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ease up there tiger !!!! we dont wanna start breaking things huh you get an air leak and it will run like uuuuuum , you know '
done once done right heard of it ? but sure use them if only to make sure all is ok , then pull it down again , base and head gaskets , and hide the green bits . a small roll of the right paper is much really but you dont have it now do you . and not glossy on one side maybe ?
take your time mate , best way to learn slowly surely

Must have been influenced by Rambo.
looked round this is the best i have, no shiny side.
And yes i am a ham fisted cheapskate.

then ok , back together it goes i guess but when you get it running be prepared for the head to blow at least .
panel beat the cooling cowling and see how you go now . whats wrong with the carb though

i just dont like them. i have plenty that work fine but i find that they pedantic to work on i recon the old ones are better

will these do?

aaaaaaaaaaaaw . slow down there tex . at least make them look tidier hahahahaha
but yup they should do the trick , use a little grease on them though , it helps seal .. just normal grease

they fit and that is what both sides look like.
its bloody cold but i am just about to bite the bullet and get into it.
will let you know how i get on
cheers mate

Don't know about Rambo but Macgyver perhaps. See if you can rig up some sort of explosive device to the kill switch ... That'll scare the grass so much it won't grow back!

Pete

can i use this carby on it.

without knowing what its jetted for i cant really say , but try if you like too just dont over rev it and tidy up the furry bits from the gaskets too , at least give them a sporting chance of working would rather you used the g3 though . you KNOW what it is from.......... that one you dont sooooo , . now its your call , get it running 1st , then modify it

good advice man thanks i like the g3 but the 160 it came off is one of the best i have.
will put the g3 on tomorrow .
I must say that this site has taught me more in 6 months than i have ever known about mowers. greatly appreciated

pitty you are not in nsw i would lend you my sweet running twin 170 for a couple of weeks for you to play with for the
advice.

just joking. that would be like lending my missus out
he he

The g3 wouldnt fit.
pulled apart the carbie cleaned it a bit looked good. put it back on.
This is where i am at.

goodo , so you tried starting it yet ? is the cutout working on it , if you can see it which it looks like you can clearly , put it all the way to stop and you should see the centre pin (grey/white one) move towards the brown or black wire if it moves it should be ok , if it doesnt ? you can pull out both wires fr the mpment and just touch them together to kill it if it runs away or just pull of plug lead . what did you pull apart just the float/primer cap or all of it .
if all of it did you make sure the bit with 3 points is in the slots inside the carb' body ?

no I havent tried to start it yet.
I pulled the primer cap off and the cap on the side, took off the plate connecting to the poppet vv had a look its all in the right spot, set it to C. put it back together.
I forgot to put the belt on correctly so will have to take the blades off and loosen the motor. then i will test it

Wont start, i have a nice blue spark.
put fuel in the pot. fires with the drill but wont stay started.
gonna swap a carbie i know works.
it has a nasty kick every once in a while

wouldnt know i never used a drill !! what do you mean kick , fires or kickback ?

When i use the drill it will start most mowers if you have spark.
It kicks every 8 secs or so when trying to start with the drill.
will let you know how i get on with a carby i know works

no go, i replaced it with the carby of this that starts first push of the button.

i need to know the etiquete of swearing on this site.
i wanna say **** ******** ********

maybe a job for you tomorrow then while your out swing buy and grab some correct paper or a shop and pick up some head n base gaskets .
in all the rush maybe you broke a ring fitting the piston back in rings didnt look too good anyway . if you fitted a known good carb and it still does same thing then its internal
as i said if you get a leak from base gasket or anywhere it wont run or run so badly you wish it didnt take your time , look at things a lot harder , relax and enjoy it .
good to learn yes , but better to learn to do it right 1st time and not rush it mate
some 20' over rings and some new gaskets maybe a bottom seal too now you know how to get at it and should be allgood

i really thought my idea of building up the small boss with weld and gently grinding it to fit was good.
i am still swearing at this mower. have seen one working on 4foot high grass on youtube its mad

so if you seen one working now you have incentive to get it up n running a fair bit of pressure on a boss when you think about it , would you really like to be nearby if it failed ? or worse still got tired of the machine and it failed on the new owner !!!
again , slowly surely do it once n do it right , then when it fires up the 1st time you use the PULLSTARTER its a great feeling

take your time

vccomm i really dont want to let this project go, i have put it together with the aid of 4 perfectly running mowers. yes the youtube got me interesed. why not do the weld deal?

because it can change the metal and weaken it distort it . if you tried a carb that you know was working and it didnt start , then back on the other machine and it works then a problem inside engine rings not sealing , a leak somewhere .
i didnt say let it go , i said do it the right way . slowly with correct parts . or good parts if you fitted those things you made last night im surprised it even kicked
they might be an easy simple little engine BUT they still need things in good condition no leaks , rings sealing good top n bottom seals too .
or take the head barrel and piston from the other engine and use correct gaskets .
in the time this has taken now we could have stripped polished , painted and rebuilt an engine in a lot less time done the RIGHT way

vccowwwmm i feel suitably chastised.
will buy the correct parts.
you are dead right i wanted to polish this up 2 years ago but thought i was wasting my time
now i had 3 160 fullcrank mowers.
cheers for your help.
my missus recons that i am not too start the twin after 10.
goodluck

bloody lawnmowers

One last attempt. pulled apart my other sidestart fullcrank seems to have the small shaft diameter.
Enough is enough.
gonna spend acouple of days cleaning up my tools, they deserve it for putting up with me.
Cheers for the help mate. may look into getting a boss machined

ok , but why not just do a rebuild on the one you have already , no machining and the bore didnt look beyond it really , just a hone and some rings , new gaskets maybe a bottom seal and good to go again

What a learning curve, could not have done it without you.
The other ones i pulled apart to try to get it going or look for a boss are all back together and running bar 1. question, what do I do with these 160s, they start and run great.
thanks again mate