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Thanks for the reply. I need to find out more about how the clutch works. It fell out the first day I bought it from new and had to bring it back to shop. Maybe they didn't reinstall it correctly.

I have found this although would prefer a full sealed unit without the control knob. https://www.amazon.ie/Controller-Protection-Digital-Encoder-Materials/dp/B0DGTYZKBD?sr=8-1

I have found this although would prefer a full sealed unit without the control knob. https://www.amazon.ie/Controller-Protection-Digital-Encoder-Materials/dp/B0DGTYZKBD?sr=8-1

Hi All, I have a Castelgarden XDC 140 which i believe is sold as Stiga Estate 3084 H in the US. The blade engagement is quite severe with the belt squeaking when switched on. Is it possible to add a soft start module to the electric PTO clutch. I have successfully added soft start modules to...

Hi All, Thanks for the replies. Yes as pointed out I don't need the whole gasket set. Will get too it.

Hi, I have a B&S 282H07-0110-E1 engine with what appears to be a leak on the OHV cover. Is it ok to use Permatex or similar to fix this issue as the gasket set is not cheap. https://www.briggsandstrattonparts.co.uk/briggs-and-stratton-engine-gasket-set-valve-796189

So I learned that the metering lever should be flush with the body for Zama C1Q-S159 carbs. I checked the lever which was below the body so adjusted the lever up and put back together after checking the needle was seating properly by blowing through the fuel nozzle. The engine then wouldn't...

It is a bit fiddly. I took the spring connector and plug cover off an old strimmer and used that. It had two ends on the spring similar to a clothes peg. I had to line them up on the cable and squeeze trough using a pliers making sure the spring end was central on the cable so it would make...

I replaced the sparg plug. That was the first problem I had to fix. Someone had pulled the spark plug boot off. I put on a new spring connector and boot cover. I struggled to get engine going and realised the spring connector was not making good contact with the wire coming from the magneto. I...

I removed the muffler and checked the piston. Couldn't see any obvious damage. Removed the carb and tried to bend the needle holder by pushing down on needle and spring at same time. I probably should have removed it first and used pliers. Removed the air filter and got the engine running and...

Someone before me has removed the screen completely. I have some fine wire mesh that i could cut to fit if necessary. My understanding is it's only there to prevent sparks from flying out and catching fire. I had the muffler of previously but will look again thanks.

Hey, many thanks for reply. I did notice when putting the carb back together that the needle was not fully going down (if i pushed the top with my finger it would move down slightly). Can I bend the needle holder (not sure correct term) to apply more force from the spring through to the needle?

Hi All, I am having problems tuning a HT75 pole pruner. The saw seems to run best with H and L fully in, i.e. no fuel but still not running great. I posted link to video below showing the saw running and trying to adjust the H/L. I started the saw with both L/H fully in and first adjusted the...

This indeed was the problem. The pin holding in the float bowl was not sitting correctly in the clips allowing the float bowl to drop as shown in pics below. When I pushed the pin down into the clips it would work correctly but then when I take pressure off the pin the bowl would drop. Lucky...