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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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Thanks for that. I had a feeling it might have hardened valve seats but wasn’t sure. I use fuel stabilizer anyway so no worries there. As it smokes a bit after running for a while It’s probably getting a fair bit of UCL anyway, although I may get some Redex for extra measure !!

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Hi John, I figured a different coloured machine was needed to tone down the mass of Orange in the garage! We will see what its like when I pick it up on Saturday. Have no idea what its like up close…….

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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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It will have hardened valve seat inserts so no problem there,but if you want a bit of extra protection for the valve stems and guides a drop of two-stroke oil or good old Redex will do the trick. All my old BSAs and Villiers get that treatment.
E5 won’t be a problem so long as it’s fresh and not left in the system to evaporate and deposit gum. If you are concerned about “shelf life” you can use a stabilising additive such as B&S’s Fuel Fit or Fuel Fresh (same product, different packaging) but I don’t bother and as yet have not suffered any problems. For long tern storage the advantage of a stabilising additive over “running dry” is that the tiny bit of fuel left in the dark recesses of the carb ready to cause trouble will be protected.

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Thats what made me buy it…. Have no idea what state the engine is in, whether it runs or not. It just looked complete and not beaten up like some i’ve seen. If for whatever reason its going to be too expensive to repair, it will probably break it as spares for more than the £10 its cost me.

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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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Thanks for that info Martin, will have a good look when I pick it up Saturday!

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

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Glad you had a great time guys and girls, 21 people is quite a party 🙂

Sorry I couldn’t make it, but I really did not feel well enough, and you would of all hated me if I passed this flu bug thingy on to anyone..

The good news is I’m slowly on the mend and have got my sense of taste back overnight..
Coffee has never tasted so good 🙂

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