OK. Its now official. There really is nothing exciting about extracting an oversized engine from an undersized boat. Phew. 7B for all that effort it better make a difference :-)

Also, there are no gaskets of any description when the carby meets the motor. Its a straight metal on metal connection? Does this seem right. The reason I ask is that although I had my finger over the carby it kept running. Does this sound like an air leak? Like I said, this engine hasn't been run for an eon and to be honest, like I said, was a slug of a thing before I left it.