Thanks very much Blumbly.

Yes point taken re decals. I'm in the process of scanning & touching them up on the PC. It's a bit of a painstaking process but ATM it's keeping my interest.

Re the revving, I've got another mower that I can swap the decompressor with. As you said, that was in your case but it may also work in mine & I'm here to learn so it won't hurt to try. I'm still going to try adding washer/s to the carby cam to experiment with that. I've also got a couple of other carby springs to try. It's all trial & error I guess, but also good fun.

Point taken re user manuals. I don't need one myself, just thought it'd look more professional to supply one when selling the mower/s.

Yes the mower is in good condition - nice spotting of the cowling breakage btw. Thanks very much for your detailed response Blumbly. It is greatly appreciated. cheers2