Grumpy & Mark, I appreciate your effort with helping me.

Well after soaking the carby again I got the emulsifier out without damaging it. I actually had to buy another screwdriver as my set would not fit correctly. After removal I gave the carby another thorough clean however upon re-assembly I slighting broke the spring that goes through the connecting rod which joins the governer arm and throttle butterfly. I managed to re-shape the end of the spring however I will have to end up getting a new one I think as it is now stretched in the current position.

I did put it back together with the slightly shortened spring and guess what - pretty much no improvement at all. The main get was already clear and suprising the emulsifier was also relatively clean.

The engine idles well however with the choke completely open (as it should be) the engine still hunts pretty badly at full throttle. Could the spring be causing my issue. I have it in my shopping cart ready to order along with a couple of other goodies for other mowers.