g5 again

Information relating to the Matchless G5 or AJS Model 8 350cc Lightweight
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Mark Chesterman.
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g5 again

Post by Mark Chesterman. »

i need help with this g5 again[:I] got lots manuals and parts books , but sill cant work out this timing malarky [:(] and also i put some petrol in it and petrol came pissing out of a small hole by the button thing to fill the flot chamber.. the bike is fitted with a concentric type carb , is this normal is the carb shot [?][?] or dose anyone know a cheap garage in central london who work on british bikes[size= cheers mark[:I]

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silverarrow
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g5 again

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The petrol could be coming out of there due to:
1-stuck float
2-punctured float
3-maladjusted float
4-faulty or missing seal on cut-off valve

whichever you need to strip the carb and find out which. The concentric is a good sound carb, I use one on my AJS. Is yours the correct one for your model. I'm guessing that yours is a late G5 with concentric as original equipment?

Les Smith (silverarrow397)
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