Is a FREE mower really worth it? Qualcast 35s fixer-upper

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  @ChrisJack-z1n · 1 year ago

  Superb video, just got a second hand one and know nothing about it. love your honest edit free, showing mistakes, trial and errors which we all do - good on you for not editing that out

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• TH

  @themowerman · 3 months ago

  Good video mate ..

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  @thomasgraham5842 · 1 year ago

  still something wrong with that wee motor , it should start first or second tug . what i would do next is get a valve cleaner that you can spray via sparkplug hole , i think the input valve in the head is so dirty its not letting the fuel in properly .

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• MA

  @matty_GT3 · 1 year ago

  Would the crap in the carb be from the oil in the cap of the fuel tank 🤔

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  @MountainBikePete · 1 month ago (edited)

  Loved that video Jack! I’m in the process of changing my carb too. Got a cheap knock off one similar to the one you got. I need to swap the top flap thingy. The thing that turned which had a smaller hole in it than the original. So, how did you manage to swap them? How easy was it to pull out/remove it? <br>And I was thinking I could maybe use the bottom part of the carb, the bowl/dish bit and just swap them? Mine drips fuel so was thinking it might be a gasket? I’m hoping that could work first? I’ll let you know.

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  @JustMyVideos-yq9yw · 1 year ago

  Nice video, I wish I could find one like that for free. Looks like you learnt the same lesson as me those Chinese carburettors are a waste of time. I bought one out of curiosity but never got anywhere with it. Not sure your video showed it but there are two very, very &nbsp;fine holes in the carb body that you need to check for blockages and also the small jet at the side gets blocked. &nbsp;I have always tried to refurbish the original Tecumseh carb where ever possible using ultrasonic cleaning. If too far gone, I have found reasonable replacements on the famous auction web site, after checking them myself. I am sure you know that if the carburettor is correct those engines will start, first pull every time 99.9% of starting problems is caused by the carburettor, why most people seem to abandon them. Interestingly I have never had to put my foot on the mower to start it. Interesting video all the same.

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• ST

  @SteveO2027 · 1 year ago

  Just out of interest what base setting did you end up with for the carb?

• MR

  @MrRoosterfoot · 1 year ago

  Ii got mine free on the side of the road complete with a sacrificing cassette and blade. It’s been a great mower for a few years now

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  @JimHenderson-g6y · 2 months ago

  Not a fan of inline fuel filters,not enough flow usually

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  @bobmcgee7805 · 4 months ago

  Can you show Fly wheel removal ?

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  @richardmace5950 · 2 years ago

  At the point of watching the exciting contents of the fuel bowl, and I note it had a brass float, any possibility the old brass float had holes in and someone tried to seal it with something?

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  @ianpomster · 6 months ago

  Hi , I have a qualcast 43S Classic. The height adjustment front roller works but when i Have it on a high setting if I hit a bump it jumps down to scarifying setting and scalps the lawn. I can push the roller down to get back to the high cut setting. Any idea on a fix for this please ? Thanks

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