Still at the beginning.

So, it still won't start.

It's been a long while since I've gone through the basics of a non starting engine, and I've not tickled a carb since using my fathers Suffolk Punch as a young teenager, some forty plus years ago.

 Pulling the Sparkplug, which looks brand new (clue?) and I've got a spark.

After reading in the handbook that there's a gauze filter at the banjo on the Amal Monobloc, that's next.

Apologies for the photo quality, I'm being lazy using my phone. That'll be rust then!

Of the two fuel taps, one is flowing, one is not. I now know there's a rust problem, so Its easier to just whip the tank off, drain and remove the taps for a look. Then work my way through the fuel system.

Nicely secured petrol tank, there wasn't a bolt on the other side. I keep getting this feeling that my quick fix and ride the bike option is diminishing. What other "fixes" will I find?

The tap that flowed, albeit slowly, was the main tap, but there was only a small amount of fuel in the tank. I think I'll deal with the rust issue now. Looking inside the tank it doesn't appear serious, so perhaps time to try electrolyses.

Instructables has an easy to follow online workshop.

The carburettor will need stripping down, a gasket set has been ordered, but I'm not sure what to do with the taps. They could both use a rebuild but as yet I can't identify the make.

If I've got to replace them, then I'm tempted to buy one lever type three position tap, blank off one tank outlet and replace the T piece on the Carb, oh, and install an inline filter.

Quick edit. Single fuel tap with reserve ordered.