New carb arrived today, along with the "carb repair kit".. annoyingly they had included an incorrect gasket, - i was able to add the additional breather hole myself, and impressed they got the parts to me within 24 hours of ordering.
Good news Folks! I got it running with the air filter on.. albeit briefly as i'd turned my added fuel valve off ..However it did run!
I do need to adjust the revs, so will need the explore the mechanics of the "throttle control rocker. However i do need to put back on an original diameter fuel line first as i could only find a smaller diameter hose to hand.
Bad news is that the a piece of the recoil assembly broke off and was rubbing against the fan (thankfully a simple fix to sort that awful noise) but will have to work on how to bridge that gap, as i don't want the rope getting caught in the fan.
(or just buy a new one for £8)
I also adjusted the ignition coil which made it a whole lot easier to start...
All in all a productive day, and with the end in sight i should end up with a decent mower.
Good news Folks! I got it running with the air filter on.. albeit briefly as i'd turned my added fuel valve off ..However it did run!
I do need to adjust the revs, so will need the explore the mechanics of the "throttle control rocker. However i do need to put back on an original diameter fuel line first as i could only find a smaller diameter hose to hand.
Bad news is that the a piece of the recoil assembly broke off and was rubbing against the fan (thankfully a simple fix to sort that awful noise) but will have to work on how to bridge that gap, as i don't want the rope getting caught in the fan.
(or just buy a new one for £8)
I also adjusted the ignition coil which made it a whole lot easier to start...
All in all a productive day, and with the end in sight i should end up with a decent mower.