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Re: Why do Victa mowers say to turn off the petrol tap

cyclepro101 #7725 02/04/08 09:57 PM

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THEY SAY TO SWITCH OFF TAP CAUSE IT FLOODS THE CARBY

Thanks for the scoop. As I said in my question "there was fuel dripping from the bottom of the carby" I was trying to find out if this was normal (unlike you).
Thanks for the replys fellas.

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Why do Victa mowers say to turn off the petrol tap	cyclepro101	02/04/08 05:35 AM
Re: Why do Victa mowers say to turn off the petrol	Bruce	02/04/08 09:19 AM
Re: Why do Victa mowers say to turn off the petrol	Joe Brown	02/04/08 09:45 AM
Re: Why do Victa mowers say to turn off the petrol tap	cyclepro101	02/04/08 10:57 AM

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