GardenKit

Pike and Harry both speak a lot of sense. At the moment the choice is still there to buy locally, but if things don't change the local dealers will dissapear and things will be much different.

Dammit again! Missed another chance for my favourite 'A' word.

Here too, the trouble is they are shooting up early, but I am still mowing the grass, so all the daffs have deformed tips now!

I know very few long words Mr Mull, certainly not that one:001_smile:

Damn, an A as the 4th and I missed my chance!

Assuming it's the same old trick then this is it. It worked years ago, so I expect it will still work although I have not done a timing belt for years. The biggest problem is that once you take the old belt off, all the gears move and then you have to line them all up again. Great if you know how, and have any necessary tools and guides. So, as I seldom had the correct details to hand I would run round the old belt with a Stanley knife and make it half its width, then remove the front half, leaving half the pulley width exposed. Slacken the tension but keep some load on the old belt, mid pulley, so as not to let it jump any teeth. Slide the new belt onto the gears half way, to meet the old one, then use the new one to push of the old, cutting the old one if required. When the new one is fully on just retention. Of course, it's not quite so easy when replacing the tensioner too.

Haha, I was going to post the old trick this morning John, but I won't 'cut in' and steal your thunder:001_smile:

Hell, Shavey, you are practically related! I sense a done deal.

You will surely have time to buy one from Shavey, he lives almost next door!

Ok, so I should have said "not entitled to an immediate refund" as because the 30 days has expired the vendor has to be given one chance to repair or replace in the period up to 6 months. Only if that repair or replacement does not work is the purchaser entitled to refund. This is under the new act, I am trying to get my head around whether purchases prior to October are still covered under the old, and vague, 'reasonable time' rule. And of course, its worth remembering the is 'Consumer Rights Act 2015' only applies to consumers. Business users such as firewood merchants, arborists etc are not classed as consumers, so are not protected under this act. This new act is clearer than the old act but is still taking a little understanding.

Sorry to say, but if it is over 30 days old he is not legally entitled to a refund.

Bilingual too Spuddy?

I am not trying to be argumentative here, but I do believe that there is no E0 fuel available at the pumps any longer, even Esso Supreme. I have googled this time and time again and can find no evidence that any fuel is ethanol free, but if anyone can link me any proof I would be grateful. I understand that fuel companies are actually penalised for every litre of fuel they sell without ethanol, so it is really not in their interest to provide E0. Sadly, fuel pumps are not required by law to display if the carry ethanol unless the content exceeds 10% which none do at present (or none admit to).

Always said you had a way with words Steve:biggrin:

So, after a lifetime of repairing spark plug threads with Helicoil I had my first fail. I suppose that's not too bad, I guess we are all entitled to a fail every now and then. But it started me thinking, and thoughts lead to googling. and googling leads to spending. I now reckon that maybe my well respected friend may be right and that solid inserts may just have the edge over helicoils, so all I need now are some damaged threads, or this will be another of those purchases that I lose under a layer of workshop grime.

Your metamorphosis to dealer status is nearing its final stages Steve. Wont be long now:001_smile: Good luck , you deserve it. Edit, like your banner (logo?)

There was never a dull moment in the bus shelter when I was a lad Jon, or so I was told. I never stopped in that village if I could help it though, just rushed through to my village unless I had to go for petrol from Mrs Osborne, or the odd Saturday bash at the Legion.

Never a dull moment in Jons village Eggs, you know this as you have been there. Jons neighbours know it too, as they live there.

Many people think that Premium (higher octane) petrol has, 1) a higher energy value than Regular and will therefore, 2) produce more power. 1) It has not. 2) It can, in the right engine, but will produce less in the wrong one. High octane fuels are in fact just a little 'deader' than regular. This is because higher octane resists detonation for longer and can enable higher compression engine to fully combust their fuel without 'knocking' Use low octane fuel in a high compression engine and it burns very quickly after ignition and develops it max pressure too soon in the cycle resulting in a waste of energy and a 'knocking' or 'pinking' which causes engine damage. A high octane fuel resists the temptation to burn and expand too rapidly, which means the power is released progressively past TDC and downwards on the power stroke giving max efficient energy usage and max power. But high octane fuel in a lower compression engine results in the burn being too slow and energy being wasted towards the end of the power stroke, resulting in loss of power. Standard saws have compression ratios suited to regular fuel, so using premium is counter productive. Only Spuds ported and lowered squish saws may benefit from high octane. And the ethanol issue, it used to be that premium had no ethanol, but that is no longer true. Most fuels are only at 5%, but we are under the governments 'E10' phase now which means that fuel can legally contain up to 10% ethanol. It tends to be only supermarket rubbish that actually contains that at present, but all fuels will eventually. Then watch out, the troubles will really start.

Its OK Jon, Sonia will understand that you simply have not had the time to go shopping. She will understand that the forum comes first.

I totally agree with ADW, most reported leaks are in fact non-existent and are merely oil draining down. A little oil spreads a long way and most saws will leave oil on the shelf under them. In days gone by I wasted many hours looking for these leaks that customers were complaining about, nowadays I just give the saw a good clean, fill the tank with proper oil, then sit it in a clean tin tray on the shelf for about a week. 90% of the time there is no leakage and nothing to repair, but the customer for some reason never wants to believe me! But of course, in this case the OP may fall into the other 10% that do need repair.

Usually an engine hunts, just like others have said, due to a blocked jet. In order to confirm the diagnosis it is often possible just to apply a little choke. If it runs smoothly then you know every thing else is fine.

Haha, I would not even start a machine with a brogio head, indoors or out, box or no box! That plastic box is pretty strong though, I reckon it would keep most things in, after all, we are only being extra cautious. It has all been checked before starting anyway.

How many pulleys does one deck need?

Not on the bench, more like part of the bench. I was becoming concerned about the risk to others imposed by the possibility of brushcutter heads, or parts of, flying around the workshop. So I came up with this simple solution. Overkill?, maybe.