[charlie]

Have you tried contacting SISIS for information, might be worth a try. It is good to see another piece of grass care machinery in preservation an area not well covered.

[charlie]

If I remember correctly it is a segmented drive belt.

[charlie]

That set up looks familiar or very similar to the one my father had, the photo dates from circa 1959.

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[charlie]

Is there much wear in the throttle spindle/carb, this could be allowing air in causing a weak mixture which you are compensating for by closing the choke to richen the mixture.

[charlie]

Maybe they are all busy Christmas shopping!!!!

[charlie]

Rare, following definition from The Oxford English Dictionary:-
adjective (rarer, rarest)
(of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often:
a rare genetic disorder
[with infinitive]:
it’s rare to see a house so little altered
(of a thing) not found in large numbers and so of interest or value:
one of Britain’s rarest birds, the honey buzzard
unusually good or remarkable:
he plays with rare sensitivity
So there is no reason why the Concorde mower should not be classed as rare.

[charlie]

I have to confess I did think that might be the result, because the cam is on the flywheel. Could the flywheel have been changed at some time, do other similar engines have the can lobe in a different position?

[charlie]

Steve, how long ago were you last on the forum? Have you used this new one before?

[charlie]

If it is or can be made to run the Hayterette will be a useful machine for someone. The brass tag on the rh side of the ATCO will give cut and year eg 1458

[charlie]

It does look as if they have what appears to be the Mysto logo on them, the catalogue does not give details of make.

[charlie]

Timberjack, if you open the photo you posted that appears cropped you will see it is only the thumbnail that is cropped not the image that opens.

[charlie]

One for trading standards by the sound of it.

[charlie]

Looks like Titch might have some competition!!!!

[charlie]

If you are getting some smoke it suggests the spark is making some attempt to burn the fuel. It might be worth fitting a new plug, is the one fitted the correct one and does it have the correct gap? I had a B&S engine with a lovely spark that would not start, a drop offuel down the plug hole and away it went and kept running, now starts with no problem. If it is a fuel issue it may well be a blocked jet in the carb. If it is blow them through with an air line, do not be tempted to poke a bit of wire through to clean them.

[charlie]

Another product that helps counter the gumming and similar E5 issues is Ethomix available from Frost Auto Restoration, FBHVC website lists other products tested by them.

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