Yes, I do want to learn but I also need to have a working mower. I have been lucky enough to get hold of my uncles mower (we call it goliath) john deer 6 foot out front thing... I'm only allowed to use it before it gets new blades

So I have got the paddocks under control for now so I will get the mower back and start operating on it. Will get a mate from down the road to help if I need more hands..
Just got to make sure I get it back running again before the paddocks go jungle like again.
I have tried to remove the muffler once before and I couldn't get it off, will have to get some bigger spanners on to it :-)
Will take plenty of photos of course to get some detailed diagnosis from the outdoorking experts :-)
what's a piston ring compressor? (googled) I know what the gasket is ..