2024 - What I did today

Yesterday I made a start at recommisioning the Fergi! It hasn't ran for at least six months so I thought I would need to invest in a new battery. I was very surprised when I turned the key that the ignition light came on so I decided to remove the battery and charge it up. It's now charged and seems fine. I wil refit battery today then drain the tank of manky petrol and after adding fresh petrol,and hopefully a bit of tinkering, will get her fired up!  Weather permitting of course as it has just started raining and thunderstorms are forecast!

What do you plan to do with the Fergi once it starts up?

The best laid plans of mice and men dictated that the big fire up wasn't about to happen! After coupling up the battery,stopping the petrol at the tap and washing out the glass bowl the carburettor decided it was going to leak from the choke flap! I have ordered a carburettor gasket kit but I am unsure whether this will cure my problem. I then spent an hour disconnecting the carburetteor from allt he pipes and linkages, took itinside and gave it a good clean down ready for when the gasket set arrives. If I can get it sorted I should be able travel to the allotments a couple of miles away(it is road legal) and sort out any little niggles that rear there ugly head! Once sorted I can take it fishing which is abut a 10 mile trip.