HI i run concentric on my w/ng 1939 and my 1953 and they run good i don't get no flooding starts first tine i get a little bit of black soot on the plug i put it down to it needs a good run or its is burning a little bit of oil well it is over 70 years old and all old engines from new burn oil i st...

simon.holyfield wrote:Looks like a great day for a ride out. Where is that?

On the island of Malta

Took the old WNG out today to re visit one of the old British barracks on the island. Weather was great so I just had to

Thanks again everyone for your replies, I’ll give Mr.Cooper a call and we’ll go from there. With regards flooding, I’m running the bike on an AMAL concentric carb, runs great and I do have the decompressor all intact. If it was flooding (as some people suggested) wouldn’t the plug be wet with fuel w...

Thanks again for all the replies, looks like the mag will need a rebuild.
Can someone please let me know Tony’s details as I live in Malta so would need to ship it to him. I assume he’s in the UK.

Thank you for the replies,
The problem only just started with the plug.
so if a new HT lead and cap don’t fix the problem what would be my options? Send the mag off to be rebuilt??.
Any recommendations please?

Hello all, So my W/NG will (mostly) start first kick from cold but after I go for a little ride and the engine warms up it won’t start again unless I change the plug, (so I now carry a spare plug) what is causing this to happen??? After the plug cools down it’s good to go again. Thanks for any advice.

Perfect, exactly what I needed.
Thank you all for the replies.

Thanks again for the reply, think I have it sorted now.

Thanks for your reply,
I’ll keep looking out for one as can’t seem to find any for sale on eBay.
Thanks again