help..my wolseley WD2 pumps fuel out of the carb....

hi all..
i should have asked this a while ago..the problem im having is that ive stripped and rebuilt one of my wolseley WD2s and now it wont go..i have a cracking spark from the mag,as one of my son's can tell you as he got a belt from it,the plug is fine but still wont go..ive timed it up as i have before and all it will do is push fuel out of the carb..its all on the rite way and the choke flap is all correct.ive had my mates engine on lone and its all the same as his...
so can anyone tell me what ive over looked please...
its got to be something simple that ive missed????
regards,mike...

is there crap in the float valve or chamber
also is that thin piece of wire still on the float holding the needle ,if so is the wire in the grove of the needle and not higher or lower
as this couses flooding,cant remember if it a bottom or top feed lol of memory
also if wire gone i used a rubber oring on the needle into the grove worked a treat and still does 7mnths later
kev

I agree that the place to start is the float valve. If an engine has been standing without petrol in the carb then the float valve often sticks in the open position letting fuel flood the carb. Sometimes just a wipe with a cloth and a spray of WD40 will cure it.
DanBoy

that's all fine Kev,i thought that myself...so i haven't got a clue...thanks Kev..
mike...

DanBoy wrote:I agree that the place to start is the float valve. If an engine has been standing without petrol in the carb then the float valve often sticks in the open position letting fuel flood the carb. Sometimes just a wipe with a cloth and a spray of WD40 will cure it.
DanBoy

same here Dan...thanks...

take the fuel pipe off and see if there a bit of cork paper or somthink that trysto float in the fuel but when taps on pulls down to the carb valve and then goes back in the pipe when fuels off ,ive had that with a villiers piece of the cork tap pissing me arround for hours untill i desided to drain the tank from the pipe of the carb end and out it came
kev

also have you shacked the float as some times the solder has cracked and the fuel seeps in and sinks the float sligthly
also this has happened to me on an engine before
kev

Kev,ive done all that and it still didn't go,so i left it in the shed..that's was over 6months ago....
thanks for the help,but cant figure it..
mike...

Mike have you put fuel direct into the cylinder to see if it fire?

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:Mike have you put fuel direct into the cylinder to see if it fire?

Stu.

yes mate,not that easy though..and theres fuel in the tank,and the plugs ok,and theres a big fat spark..lol.lol.
mike..

So it trys to run when you put fuel in the plug hole?

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:So it tries to run when you put fuel in the plug hole?

Stu.

oh no it doesn't....once the sheds up i will have another go at it...then if it doesn't go i will smash the sh-- out of it
its something simple?????? a bit like me....
mike..

Re: My first water cooled engine.
kevjhnsn Today at 2:26 pm

.is there crap in the float valve or chamber
also is that thin piece of wire still on the float holding the needle ,if so is the wire in the grove of the needle and not higher or lower
as this couses flooding,cant remember if it a bottom or top feed lol of memory
also if wire gone i used a rubber oring on the needle into the grove worked a treat and still does 7mnths later
kev.

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Mike you sure the timings correct? Think I'd check that again if it's not firing when putting fuel in direct.

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:Mike you sure the timings correct? Think I'd check that again if it's not firing when putting fuel in direct.

Stu.

well ive checked it loads of time and the timing marks all line up as the book and its the way ive always done them??
mike...

Could the timing be out 180degrees?

Stu.

i have tryed it mate and still no good..
mike..

if i was you mate i would check the ignition timing 1st , then got to the valve timing if still no joy are the valves opening enough and are the clearance set ok ? and are they sealing ....

or it could be one of the rare ones with a wooden piston

no you tit its got a proper piston...i will have to recheck the valve timing...
mike....

Take the cover plate of the carb,looking at it front on . On the left hand side there is a hole make sure this is not blocked, there should be a piece of brass mesh stuff in there, I always use the filters from my funnels.
This always work. I have used sponge before.
I had the same problems with Lucy's engine.
Jonesey

ive already done that mate,the only thing i can think is it must be valve timing...
mike...

well strip it or skip it then lol
id start from a pile of parts again and build up
IF A FIRST YOU DONT SUCSIED TRY IT ALL OVER AGAIN
if all else fails sell it as spares or repairs lol
inlet valve is sounding the problem blowing fuel and not firing
thats my best guess from the rest ive read on this post since this afternoon
kev

Kev what's this dirty word you use skip it , you can repair everything now a days, I have had engines out of skips
Jonesey

me to and engines other stationary men cant get to go so use it for parts
give me a day on them and away they go
i hate skipping or scrapping them
out of 40+ engines i have ive completed 28 to running order
and 1 needs tinwork painting to finish
and 5 in pieces ready for washing and stripping paint off before the total rebuild
another ive just fitted a new headgasket to tonight and start it up tomorrow see if its better than before ran like a FLAME LICKER
previous owner refitted head and left to washers under the headgasket when i removed the head so used gasket comp and fired it up
but blew it out after 5 mins
anyway ive only scrapped 2 castings so far as these were bought as donner engines one with the guveror gear sticking out the side and another were water ontop of the piston had corroded bore out of rebore specs
so that has become a donner too
also thought your wolseley crankblock breather were do the blow out to atmospere ?? not the carb is it????
kev

they dont have breathers on the if i remember correctly ....