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    Fuel floods out of mower when i pour it in

    Ive put the carb in a glass & slowly filled it with water. I can watch the float rise to the top no problem. So i would say float is fine
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    Fuel floods out of mower when i pour it in

    How can i confirm that, can i do a test somehow to confirm it ?
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    Fuel floods out of mower when i pour it in

    I used this mower for quite a while & never an issue. Ive used it this season now for 3 weeks & fine. Cutting the lawn today it started to chug & i knew it was running low on fuel. After a short while it stopped. I poured the fuel in the tank & watched it run out just as fast ?????? Ive taken...
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    Do I now need a scarifier

    I can only put it to him thanks
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    Do I now need a scarifier

    Sounds like I need to spray it with something. Moaned last week I didn’t cut all the primroses down. Customer wasn’t in so I left them all in a nice mine but that was wrong so scarifier it isn’t
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    Do I now need a scarifier

    It’s spongy to walk on & now trying to push a mower is getting harder due to it sinking into the moss.
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    Do I now need a scarifier

    Ah then thats probably not what i want
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    Do I now need a scarifier

    Been cutting this gardens grass for 5 years but two weeks ago & today I found it harder to cut it. I understand it was its first cut two weeks ago but after I cut the grass I see the deck which is on its highest setting touching the grass etc. When pushing the mower it’s like I’m on the beach &...
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    Diverted handle screw

    From a rough guide a 1/4 bsp bolt what diameter is it in mm I ask as I’m out at present and earlier I did measure it using a vernier & it was 4.8mm the pitch between each thread seemed coarse In my head 1/4 BSP is much larger.
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    Diverted handle screw

    Any idea what thread will be. Are we talking BSP or like 4mm Thanks.
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    Diverted handle screw

    It’s a fancy bolt with a large head. Don’t grub screws have an Allen key down the middle. The item in photo is the broken item in two pieces
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    Diverted handle screw

    It’s not a grub screw. The 2 items in photo should be together in 1 piece
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    Diverted handle screw

    Hi, Not sure if the title is correct name for item in question. Basically I’ve got bath taps with overhead shower connected. There is a lever / handle which when operated left or right directs water into bath or the shower. The screw that passes though the lever / handle has snapped. I’ve...
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    Unable to start MS170 so advice needed for me to rule things out

    Just to advise how I did the L screw adjustment. L screw all the way in then 1 full turn out. Warm saw for a minute or two. Turn L screw anticlockwise until engine started to slow up. Then L screw clockwise until engine started to slow up. Then got it kind of in the middle of these two...
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    Unable to start MS170 so advice needed for me to rule things out

    I started the saw up yesterday & there was white smoke. It did clear after a while but occasionally when I blipped the throttle I seen a bit more. This seemed to be by exhaust / chain. I fitted a new exhaust but it’s not that. This afternoon I started it up & let it get warm then adjusted the L...
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    Unable to start MS170 so advice needed for me to rule things out

    Flywheel arrived today. Whilst waiting for it to arrive i had a carb which was new but hadnt fitted or used BUT it did have the L & H jets. So adapted the saw to allow full access to these screws & also the tickover just below. Fitted the flywheel & the result is in the video clip. Just need...
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    Unable to start MS170 so advice needed for me to rule things out

    Ok thanks. Don’t want to break it off.
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    Unable to start MS170 so advice needed for me to rule things out

    Crank is fine so i assume spark doesnt fire at correct time, another flywheel has now been ordered
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    Unable to start MS170 so advice needed for me to rule things out

    The photo i supplied was taken from internet to show there isnt a separate woodruft key & is part of the flywheel as shown. I then took mine apart again & see photo of what i found. So i would say as i am getting a spark it isnt at the correct time hence why im having these issues. If key was...
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    Unable to start MS170 so advice needed for me to rule things out

    Hmmm On ebay & Amazon market is flooded with chinese copies even well known garden suppliers are selling chinese copies. Dont want another but what can i do as original is £££££££££
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