Mark Bolam

Really struggled today. Had to deliberately mess up line 3 to get some sense of it. I hate doing that.

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Already in the glovebox mate!

Joking aside, it was the fuse! Thank you very much Duncan! As said, a bit of a fiddle to get to, but swapped it out (you could see it was blown), and the machine fired up straight away. @Jase hutch, thanks very much for the photos, made my life a lot easier. I’ll warm the machine up for a couple of minutes tomorrow, then do the oil service. Can’t see anything obviously shorting that caused the fuse to blow, so if it happens again I’ll have to look further. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Arbtalk really is a powerful resource. 💪

Thanks Khrriss, Just putting on my cam-cream then I’ll head out to the workshop and try that. Wish me luck! K

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Get fabbing mate! Interested to see your bargain rake!

* Boots can be worn inside for very short periods from when the kids get home from school but before the wife gets back from work, and you can blame them for the shite on the floor.

That was DUMB.

Nice one Jase, I think I’ve worked out how to get in, 2 plasticky looking Philips heads as you say. I’ve run out of time today but will attempt entry tomorrow. Why is everything such a bastard to get to?

You’re right Con, but I can’t find out what the reset procedure is! I’ll try and check that fuse later today or tomorrow.

Nice one mate, cheers.

Inspiring stuff! I mistakenly thought he was an egotistical maniac. My bad.

Memories!

I can’t think of anything else that would shut the machine down when it was stationary, level and already running.

I’m still leaning towards the oil level sensor but I need to find out where it is.

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Thinking about this, why would a fuse on the ignition switch kill the engine when the machine was already running?

No pull start on this one Will, but if it’s the oil float switch it wouldn’t start anyway.

We haven’t got that far yet Duncan, but it’s something else to look at. Thank you. E stop and battery terminals already checked, but I’m sure it’s not a battery issue.

They are inferior. I’ve had sex with gays and Steve, and he’s much better.

You smoking too much, blood.

Try Norwegian words.

Job going well on a lime rj, came down to have a chip up to keep the deck clear. TW160 fired up on the button, choke in, revs up, walked round to start chipping and before I could engage stop bar and press green the engine just cut, as if the emergency stop had been activated. No one anywhere near it. Bollocks, I thought, fuel has run out. Chucked in a few litres of E5 but noticed it wasn’t empty. Went to restart, dead dead. Not a click. Nothing. Digital hour clock comes on, that’s it. Recent new battery, so I doubt it’s that. Jumped it with a power pack, nothing. There’s an idiot switch activated by the blade change panel, that seems to be clicking fine. All I could think of is low oil (and I’ll admit it is overdue an oil service). The Honda GX690 has a float switch which kills everything if the oil level falls below a minimum level to prevent engine damage. Dipstick didn’t reveal much, possibly low, but they are pretty shit and not very accurate. I added about 0.5l of 5W-30 because I didn’t have any 10W-30 to hand, but still nothing. Is it possible for the float switch to get stuck, and where is it? I’m doing an oil dump, oil filter change, and added exactly the right amount of 10W-30 tomorrow or Monday, but after that I’m lost. Any input from TW160 owners or mechanically minded Arbtalkers welcome. Thank you to Greenplant who are only ever a phone call away for sage and free advice on the phone, as always. Day ran out before South African Dave could suggest any other tricks I could try, and my go-to man Danny Brennan was out on site. Job competed, my mate Von rocked up with his TW230 and it was Stella o’clock in time to get me home for tea.

Doobin and I discussed fabbing up a rake but reckoned by the time you’d bought the steel and tines you wouldn’t be a lot better off than just buying one.