I have had this engine running this morning, symptoms are the same, so the decompressor was fine after all.
I am going to clean the carburettor again, which I thought was pretty good.

I cleaned it as per this link below:
http://outdoorpowerinfo.com/repairs/briggs_carb_790120.asp

Cheers

Last edited by mark electric; 27/09/14 05:07 PM.
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