winter and 2CV's. it can be fun
Seriously, when this wet, damp, cold sets in 2CV's need a bit o' care.
Its sounding like you flooded it, (when the carb puts too much fuel into the cylinders) and the gap when you dried the HT leads probabbly let it dry enough to fire a bit before flooding again.
If this happens again, change plugs and try again (with a fully cherged battery that is)
this is my idea of a checklist.....
Points, correctly adjusted and gapped.
Timing set correctly.
Most important to my mind is HT leads and coil. New HT leads, every start of winter, they cost so little why not. Coil, is it in good condition? or is it caked in crud and a bit old and manky?
A-series DO start perfectly well in winter, but they suffer from neglect to simple items like any other.
Hope that of some help and doesnt just sound baffling or condecending.
