It is a complete crap shoot, if I come across a working needle in a mower I'm stoked because I know if I have float problems it can cost me a million hours trying to get one to work and then I have no idea if it will work the next day. Tiger don't waste you money buying that junk off ebay, they just don't work, I have told all the suppliers that their needles are junk, but their response is "nothing we can do about it", my response the them has been "then stop selling the junk" Most then don't respond.
Anyway Tiger back to the problem, at this stage I have not ordered the needles from the States, because they are going to cost me $150 plus then I have to hopefully be able to machine them to fit and this causes concern to my missus. Another sticking point that I have pointed out to the seller is the $36 postage for a parcel that would only weigh a couple of hundred grams. I might have to just bite the bullet on this and get them and hope the consequences or Jean doesn't bite me.