I started the mower again this afternoon just to be sure that my final settings are right, I found that for a cold start I followed the following steps:

Move throttle to 1/2 way position.

Place mixture knob to setting 5.

Prime carb until fuel just starts to drip from air filter.

Pull start rope briskly.

Once engine starts allow to run for a minute and then move mixture knob back to setting 3 for normal running.

I have found that I needed to richen the fuel mixture back to setting 5 just for the cold start, once I fit a belt I may have to make some small adjustments for running on the main jet under load.

I also found another exhaust that the previous owner must have struck the same issue of oil splatter and made a very easy modification to the outlet

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It looks like a piece of copper blocking off a few holes and held in place by the end nut, may even quieten it down a little as well.



Last edited by CyberJack; 01/02/17 11:43 AM. Reason: Embed image