Got hold of a Dellortho SH2/22 at Whickstead last month and have finally managed to fit it to my S2 with 175 kit and 42mm Clubman mentioned in original post. Purchased three different inlet manifolds and ended up cutting two and getting the bits welded together to allow the carb to fit

Carb is set up as for a 200 but with a 118 main. Started second kick but spluttered and died when fuel turned on as if flooded and was then very reluctant to start. To get it going again I had to turn the fuel off, fully open the throttle and kick for ages. Cleaned jets and checked float and needle works and put a small hole in carb rubber to try and drain spit-back. Spluttered and died again same as before
Any ideas what the problem is and more importantly how to solve it
Cheers
Tony