Sounds like you need a new handle and opreating rod take it off and to a plumbing shop to get a replacement. Take the lid off and see what happens when you flush the toilet. Then let it fill and pull the rod on the syphone up by hand it should flush effectively if not then the problem might not be the handle but the syphone may need changing.
Nobby
December 2008
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