G'day pau13z, paul_c, maxwestern, speedy and Tyler,

had a test today without changing the fuel, and it started first pull without priming needed. Did your suggestion pau13z and turned off tap for 15 sec (that's when I could hear revs give a hint of starting to rise) before shutting it down. Came back about three minutes later and starts right up first pull. Let it run a minute or two before turning of tap 10 seconds this time. Waited 30 seconds before turning on tap again and starts right up again.

Looks like flooding with the tap left on is the issue.
Might need another needle by the sounds of it.

It looks like you have provided a solution for now pau13z.
As for any excess fuel use, can't tell at this stage and having a near full large capacity tank doesn't help in finding out!

Cheers for your suggestions everybody.

Last edited by Mowerfreak; 18/01/22 06:54 PM.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!