Hi,
A couple of these FCSP 's came up near me on Gumtree recently. These are so rare in Brisbane I went and picked them up.
One started up straight away with fresh fuel and in it I can get all three of the starter screws undone. Second one would not go and I can not get the lower starter screw undone. I have had this before and I think the problem is if the mower has been out in the weather water gets in on top of the flywheel and rusts this screw in from the inside. These were both full of water.
I did get it undone once before after cutting the cap of the screw off then, after breaking the screw trying to get it off was able to drill it out without only a little damage to the thread. Its usable now but not perfect. I used plenty of inox first.
I am faced with this again and before I do any damage I thought I would ask if anyone has found a way of getting these off without damage.. If it won't come off it effectively its the end of that engine as you can not replace the starter rope.
This FCSP would not start even with fresh fuel but seems to have some compression. Should I give up on this one? I have one good one.
All the best
