Hi Brendansarah15,

I'll take it from here as this thread has probably gone far enough without it running round in circles. I've been a tad unwell and thus why I haven't engaged much on the forum as of late. Thanks Jack for persevering with it.

The Kirby HK-25~30 can be a bit of a handfull at times with most of the issues being related to the carby and a flogged out butterfly shaft which allows air to slide past the butterfly when it shouldn't. If this is the case your only option will be to replace it with another carby via eBay as they are cheap enough through that avenue.

Once you send us some close up shots of the clutch and related items I'll be able to assess what needs to be done.

I gather you are in Melbourne as that's where you bought the machine from in the first instance.

Cheers,
BB.

I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.