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Many thanks to the people who have taken the time to comment.
We think we’ve found it’s running problem tonight, the needle that goes up and down when you use the throttle lever was loose as it has come out of its fixing clip. The needle has 3 grooves in it, I plumbed for the middle one, but it needs to be in the top one as it won’t go to tick over even with the tick over screw backed off & now the mixture screw works. So hopefully a bit more tinkering and she’ll run like a goodun.
The only thing now is can anybody tell us about the peg in the wheels ?

Many Thanks, Ian and Anthony.

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Does anybody know how to adjust the gap between the ignition coil and the flywheel on this machine? The ignition coil is located at the inside of the flywheel.

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Just to update.
I took the carb off one more time to thoroughly check everything again and all seems well. Unfortunately, when re-connecting the copper petrol pipe I managed to strip the thread where it connects onto the carb.
I also changed the spark plug (used the once from my mk 1 clifford – has same engine as the allen scythe) and it seemed to run and rev much better despite petrol leaking out of the stripped thread!

So this brings up a few questions.
1. could a wrong or ‘bad’ spark plug stop the engine from revving properly?
2. What spark plug should be used in an Allen scythe – the one that it came with had k-17 on it, but the ground electrode looked very worn and thin.
3. What is the ‘fix’ for a stripped thread in the carburetor?

Many thanks

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hi i would like to enter could i please have contact number of how to apply many thanks tom brassil

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hi can i just turn up without entering or how can i enter would like to give my simar56a a run its fitted with a plough many thanks tom brassil

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Thank you as always for the useful replies.
I have checked the exhaust port which seems fine and I also ran it for a minute with no exhaust – still the problem persists.
I took off the carb and the main jet did indeed look blocked – cleaned it out and I could see light through it and thought that would solve it, but still no change.

Yes, I was going to ask about the govenor, as I read about this and noticed it when setting the points. Will try it under load (I have a big patch of stingers and brambles to try it on) and let you know if there is any change under load.

Thanks, Ben.

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I was interested in the opinion of somebody who worked on Kubota engines and there specific characteristics.

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Strange, I read that Coil resistance is: primary approx 0.6Ohms, secondary approximately 12.6kOhms, the Kubota-manual states.
But as there’s no spark when testing the spark plug “outside” the engine; it has to be the ignition coil- no more testing required.
Thank you

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I measured the ignition coil.
Coils resistance primary is 0.13 and secundary is 9.73
Multimeter on 20k
I don’t know how to measure the clearance from the rotor to ignition core because the coil is located at the inside of the flywheel.
Is that ok?
Thank you

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Hi Charlie
My wife is up the allotment today and will get me the number. The previous owner had scratched the paint off the serial No so it should be easy to date now you have given me the link.
thanks again.

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