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Well for a first go, I think you did a great job. Well done.

I would have really loved to seen the original colour base though, as I am doing the same mower. But don't worry about it, thanks for posting the pictures.

Thanks James.

Well I managed to test the mustang today and I can confirm it is a first pull starter. It idles pretty nice and full throttle sounds sweet.

I have one problem I cant get the damm thing to stop without turning the fuel off.

I replaced the carby connector arm thinking it might be faulty however the same problem still happens. I took the carby arm connector off and tried to earth the engine on the body as suggested by Gizmo and Bigted but still no go.

I would appreciate some assistance.

Thank you

there must be a break in that wire as it should earth out when touching the body.
i have put in this pic how the earthing works.
the arrow on the left shows the coil wiring earthed to the plate.
the coil wire on the right goes to the points.
if this wire is also earthed to body somewhere as in the rh arrows ,the ignition system wont work and earths out.
this is where the wire from the carby should start from.
so thats why maybe it is broken or does not have a good connection in there.

Ok thanks Gizmo. I am away this weekend however when I get home tonight I will get the flywheel off and let you know how I go.

The actual mower has come up really well I thought and runs perfectly apart from the little stop start issue.

Whilst the flywheel is off I will also double check the timing I think.

Ok the stop start issue has been rectified.gizmo you were spot on a out the cable.
I can't seem to get the throttle cable adjusted right. I can either get it to idle good or full speed smoothly. I just can't get a nice idle and full throttle.

Any tricks with installing the cable onto the carby or do you guys think it could be something else .

thats great news Pete. not sure about your throttle issue?
there is however an issue with the g3 carb ive had happen a few times . its the pinion gear thats connected to the governor vane. slipping a cog or 2.there is a cover plate covering the gears. the vane should fully open and close the butterfly valve if correctly attached.you might want to look at this. dont start pulling anything apart before you test it though cos they are a bugger to get right again.if it looks like it may be at fault let me know and i will find the proper procedure for assembly in my manual and post it for you. i havent done it often enough to remember it off heart.
cheers bazz

Well it's now working spot on my problem was with not adjusting the throttle cable correctly. I now have a smooth idle and a nice full throttle. The mower also stops correctly when the throttle is moved to the stop position.
Today I polished a seperate engine head after soaking it is degreaser and pressure washing it about 10 times. I am going to put it on during the week. That should compete the mustang. I know it's not completely original but I am only learning this restore stuff. Ill put some photos up once complete.

Thanks for your help gizmo. It is appreciated as always.