Re: 1956 Oliver 5.5 hp won’t start

[Buccaneer]

Jerry, tomorrow came early, so I went back out in the garage!
I squirted a little gas in a spark plug hole, and it fired a beat
or two that sounded promising. Therefore, I pulled the carb
back off, printed off the carb diagram. Not sure if there’s a fiber
washer under the dip tube. I don’t remember one on the diagram.
I pulled out the welsh plug, which I didn’t do before as I had
no replacement. It was clean as a whistle in there, neither
hole into the carb throat plugged.
The "low" speed adjustment screw is the type that you "turn in"
to make richer. The diagram shows a washer on each side of
the spring on this needle. I had none, so added two fiber
washers. Perhaps the needle was too far open, or sucking
a little air around the threads.
With the carb still off, I put my thumb over the carb port,
and rocked the flywheel back and forth and over on compression,
and I’ll be darned if it didn’t fire on me! Glad all my fingers
are still accounted for.
I’m not sure what’s wrong yet, but it’s looking more promising.
I’ll report back tomorrow!
Thanks again.

Prepare to be boarded!