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Graham
Have a look at picture 3 on our Home page

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Hi Graham
From the latest photos, I would say that the wheels are on the wrong sides as the “V’s” on the treads should be facing forwards not backwards.

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This conversation seems to have change course over the past few days – the original question was should you remove the rust dents or fill them in. I would rub them down, use a rust preventative, then spray with Hammarite which will go a long way to preventing rust occurring again and also “look like” rust indentations all over the bodywork, so the original rust pitting will not be seen.

I suggest that it’s over to the owners of the machines what course of action they wish to take.

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video worked for me – about 10sec duration

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Sorry, but I got error 404, site could not be found

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Part No 168 looks like a Woodruf key – lucky you as it should mean that the timing is pre-set. I would guess that it would require two bolts screwed through the flywheel to push the flywheel off the shaft. From experience it is absolutely no point in trying to prize the flywheel off from the edges as that will either break the flywheel or distort the diameter of the centre hole and make it bind to the shaft even more. Alternatively you might need to fix a plate between the two threaded holes and use a centre bolt pushing against the shaft to draw the flywheel off. Best of luck – keep us posted when the issue is resolved.

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Thanks for all your help – it is now working.

So just for information:- the feed to the carb (in my case the small dia tube) goes to the lower brass pipe and the overflow which in my case was the larger dia pipe (return to the tank) goes to the top tube. Its not helped that both brass tubes are the same diameter although the neoprene pipes are different bores. Also when I took it apart, I noticed that there wasn’t a gasket between the carb and the engine, so I made one. I didn’t appreciate that there was a hole to feed the crankcase pressure into the carb, so I added that and Bingo all now works and i will be able to sweep up the leaves when they eventually drop.

thanks again for your words of wisdom
John e-w

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When I prime it the fuel seems to go into the carb, it certainly doesn’t run everywhere. I don’t know about the diaphragm as I didn’t strip the carb down, just pushed the hoses onto the brass tubes. I didn’t notice any notches, but I will have a look tomorrow – as far as I can remember both tubes were smooth. I’m pretty sure there are no kinks in the pipes.

I did wonder if some of the decaying fuel pipe debris had found its way into the carb and was now interfering with the diaphragm.

Thanks for help so far
john

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Hi Charlie – worked like magic – only a slight “pop”. For somebody that has never fitted a tyre to a Mk3, you certainly provided the wherewithal to do it. Took about an hour to do both tyres. Only point to bear in mind is that you have to keep your wits about you to make sure the tyre is fitted in the right direction.

Do you have any tweaks for removing the tyres from the rims, other than reversing the procedure and using the bolts in push mode, rather than pull mode – I will have to think about that.

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John E-W

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Mine also arrived today

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Thanks Charlie I will give it a go and let yo know how I got on.

John E-W

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At a guess, something to do with an individual weed remover – below ground level

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So has mine – now all I have to do is find time to read it!

John E-W

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Where do you get hold of Creosote these days??

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Mine arrived this morning

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