Hey guys,
Ok, so the fix has worked. She is all back together and starts perfectly. Bloody loud though!
Now, these are the problems;
The throttle cable seems to be too short. When putting it back in the cam, the bit that slides out needs to be around the 'start' position in order to get the head into the little bowl/slot in the cam where it operates. Having the throttle control back at 'stop' does not allow the head into the cam.
The mower can only be turned off when the throttle is in the middle of 'run' and 'start'. Putting it back to 'start' (remember, with the throttle cable problem above, 'start' is the new 'stop') puts it at full revs again. Naturally putting it to 'run' also has full revs'.
Ok, I am all ears experts, what do you reckon about the above?