Many thanks for the response. This bike should be ready for the heap but i not willing to throw all the hours of work away. This is what happened today. I cannot figure out why the petrol will not flow to the carb. Gently massage the fuel pipe will allow petrol to flow to the fuel filter with little effort but its at the fuel filter where its getting stuck. I took the fuel filter out to eliminate that as an issue but still with a direct fuel pipe no dice. I then took the carb out and opened the whole thing. Dry as a twig in winter. Checked the pin and the hinge door that closes pin, all works fine, sprayed some carb cleaner. Checked float and doesnt seem stuck, moves.
Put everything back together, checked throttle pin and position is fine and also works fine, yet nothing. Fuel just doesnt want to flow so the only thing i can think of is that while the needle works fine it must be full of grit and has closed comepletly, still , dont know how the pin opens and closes if pin is apparently jammed. Can i do anything else do it ? Can a carb be that broken it should be replaced ?
The clutch opening is halfway coming off as the screws were stuck, even while soaked in wd40 overnight. Awaiting a power drill screw set from someone. Im thinking it most definatly is a stuck clutch, wheel moves freely when clutch isnt engaged but once clutch is engaged the tyre more or less skids and drags on the ground.
I couldnt take any images as the camera keeps saying low memory but will sort it soon.
Many thanks.