Hi,

This is my first post. Hopefully someone can help! Because my wife was struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower in the hope this would be easier for her. It cost me next to nothing but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. The remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent - the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and giving up on me. However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web. Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the spares I need. Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the engine is original? Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/P1020058.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/P1020060.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/P1020059.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/P1020063.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/P1020062.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/P1020061.jpg

Hello,
This is my first time posting. I brought an riding mower for husband
and he will not let anyone use it.
mack.

On Sep 26, 12:48*pm, Tex Gore
wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

On 9/26/2010 6:40 PM, mack wrote:
Hello,
This is my first time posting. I brought an riding mower for husband
and he will not let anyone use it.
mack.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/4826781197/

Is comical, isn't it?

Gizmo's an antique

http://www.atco.co.uk/

On Sep 26, 12:48*pm, Tex Gore
wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

Hopefully this machine will work out better for your wife.

On Sep 26, 12:48*pm, Tex Gore
wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

Perhaps try calling dealers to find out if they know of any older
manuals/stock information for your model?

Are some of the replies to my original post supposed to be funny? Otherwise, I have no idea what you're talking about. My wife has a disability and the gardening is one of the few things that, with some difficulty she is able to do and insists on doing.

How about if you're not going to post anything helpful as to the questions I ask, not posting anything?

'Thanks'

Unfortunately I don't know what my model is. Although it does say Atco Deluxe 14 on it, the pictures I've found on the web show a different engine on those models. I don't want to buy spares to find that I have a replacement engine. Was hoping someone might recognise the engine, or confirm either way.

Cheers for the response anyway

TG

On Sep 26, 12:48*pm, Tex Gore
wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

It is hard to find replacement parts, mowers can get changed so much
it will be completely different make/model from the original

Sorry, I have no knowledge on those mowers.On Sep 26, 12:48*pm, Tex
Gore wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

On Sep 26, 9:48*am, Tex Gore
wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

I really understand due to the fact that parts can be really expensive.

On Sep 26, 12:48*pm, Tex Gore
wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

I remember when we were young we had a lawnmower like that with no
motor, but I can't identify the model.

On Sep 26, 9:48*pm, Tex Gore
wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post. *Hopefully someone can help! *Because my wife was
struggling with the weight of the Flymo, I purchased an old petrol mower
in the hope this would be easier for her. *It cost me next to nothing
but wasn't running, however after cleaning up and resetting the points
and plug gap, I finally got it started despite the mechanism which
connects the engine to the starter pull mechanism being missing. *The
remaining problems I have are that the clutch doesn't quite seem to
disengage the roller and cutter fully (despite being at full length on
the adjuster), the missing mechanism, and the fuel pipe is also absent -
the replacement is too thin and a such it's getting fuel starvation and
giving up on me. *However, although it says Atco De Luxe 14 on it, the
engine doesn't look like other Atco De Luxe 14s I have seen on the web.
Obviously I need to identify what the model is to be able to order the
spares I need. *Therefore, can anyone identify this and whether the
engine is original? *Also, do those chains look a little slack?

Many thanks in advance

Tex

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020058.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020060.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020059.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020063.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020062.jpg]

[image:http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/r.../P1020061.jpg]

--
Tex Gore

http://www.grassstitcher.com/affilia...d/thulamswathi

You can get very easy equipment for Grass cutter

Hi There,

You have what looks to be the original engine there but the reason it look different is because it is missing the engine blower housing (cover) which the recoil start unit would bolt on to.

Spares are completely obsolete for that model but one company I know of still has a large amount of old stock and should be able to help you with used parts where new ones are no longer available......

Visit the following website for more info:-
Atco / Qualcast / Webb Spare Parts - Lawnmower World

Hope this helps