Clive, Further to the above ie (correct nuts and bolts) Regular readers will not be surprised to read that 'Clive the lawn mower guru' was spot on with his summations. They are confirmed by yours truly as UNF and UNC nuts and bolts. Well I have used UNF/UNC taps and dies to clean up the threads on t...

Clive (The lawnmower Guru) Many thanks for your very informative answer, which as always is exactly what I needed in order to make a decision on the correct choice of a taps and die set. You have such a wealth of knowledge, not only on lawnmowers, you should be on the radio or TV as a pundit par exc...

Peter
Many thanks for your kind offer but the thing is, I feel I must renovate grandad's mower, it keeps his memory very much alive, so it's not a replacement I am after.
As always I am amazed at the generosity of people on this site.

Stan

Hia all. As you all were so helpful in sorting out my previous problems, I was hoping to be as lucky with my latest one. Hopefully it is a simple question. I am attempting to restore my old 1970s/1980s Qualcast Suffolk Punch lawnmower. Does anyone know what threads Qualcast used for their nuts and b...

Hia I have had a similar problem (ie no spark) and it was finally resolved by getting the wife's hair dryer (or as in my case a paint stripper) and thoroughly drying out the coil. I had to get rid of all dampness and condensation as any minute sign resulted in no spark. In my case the problem was th...

Finally I have a fully working mower , but it turned out to be a bit of a saga. First thing Monday the mower refused to start at all. Found i had a spark so assumed it must be fuel problem, so stripped the carb and found it was full of black bits. So off to halfroids for some carb cleaner, and ten ...

Sally, Many thanks for the common sense reminder about ear defenders. I am a motorcyclist and always use them when on the bike, but never related the noise of the mower (which incidentally is a lot louder than the bike) requiring ear defenders. Will be taking your advice from now on, thank you. Stan

Clive,
Many thanks for the information you were kind enough to send. First I must apologize for my tardy response I have just got back from holiday, so on Monday, armed with your settings I will attempt to tame the beast.
I promise to let you know how I go on, warts and all.
Thanks again
Stan

Hia all I'm new to this site so hello to one and all. I have inherited a lawnmower Qualcast 43s with a Dellorto FHC 2013A carb that has the retro fitted adjustable main jet. (as mentioned by Clive in his Atco B20 solution dated 25 June 2009) It would appear I have a similar problem in that I think t...