any mechanics on board? I've been pissballing about all day trying to start a rotovator

Could have dug the patch of ground up and used less energy up.

All i've managed to do is change the park plug, drain and replace the fuel, check plug for sparky spark and sparking ok but still no worky.

Clean air filter, still no worky, pour capful of petrol direct into carb and worky little bit then no worky. This leads me to deduce that the carb float needle is stuck as no fuel getting through to piston unless i pour some in. So tomorrow i'm going to dismantlyise the carburettor and clean it out right? Maybe not, maybe just hire one that works.

Or, could it be suffern else? i'm thinking if the thing actually briefly fires up and then croaks then it must be the carburettor no?

Posted By: Tombs on March 21st 2017 at 16:42:17

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any mechanics on board? I've been pissballing about all day trying to start a rotovator (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 16:42:17
- Are you within 7 miles of NR7? If so I'll come and shirt this for £40 (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 21, 17:51:16
  - Mike and the Mechanics ... (n/m) (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Mar 21, 19:41:18
  - 10.9 miles but I hent waving the white flag of marcus evans yet (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 17:55:11
    - Ok. Shout if ye need any more advice. Good luck babe (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 21, 18:04:05
- Kick it... and fight for your right to party......... (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 21, 17:37:10
- Have you tried crossing yourself and saying, "please Lord make this fucker start?" (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Mar 21, 17:29:29
- I know you're not a girl but ... (General Chat) - Real Man, Mar 21, 17:21:18
  - did all that chelts (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 17:28:26
    - Call in the wedges!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, Mar 21, 17:37:18
- is it under warrenty / insurance - if so set fire to it and claim for a new one (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 21, 17:00:51
  - it's about 25 years old so i think it might have lapsed (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 17:08:00
- classic case of the foo foo valve stuck (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 21, 16:54:17
- Do a smell up the USB (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Mar 21, 16:53:55
- Strip carb out. If its been sitting a while thats always the problem. (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 21, 16:51:19
  - wilco (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 17:14:15
- Twat it with something?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Mar 21, 16:45:16
  - first thing i did was to try my fine adjusting tool (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 17:07:20
  - where is "real man" when you need him. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 21, 16:51:46

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