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Re your Halfords issue .

The question is what happens to people who have no E Mail (Yes they do exist !!) Do they have no Guarantee ? No of course not If your wire brushes are faulty or it states they will last 10 years and 2 days work trashes them , you have a legitimate claim . I would return them and explain the situation but it will be up to Halfords good will to replace them .
If you want an avalanche of unsolicited emails from who ever Halfords sell your details to please feel free to giving them your details .
A lot of places now ask for your E mail address to send the Receipt to, Nope print me one I have proof then that I have purchased the item .

My advice is stick to the old system It works !! Each Contact detail you give is worth around £5.00 to them .

When they ask me I always ask for written proof that they will not use my E Mail address for any other business or sell it on . That seems to stop them asking

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OK thanks for all the advice finally convinced my self there is something more seriously wrong with the engine . It does seem to be down on compression , just by turning it over . I have run the engine for some years with out the main govenor spring so may be this overstressed the engine and finally killed it . bought a replacement K141T off that well known auction site and it runs and starts well .

As I said with the old engine failure Initally once the coil, points and condenser were replaced she ran well . On dragging her out of the shed the day after spending 2 hours or so using her, she fired up well and ran then suddenly died , not actually rotavating, just in travelling set up just like hitting the kill switch . Having run her out of fuel the day before, I suspected dirt in the Carb, cleaned all ok. Now the spark seems to come and go !!! I can get a spark then nothing tipping fuel in the plug hole should get her to fire , but she doesn’t . Checked that the timing is repeating ie points open with the crank in the same position each time seems OK not checked the static timing yet

I have as I said replaced the engine for now and things seem OK Will have to strip unit down to find out what is wrong I have known timing gears to fail my suspicions lie with the Valve gear / broken spring dropped valve what ever . The really annoying thing is my wife works for Kohler, and I still have real trouble getting spares .

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thanks very much
much obliged to you

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I’ll ask him to message you.

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Anyone know the best place to get the magnito repaired. Never done one and don’t want to trash it.

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Will do Charlie, out working today put some up when I get home.

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morning all first thanks for the replys i had a feeling there might be ,,now can any one tell me how to contact darmic1 please as i cant see any where to message said person
thanks
pete

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Thanks guys, no large nut , obviously threaded end thinking left hand thread is probably it. Thanks hortiman. Will give it a try and see.

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I am restoring a trusty with a douglas engine at the moment any chance you could post a close up picture of the linkage between the long trottle control rod that comes down through the handlebars and the carb ? I just used a modern B5HS NGK plug and its got a great spark/runs well.

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I got a set off Darmic 1 a few years back for my british junior howard gem.they are excellent quality and its been running great ever since. The original gaskets blow and are a weak spot in these machines.

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Thanks for all the replies, it’s refreshing to find other people who are interested in these old machines.

Nice to see the photographs of the old Concorde E30, incidentally that was the first lawnmower I ever used, I can remember the distinctive noise it made to this day.

I have a couple of 2T Flymo machines in my collection, a Domestic 19″ from around 71-72, and Contractor GT2 from 1987. The Domestic runs well, though sometimes has trouble starting, the non-return valve in the carburettor is rather worn. The GT2 is in pristine condition, I don’t use it very often to avoid getting it dirty.

I’ve had a few old Atco and Suffolk machines in the past too (dismantled a few to make go-karts in my youth), but I’ve always had a soft spot for the old two-stroke hovers, a lot of folk had them in our neighbourhood when I was growing up in the 80’s, I think the noise and smell are very nostalgic.

I was fortunate to find a Flymo service manual on Ebay a few years ago, it covers all machines from 1964 to late 1977, and is a gold mine of information. If anyone needs any exploded diagrams, please let me know and I can scan/photograph pages for you.

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Also there’s a range of Flymo badged professional machines including cylinder mowers and trailed seats to fit too – there was some business links (cannot remember how) between Flymo, Electrolux, Norlett and a few others so perhaps the machines were shared between them and re-badged.

You left out Husqvarna! The link is that Electrolux owned all of them ; and I nearly forgot Jonsered!

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if its of any interest theres a brand new impelor on ebay now.
Really nice to see this project.

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Here’s another machine that was cheap and cheerful in its day and thrown away by the dozen.
The original E30 Qualcast Concorde.

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Managed to get some pictures uploaded to Photobucket, so here’s hoping they show up as intended.
As purchased, with NOS cutting deck included in sale:

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/s-l500_zpszlmwe7fg.jpg

Motor cowling showing dealer sticker form many years ago

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1200_zpsfnxcy3p7.jpg

Included in the deal was this GLE from 1978

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1210_zpsprkcxbdp.jpg

The blue machine ran but very noisily, so the motor and drive gear was stripped, cleaned and reassembled with new bearings

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1204_zpsmceufqeo.jpg
https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1214_zpsqzkcbms3.jpg
https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1211_zpsnpu6f1oi.jpg

Motor bracket came up nicely after a cycle in the dishwasher

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1195_zpsrazyu1ya.jpg

Original impeller was badly damaged, the GLE gave up it’s impeller and ring gear

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1203_zps2mo4ucdo.jpg

Original vs new deck

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1201_zpsfhcqvhiz.jpg

Switchbox has no operator presence control or deadman’s switch, a very solid-sounding switch turns the machine on or off, mains indicator lamp and thermal reset button are all in working order.
Original yellow rubber cable has cleaned up well and will be reused.

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1209_zpstlfi4brd.jpg
https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1208_zpsehc94vcq.jpg

Finishing up work for today, the refurbished motor and bracket fitted to new deck

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1215_zps1eosfqwa.jpg
https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1217_zpsgsipyrum.jpg

Which just leaves the handlebars to strip and repaint, their condition is good and even the rubber hand grip has survived

https://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk184/stucane762/SAM_1206_zpsfqk2jr2j.jpg

Will add some more pics when I make some more progress. Regards, Stu.

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