Many thanks Oldherbaceous and robo, really appreciate your responses.

Looks like I need to spend a little time at the weekend making sure all is cleaned through.

Thanks again for the pointers.

Hi First post alert! I’ve recently purchased a second hand Qualcast Classic 43s. It’s in immaculate condition. Yesterday I gave the grass it’s first cut if the year and had to have the choke on full for the 1hr+ that I was using it. The engine would not idle with the choke off. I’ve seen a very old ...