1955 A10...motor racing

[fenderman!]

I have a A10 650 Road Rocket..I had the carburetor off.when I started it afterward,it wanted to race up.i had to shut it off.the slide looks correct.not stuck up...any ideas??

[chaz]

air getting in through the gaskets?
flange needs to be flat when bolting carb to inlet manifold. Amal do say, over tightening the two bolts can distort the flange.

[Superrocket]

I did the same with my suoer rocket and it was just the ferrel in th cable not seated in the top of the carb

[chaz]

if the cable is a bit of a tight run then it may not seat but as above , the ferrule can come out if cable not adjusted correctly or wrong one fitted.
have you got a choke? are all the parts there?, if choke not fitted is the hole in the cap plugged

[cdsdorset]

Check the mounting flange is flat.