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Have taken a look at the engine serial no which was covered in grime and can confirm its a 1971.

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Had a look this morning, mine has a Champion J-8. But the replacement L86C for L10, as Angus thought would be the right one. Sent PM regarding manual if you are interested.

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Sounds about right but I think that the L10 superseded to an L86.

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I think it’s a Jap 80 engine on your rotovator that used a Champion L10 plug. I have a gardenmaster 80, will check it in the morning.

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As Charlie says, but the make/model of engine will help.

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Never heard of that make but the engine appears to be a 2-stroke Clinton.

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Would like to try it out but will ask neighbour as i do not have a veg patch

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Going to be smart John you might not want to get it dirty. Or will we see it in action later on.

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Yes Stuart ,now I have changed the colour I am sure when combined with the red you will want to eat it, only joking ! the red is Tornado Red White is Light Ivory.

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Thats taking shape nicely John 🙂

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Now that the paint has dried I am not happy with the colour . it looks like white primer. So into the paint store and came across some light ivory which I used on the Atco rotary 1957. nice classic colour and as the iseki is 35 years plus will go for that. here are a few photos.

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I found the auction a little daunting at one point there were 4 auctions on at once but a great auction everyone got free mud on entry. I was very supprised the mg crawler and plough did not sell the condition was tip top.

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I would think then that either one or both of the carb bodies are distorted and its leaking because the gasket cannot make a seal.Try a straight edge on the carb bodies and see if you can see daylight anywhere between them.If you can then im sure thats where your trouble lies.
What machine is your engine fitted to Andy as i see it was a JAP 4/3 model and i just thought it may be a Howard 400 rotavator but i guess this engine was fitted on numerous other makes of machine as well.

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Just a thought but could the inlet valve be not seating properly thus causing a back pressure through the carb when the engine is turned over.

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Is it fuel coming out where the choke butterfly is located ?.Maybe you are giving it too much choke and its just the surplus fuel thats dripping out ?.On my Howard 400 it dont need much choke at all.Have you tried opening the tap on the inlet manifold to “lean” the mixture to see if the engine will at least start and run ?.Is the gasket between the upper and lower bodies ok ?
Im sure my carb has a fixed main jet Andy,not an adjustable one ?.How many turns out have you set it at ?.Have you tried screwing the jet it and see if it still floods ?.Its been a couple of years since i started mine up but i know it only needed half a pull up on the handle on the compression stroke and it would start.

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