Thanks Jeff, Hip is 100 times better, at least I got the Briggs running. I have fitted a F/C on a 24 PT base before but it was a lot of work, not sure I want to go that way again. As for the Suzuki's I can't seem to find them now so they may be all sold out. I could drive down to the warehouse and find out, it is only 5 mins up the road. I still have a couple of F/C bases here at the moment that I have pulled the motors off, but as they are older the bases have suffered more wear up around the front axle and that requires me making up bushes to fill up where the alloy has been worn away.
Hi Max, That is amazing, I can easily make one of those needles in the lathe, too easy. I did have quite a few of the briggs needle I was going to alter but I probably threw them out once I started using the viton needles. I will make one in the morning and see how it goes