The best LeT plans of mice and men ...

So with the carbs in place and fuel supply sorted courtesy of my piggy-back tank arrangement, the great post-rebuild start-up moment had arrived.

At least that was the plan. The reality was a lot of ny-ny-nya-nya-nya-nya-nyaaa. Nothing. ny-ny-nya-BANG-ny. BANG. Exciting, certainly. Rewarding, no.

I pulled out the spark plugs to make sure they hadn't fouled with the Redex I had put down the bores and intakes. Result: sparkers looked great when they came out. Refitting just gave more of the BANG same ny-ny-nya. BANG.

A moment in time

On the 21st of April, my trimotorevival journey was at a turning point. I realised that my efforts were on the point of shifting from stripping, cleaning and refurbishing to reassembly. It was a big realisation for me.

As it happens, there were still quite a few more components for me to refurb as I went. I found that each step I took showed up the odd bracket or so that needed a coat of paint or a polish.