Doug, another obvious thing is the main jet, make sure that the strainer on it is clear.Once you get the carby sorted it will be a one/two pull max to get it started. The kill switch was just an abomination I believe as the result of a long lunch at Victa headquarters. Fine when new but problematic later on.You need the kill pin in through the end or as I do a 6mm bolt to prevent the cam rotating too far and releasing the cable. I set the poppet on the "C" mark, seems to work best for me there. The 24's are my favorite machine, I build them as often as I can
