Ok MF, I fitted the carby to the sidethrow and it behaved erratically, didn't rev hard like it did on the other motor but had to keep opening and closing the throttle to keep it running. Changed all the internals to another body and it works perfectly. This is only the second body I have come across that had a problem and just would not work, apart from the obviously damaged/broken ones. Will my mate appreciate the effort I put into it? probably not but he will say thanks because he always does. Not only that he would have to be the only contractor running around with the oldest collection of old Victas mowing lawns in the inner leafy suburbs of Melbourne. And he is still pressuring me to fix an old full crank 550 self propelled I have here for him. He says the looks he gets from other contractors is priceless
