I did a bit more today, replacing fuel taps and tidying up. The 4 was seized in the top end so I sorted that first to get it running, it was pretty noisy. I had the cowl off fitting the cigar fuel tap and so flipped it on its side to check underneath, the blade holder was buggered. Cracked open in two places and all bent up, the muffler plate was half gone and the exhaust insert was laying in the bottom. I had focused on the top half of the mower first leaving the dirty bit for later. I had all the spares on hand so fitted them up, even with another muffler plate fitted up and the exhaust put right it is still noisy and how do you stop fuel coming out of the vent hole in the cap ??
