After flaffing around with numerous files, the one that hacks is /inc/items/model/_items.class.php

line=4961
function get_autogenerated_excerpt( $crop_length = 236, $suffix = '…' )

1. Charset error:
Update database
table> locales
changed En-GB to utf-8

23rd April 2014
2. & error on EDIT button when logged in
file > /htsrv/item.edit.php
line: 75 sorted it
but
line: 121 also
line: 322 &p= and again on line