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Tbh Richard, if the ultrasonic has'nt shifted it, no cleaner will. Probably best to have a new carb now, with these running problems. Maybe the dealer who has not fixed it should have it back, I know I would want to. By the way Rich, your package arrived Sat, will be off to you tomorrow.

To be honest, the saw should run without the primer, that just makes it easier to start. Without it you need to pull it over a few more times so that the impulse operated pump can pump some fuel up. Some carbs I buy have a little cap to block the brass pipe when fitted to a machine without a primer, which is what yours is now. I will check tomorrow to see if there is an alternative and let you know.

Classic:thumbup:

That bad Matt? What roads are blocked? Trees or water?

Rain has just stopped here Jon, so yours should stop in about an hour. The Otter is over its banks again and still rising, I can just see it glinting in the faint moonlight.

It would be a bit of a slow grandprix Richard. Porting wont help, but a bigger engine pulley could, mmmmmmm

The camera lies, Steve. Sure, they have been washed, and the decks removed, but thats all. You should see them when I have finished with them, paint polished and tyres blacked:001_smile:

Ah, well that may be a little different then. It could possibly be a little weak on the L screw. Try giving it about 1/8 turn counter clockwise and see if that improves things, you can turn it back if not. No harm can come from this and it may aid diagnosis.

If its a proper misfire, rather than loss of power, it sounds like ignition. There are only 3 main components to the ignition system, Plug (you have changed that) Flywheel (could be loose, having sheared the key, thereby shifting the timing) Ignition module (coil) These can break down internally, causing all sorts of strange issues until they fail completely. Hope this helps to start with.

One of my pics of a few days ago showed the tractors I was due to service on Friday. Well, I did not have a good day and only got the Stiga done. But the JD's seemed to have bred by Friday evening....... Got all the decks done this morning, start on the tractors Monday, they should go back to their owners on Wednesday before the next batch arrive.

At least your bench is not upside down:001_smile: As to the 032, if you are not used to bigger saws it may just be that the compressions normal, some of them can be quite hard, hence the use of decompressors on bigger engines. I,m not familiar with this model, does it have a sissy button? If the saw starts but backfires or snatches the handle away then you could be right about the timing I guess, and the only thing to alter timing is the key, or the coil can effect timing if it breaks down internally. Anyway, Spud will be along shortly, probably with a more concise answer.

With a double row of 8ft leylandii all round his garden!

Think you are probably on the money. Check it out and eliminate it first before moving on.

i remember floods half way up houses and pub in Vobster years ago, does it still flood Jon.?

The primer bulb, when pressed, pushes fuel past a one way valve through the return pipe to the tank. The bulb then reforms, causing a vacuum which pulls fuel from the metering chamber and at the same time pulling the metering diaphragm down allowing more fuel to enter the chamber. This fuel is pushed from the tank by atmospheric pressure, via the pump diaphragm (impulse, not primer) and the inlet valve. For the primer not to work, one or more of several reasons may exist. 1 the inlet valve is not opening. could be due to incorrectly assembled (or set) metering diaphragm and needle 2 vacuum is being lost between inlet valve and tank. this could be due to a leaking pump membrane and gasket. This in turn could be due to damaged membranes, or damage to those little ridges on the back of the pump cover plate (the one with one hole) A blocked gauze filter could also be responsible. Its been to a dealer, so everything should be clean and assembled properly, so my money is on the damaged ridges. If this is the case a new carb may be needed, but a new (or good ) plate would be a better bet. Edit, oh, there is also a check valve in the metering chamber, this would prevent vacuum build up if it is stuck open allowing air in rather than fuel.

Thought I'd give a better pic of the lift, its the best £2000 I have ever spent. Its a lift for tractors, but with a board on its a workbench that is always at the perfect height The workshop looks a little larger when its empty.

Thats better Richard, now show us a photo of the floor under (over?) the bench, just to prove you did'nt just sweep it all off!

This bloke was not laughing when he left his chuck key in a lathe, ouch:thumbdown: Dont scroll down if you are squeemish

I think there is a tea shop not far from Tuckers, Paul. Shall we change the venue?

Know what you mean, but we work well as a family unit. My wife does the admin at a desk in the showroom right next to the workshop. My daughter has inherited my natural aptitude for things mechanical, and we often seem to communicate by some weird telepathy. As she is part time, I do tend to leave the tricky jobs which require more concentration or swearing until she is off.

Glad you asked that Rich, it saved me.

That, Richard, is why I work on my own in my workshop. Well I always have until the last few weeks. I have been so busy over the last year that I felt I could not carry on at that pace, so now one of my daughters is working part time with me. She has her own tools, her own bench, and she is tidier even than me.

Another good thing about a tidy bench and floor between every job, is that every now and then I find a screw, or washer or the like. I know it can only come from the last job so its easy to put back.

The thing is guys that I put a lot of machines thru that workshop. In a year on services alone ( not including repairs and PDI) around 500 pedestrian mowers, 150 tractor mowers, 80 hedgecutters, 100 brushcutters, 60 saws. If I am not tidy it just cannot be done. All tools get put back in their right place after every job, the bench is cleaned and the floor swept. It only takes a couple of minutes between every job, yet saves loads of time looking for tools and parts.

I,ve got a waterfront property now, thats posh. The Ducks like it though the view from my garden loving it