its still there,engine starts and works beautifuly,idles fine and pulls a treat,no smoke,stutters nothing,BUT turn it off and let it stand for a few minutes start it up and it smokes like an old two stroke with too much oil,i'm thinking damaged valve guides,,the stem seals are new and the valves stay in the guides when released no side play,they were checked by the machineist on rebuild @900 miles ago and he said they were ok,could it be a guide to head problem given that the crank locked up on the cam when the gear wheel fell appart? any way i'm on holliday next week and we're going over the yorkshire moors to whitby i'll let you know how it goes
