After cleaning and a basic service on my engine i got the beast running! And looking a lot better then before
What i did:
Firstly, I covered the carbies with a few rags and then sprayed the engine bay with a hose to get rid of all the cobwebs, spiders and some surface dirt. Following that I removed the distributor cap and spark plugs (one at a time so i didn't mix up the leads) and gave them a good clean. I used a small wire to remove majority of the carbon followed by light sand paper on the tip, then rinsing it in petrol. After that i cleaned out the air filters with a compressor, rubbed the chrome tops with steel wool which got rid of a lot of the surface rust. Futhermore, draining all fluids and flushing out the radiator, engine oil, and put a few cups of fuel in the tank and let it drain out.
Within 3 minutes of playing with the choke and pumping the accelerator the engine started!
To clean up the engine a bit i rubbed all the black pipes and the blue leads with a soapy rag, then washing down with a clean rag. I put a rust dissolver product on the extractor manifolds (didn't work too well). Then finally i scrubbed the rocker cover with steel wool to get rid of the rough surface, followed by a little bit of aluminium polish.
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