Long shot! Sisis auto take str18 mk1. Clutch help!!

[Starscream]

I bought an old Sisis autorake str18 mk1. Looks like it jumped out of the 70's but it's build quality is awesome. It's in good nick but came without a chain, so i ordered one and set about some light maintenance.. Cleaned contacts, spark plug, changed oil, pumped some carb cleaner through the carb yada, yada, yada... Mechanically sound. Chain came today so all excited fitted it with no dramas, fired it up and vroom! Happy days! But as soon as it hits the dirt the chain stops spinning. There's not enough power getting to the drive train so I figure perhaps the clutch isn't expanding enough. Thing is, I don't know how to get it off!! Anyone got any advice please?

[Breezeblock]

post a pic of the clutch might help

[Starscream]

post a pic of the clutch might help

 

Haha, it didn't have a bloody clutch!!!!!! Once I got the housing off there was just a spring... Then I remembered some loose metal curves that came with it. Guess what they were the clutch! After an hour or so of fiddling I got it together. Couldn't believe, I'm not normally good with this type of thing.. But! I've now royally flooded the engine, so after turning it over a few times it starts but then dies and proves a pig to restart. I thought once it fires and runs it would burn off any excess and be ok? I've cleaned the spark plug again and pulled it over with the plug out but is there anything else I can do to help a flooded engine?

[Breezeblock]

put a fresh plug in it for a kickoff

[Starscream]

put a fresh plug in it for a kickoff

 

Even though I cleaned it? If it's still flooded I don't want to put another plug in it to get the same result

[Breezeblock]

yep even if its cleaned there might be enough crap/carbon on the insulator to track across a plug is only a couple of quid

[Starscream]

yep even if its cleaned there might be enough crap/carbon on the insulator to track across a plug is only a couple of quid

 

Ok fair one. Cheers mate I'll get another tomorrow