After having cleaned the spark plug,and filter and drained all the old petrol and replaced with new the machine still refuses to start. Someone suggested cleaning the carburetor, is this an easy job?

Ron Webb of Reigate, March 2009

my mounfiled alwn mwoer wont work i tried the spark to take air out thats not qorking i nedd to beficed a ssoona spossible. i got my own agdrening buisess help me out.

simon steinberger, September 2012

will not start only start if i pure petrol in carb

STE, July 2010

I had a similar problem a few years ago. I spoke to a lawnmower repair guy who had just retired. The trick is to take out the spark plug and pour about 1 teaspoonful of petrol directly into the cylinder through the spark plug hole. Put the plug back, then start the engine normally. Apparently the initial ignition sucks the grot out of the carb & burns it up - no need to strip the thing down. This works for me every year. I've had my Mountfield for over 20 years, and it's been serviced twice - 3 times if you count the one I'm doing now!

happy hobbit, March 2009