This is what seems to have happened to the pull start mech.
Popped the cowling off this morning and the threads are still in the alloy mech but the heads are eaten away and its only held down by one bolt now.
The engine cowling that the pull start mech bolts to is currently held in with smaller bolts and one large self tapper and its driving me nuts because its just so wrong lol
So 1/4 inch UNC you reckon?
If they are all UNC then I might just buy an assortment of inch bolts and give it a whirl, saves me a 40 km drive too.
Ive spent the day mowing a mates block with a small B&S utility type mower on some steep grades, I really could have done with the Rover but when setting up the clutch again the spring that holds the clutch engage carriage snapped so theres no return pressure on the clutch at all.
I reckon I might start work on the "White" unit and see if I cant get that POS to cut grass properly while I do the full strip down on the Rover.
I now remember why I used to pay to get my mowers fixed lol
