Reply To: 1948 Sportwin initial carb setting

[Tom]

I’m going to stick my neck out and say that if it doesn’t start at 1 1/2 turns open, there is something else wrong.  Good compression?  Good fat blue spark at the plugs?  Does the choke work?  If you spray a little fuel into the carb, does it run for a few seconds?  Does it turn over freely with the spark plugs out?  Maybe a little more information will assist.