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well that looks like a contented hen,shame it will have to move when you get the engine started. Mind you having said this it could ,be handy for boiling any produce it provides if it refuses to move house !!!!!!!

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Owen, thanks for the comment. About 25 years ago I used to spray old cars and vans in a farmers greenhouse between crops for a little earner. I used to use because of the cheap paint job,dulux metal paint. it was oil based and a high gloss if thinned down with terps. the finish after spraying on was awesome,you could shave in the reflection. also with the heat from the sun at about 80 degrees they had dried in an hour and a quarter.

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If you cant get a replacement as original I had considered using something like this fitted inside the original.
https://www.dynamoregulators.com/dvr2-s.php

John

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Ha ha ha, I’ve heard of titch but not had the opportunity to catch up.
I take it he is the decal master???
I only play at the sticker job though 😉 He may be able to help me out with some tips.

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Hi Darren,
I had a 12″ Atco like this in the 60, a temperamental two stroke with kickstart. I think it was built in 1955 anyway brass plate should identify this. Box was ali and got damaged very easily, suprised this is in such good nick. Should be a good ‘un if the box is anything to go by.Good luck.

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Nice to see the chicken keeping your engine warm. Makes a change someone not wanting to know age, breed, etc.

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Thanks. Yes, I fitted a new plug which is a B6H as specified in the Iseki brochure uploaded to this thread on Page 1. Yes, I’ve cleaned the Carb and the jets and tried dropping fuel down the plug hole but I only get the odd puff of smoke and ‘bang’.

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They certanly do the silly places i have found eggs

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It might be taking longer John, but your end results are looking good. I don’t do much evenings being retired I have time though the day. My shed has concrete walls and floor once that gets cold it would make a good fridge. On winter days when the sunshine’s I sometimes revert to the greenhouse to do a bit of tinkering.

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Good to hear from you Ian and that your are on the mend

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These cold evenings just put you off going to the cold shed,but we are made of sturner stuff and have been beavering away at the engine for the last week.
with the temp being low the paint which I am putting on with the brush is taking 2 to 3 days to dry. but spray paint in cans is only a matter of overnight. this is as far as I have got this evening.

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good to see another mower project in the making. they make a change from the norm. steve d has one of these and he could have a handbook if you go for it,ie a full blown restoration.

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This guy who’se a small engine mechanic told me to pour a spoonfull of fuel into behind the air filter. If it then ‘starts’ for a little while or something similar, then it’s a failure to get fuel issue. I did this and nothing. I did get the odd puff of smoke and a slight ‘bang’ but nothing. Does this mean that it’s likely an electrical issue although the spart plug does spark?

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Probably dates from the 1960’s with the Ali handles and that type of exhaust. I’ve got a 17″ one fom 1957/8 that I’ve never got to run tidy as the crank no longer seals on the case, could be repaired but never felt it was work the expense of boring and bushing the crankcase. The box on yours looks very sound.

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She’s sure looking beautiful now.. Great work Nigel.

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