On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:26:00 -0700 (PDT), Chade
wrote:

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they blamed it's problems on scratches and declared it uneconomic to repair too.

A local agricultural equipment place was 'repairing' new 4-2/ [1]
strimmers for £50 a go when it was just a matter of adjusting the
valve clearance (that literally takes seconds).

Cheers, T i m

[1] Still 'dry sump' so lubrication via the oil but with valves as per
4/ for better economy / emissions (less over scavenging).