Recent content by JohnFW1

Err - no. You are right about the stubby needle thing - quite a shock when it fell right out! No - I am referring to the bolt/jet thingy that you undo to get the bowl off. Deep down inside there was something I took to be gunge = but it wasn't - and it came out in pieces. Will try to get some...

Hi - I finally took the carb off again and this time dropped the bowl and float etc. In the centre - right under the screwed in tube/jet there is I think a really tiny O ring or other piece of polymer/rubber like material. But it fell apart. I think I need to concede defeat!!! Not sure which...

Thanks Burnerman! When I took the carb off to investigate the only bolt I could see was the one you can just see peeping out under the float chamber bowl. When I undid it only the bolt + jet came out. Should the bowl also drop? Also did you check second pic and if so does linkage reassembly look...

Photos of carburettor

Hi again, Photos I have - but I'm a real novice with forums - how can I attach my two photos? OK I think I have it - here goes

Too dark tonight - will photo carb tomorrow. Thanks for prompt response! :)

Hi, my lovely Qualcast mower was NOT lovingly decommissioned in the autumn. It always starts first pull. But this season it stops again after a few seconds and can only be encouraged to run with excess choke. I disconnected the wire linkage and removed the carb to clean it but could only find...