Actually it is the Bentley manual that looks like the Leyland manual, as the
former is a reprint of the latter.
Now we know there is a strong fuel smell as well it points even more to
flooding, which would eliminate anything causing fuel starvation such as
sediment in the tank or lines, especially as the filter is clear. Also
because of the float chambers it would have to be a very loooooong right-hand
bend to get starvation to affect the engine. But the other odd thing is that
unless both carbs are affected it really should start easier than that
especially when hot, and the only thing that could flood both carbs is if the
pump suddenly started pumping at significantly higher pressure. What pump do
you have? If it were only one carb then I'd expect it to restart easier than
that, firing on two cylinders, even though the carbs are cylinders have the
interconnecting balance pipe.
OTOH if it were an *electrical* i.e. ignition fault taking several seconds to
clear, then cranking all that time with the throttle wide open *would* put
unburnt fuel in the exhaust and give a strong smell. I appreciate it normally
happens when you don't want to be left hanging around, but for the purposes of
diagnosis I'd be taking it round deserted car parks to see if I could
reproduce it, and hence have more time for diagnosis, like leaving bit for a
minute or so to see if it fires up right away after a delay.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
There is a VERY strong smell of fuel when I get the car restarted.
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