When home just after the war, ran a 1931 Standard Big Nine (paid £165 for it, which is about what it would've cost in 1931).
WM 5733, where are you now ?
"Pool" petrol was then strictly rationed (and pretty vile stuff, anyway). Found that my engine would run on a half-and-half mixture of this stuff and domestic paraffin (only 9d a gallon, and off ration).
But only if it were warm.....what to do ?.....Solution: first thing in morning, take float chamber off carb (just two bolts), chuck out the ounce or so contents, refill with a bit of "Ronsonol" lighter fluid (any tobacconist), bolt float chamber back.
Would start after a swing or two, by the time the Ronsonol had worked through, would keep running on Dannymixture. EDIT: Remember a yacht, the auxiliary engine had two tanks, you started on petrol and changed over to paraffin after a minute or two. Same idea.
Policeman on Point Duty (remember them ?) would sniff suspiciously, but as everything on the road was emitting clouds of blue smoke, never challenged.
But they were good days...................
Danny.
Last edited by Danny42C; 21st Feb 2017 at 15:08.
Reason: Afterthought.