Still no go from this motor. It is turning into a painful exercise. I tried all four possible positions but no luck. Then this morning I found the fuel tank had decided to spring a leak through the night. It took all day to air the fumes out of the shed. The carby also has a very bad flooding problem, so probably needs a new needle valve and seat. Fuel starts dripping from the air filter as soon as you turn on the tap.
I am still convinced that I have those wire connections wrong. It looks like I will just have to wait until I can find someone who has an identical machine in working order.
I also wonder if I have the governor lever arm put on the wrong way. There are about three possible positions and I don't know which is correct unless I can see a photo showing the way it should go.
Until then it looks as though this restoration will be moved to the back of the shed and shelved.
