Capri - Going Again! Good!

After a week or so of not being a Capri fan, I decided to make another effort to get the green Capri going as I needed to continue my garage clean up process.
Before replacing the starter motor I did several things.

1. I got  the vacuum cleaner and rigged up a small hose that I could shove in around the bottom of the bell housing and the back of the flywheel. I don't think this was very successful but I was hoping that any bits of metal might get sucked out.
2. I turned the flywheel around until I located the broken ring gear tooth in the centre of the starter motor space. Then I made a thick chalk mark on the bottom of the front pulley wheel so that I could try and keep this tooth away from the starter motor drive.
3. Then the starter motor was refitted.

While the spark plugs were out, I gave the starter motor a whirl and away she went sounding as it should. Also, no problems with the broken tooth!
The plugs were cleaned & then replaced.
Now, would it start? A few tries & no response. What was the problem? I again checked all the wiring with everything seeming OK.
There was fuel in the filter but as a last resort I undid the top of the air cleaner & poured in a cap of mower fuel. Try again & guess what? A burst of life! Not a long one but at least something happened. OK, another big cap of mower fuel & away she went sounding it like it should. I am not sure why there was not sufficient fuel there but I then took it for a short run and it went as it always had.
I love driving this car. It is no muscle car but with the willing engine and the manual gearbox it is fun to drive. So, I love my Capris again - well, today, that is!!