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All, I was trying to put back an old TS 350 for taking bits and pieces from several saw I had on the shed parked through the year and mostly with no spark. I removed a coil from one case which seems to be showing 5.9K om and put into a semi complete case with cylinder etc etc. fitted a...

All, I purchased a large roller mower which was sold as spare repair non starter. I cleaned up carburettor with a cycle of ultrasonic cleaner and also used some wire and carb spray to make sure was well cleaned. put it back and start but won`t accelerate and seems to be misfiring with sparks...

All, I`m planning to build a garden office on the back of my garden. Idea is to pour a slab of 150mm and then build the office on top. The office will only cover half size of the slab and the rest will be slab paved. Do I need to install a DPM membrane before the concrete slab? How would you...

I had sitting on the shed an old Husqvarna 254xp for long long time. By memory stopped working and we parked there. Before taking apart I checked compression and was 50psi. Decompression valve seems to close fine. Piston not scored through exhaust I the removed the head. I can't see any...

all, Asking on behalf of friend who picked up 2 Mac 335. They seems in very good condition but not starter I gave him help to clean carburettor and set screw back to 1 1/4 turn. They won`t start unless you out fuel on the cylinder they run for few seconds. Playing around with carb setting it...

All, Please do not laugh for my stupid question but I'm a self taught and only repair my own tools. always looking to improve my knowledge I picked up from a friend a very cheap Mac 335 which he given up as not working. I was given it in a box with 2 carburator. Unfortunately both chinese as...

My plumber fitted the Hive multizone system few year ago but we finding it very uneconomical as those zone start at different time, ending up with the full house always cold and only 1 floor per time warmer. I would prefer to have a single thermostat on the stairwell and have both zone work at...

I have had setting on my shed for long time an old Husqvarna L65 Chainsaw with tillston carburator. Committed to get her running for some large tree, I cleaned up the carburator with new carburator kit RK23HS and started after few pulls. It then stopped and won't start anymore. The cylinder get...

Got an old ts 350 and trying to make it work on behalf of friend. Main issue is that carburetor is not building any pressure to push fuel into the carburetor. I cleaned up carburetor and installed new kit but nothing has changed. This goes beyond my knowledge at this stage. Any thoughts?

Anyone know the correct set up for this carburetor? Won't start or won't run as should. It's been already cleaned up

I had a TS410 with flywheel crankcase cracked and deciced to replace it after find the right part on Ebay. Took everything apart but now seem to be impossible to push the new crankcase into the crankshaft bearing. Tried to freeze the bearing and warm up the crankcase but still no way to go in...

I purchased an Honda EM650 for this week camping. I was told that was a runner but did not start straight away. Cleaned up carburetor and put everything back. Started after few pull but seems to be running on same rpm when power is request and when unplugged. Are those supposed to be...

I had this makita EK6100 guess with carburetor issue and now want fix it but struggling to understand how carburetor comes out. Stihl stuff are 2 minutes job but here seems to be very complicated.

Got an hedge trimmer jonsered HT21 which start and stops. I rebuilt carburetor but nothing has changed. Lack of my knowledge but how this carburetor works as there is no primer bulb and only one pipe from the tank. I can see petrol struggle to reach the carburetor but opening the tank after...

need to paint this wall but not sure how to make good first as paint came off leaving 1 or 2 mm difference. Any tips would be appreciated

I have replace an horizontal radiator with a vertical radiator but this is making me some headache. It's has not flow direction as all 4 ingress seems to be the same. So I have fitted the Trv and everything but is not heating up on the bottom and TRV side pipe is cold . What I'm doing wrong?

I got this disc cutter off Ebay in a box completely apart I have to say that I have never seen this disc cutter running. I found out piston ring was missing and took me a month to get one in stock. Assembled the saw. Started at first pull but I'm having hard time to tune it. And while left...

Hi everyone After a lot of time and several thoughts on cladding or covering with carpet. I decided to start sanding the stair to see if us still salvageable as I really would like to have it in natural wood look. I still have to keep sanding and would like to ask few question. What grit...

My neighbour was after a lawnmower and after a while He believes to have got a good bargain. Was sold as working a Qualcast classic 35s. Got home and won't start. He then knocked my front door asking for help. First thing I noticed on the engine block few clean thread where something was...

Got a mower with Brigg Stratton Quantum xm50 which smoke black and won't rev. I cleaned up the carburetor but nothing had changed.