Grumpy & Mark
Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate it. I have tried to the best of my ability to address your questions.
1) The fuel cap and breather cap underneath the cap have been replaced with a brand new unit. Mark I had no idea how the original piece fell into the tank but now I know.
2) The small decompressor hole in the exhaust port is free from carbon. I gave it another clean to be sure about its condition.
3) I am fairly confident the governor spring has not been stretched it has good shape without any strange bends. I am also confident the governor arm is positioned correctly on the shaft as grumpy and I discussed this process earlier.
I do agree with your comments about how difficult the engines are to work on. Any fine adjustment requires time to dismantle everything. Its bl**dy frustrating.
I checked the compression and it is 110 psi so that is within the high end. I don�t think that is the problem.
I re-checked the exhaust post and it is free from carbon. I also check the exhaust and ran compressed air through it. It doesn�t appear to be blocked however if you have a better method of testing it I am open to suggestions. The exhaust did appear to be heavier than I expected but not blocked.
Grumpy unless I am mistaken the engine has electronic ignition. There was no breaker points under the flywheel unless the points for the engine are set up differently?
I did some investigating with the cable and you were exactly right with regard to the linkage being in a slightly different position depending on how the cable is adjusted. Can you please advise how I should lubricate the cable and the linkages if you think necessary?
I have also rechecked the linkages and they are as per the manual. Well they looked to be good with me checking!
I think I have addressed all the questions. We are getting close I think����..
