I have a need to work some earth this coming spring to start a blueberry patch. I bought this rototiller 2 doors down at a yard sale for $15.

Problem is. I don't think this is the correct engine or even the correct engine shroud and rewind on the wrong engine. It has a primer to no where.

I got it running for a short period,(governor isnt right) and the tiller does engage,

It looks like the engine may have come off of some kind of 2 season machine. It has no air filter box! That can't be right for a dirt churner!

Jeff, We don't really see those type of air filter boxes on machines over here, what has it got for a filter inside?  Also, is the primer supposed to be connected, or does it have a choke?  I'm guessing the engine off a snow blower or similar.

No air filter of any kind.   Can't imagine this was ever used much in the dirt in this configuration. There is absolutely no place for that primer to go, and no line from the button. I don't think it is even the right sheet metal for that engine. There is a lever choke on it, the throttle is not hooked up and the springs hanging from the governor.

So what's the Plan Jeff, strip it down get it running again? Should be a breeze after working on your truck.  Or perhaps find another engine to bolt on.

I've got to put some hings pins in door hinges in my silverado truck drivers door this weekend, then I plan on taking the cover off the carb and posting a picture to see if someone has an idea how the governor springs and throttle should hook up.

I had 800 hasta plants given to me this past fall from a friend that works in the plant industry. I'm going to plant them on my land for wildlife. I'm going to need a tiller this spring.

Quote from: MillRat on February 23, 2024, 05:17:06 PMI've got to put some hings pins in door hinges in my silverado truck drivers door this weekend, then I plan on taking the cover off the carb and posting a picture to see if someone has an idea how the governor springs and throttle should hook up.

I had 800 hasta plants given to me this past fall from a friend that works in the plant industry. I'm going to plant them on my land for wildlife. I'm going to need a tiller this spring.

Yep whip the filter cover off Jeff and let's take a look. 

Well, I didnt get to the tiller. The old door hinge pins neede plenty of persuasion. Glad my Son and my daughters guy was there to let me help them! 

What happened Jeff, the hinges just got worn out, door droop? I remember trying to knock some hinge pins out on one of my old bangers years ago, they were a extremely tight fit.

Yup. Door droop and wind noise That truck is my daily driver. Newest vehicle I own. 2000 chevy silverado with over a quarter million miles on it.  We got it, but it involved breKing out a fire wrench.

Quote from: MillRat on February 25, 2024, 01:54:45 PMNewest vehicle I own. 2000 chevy silverado with over a quarter million miles on it.

Just about run in then.  My 2007 Volvo V50 has just over 200,000 miles on it.

So you had to get the torch on those hinges, hope you had a bucket of water to hand, just in case.   
 

This is what I have to decipher.

And the throttle cable

Jeff that end of the governor spring you're holding, if you swing it left just behind the carb bowl to that tall arm to the left of the carb. You'll see a row of small holes in that arm for the spring to hook into.  Choose the second or third from top of those holes.

The cable would clamp onto that plate just below the throttle lever on the right side, and hook into a hole on the lever.

It's only 16°f out there this morning, but it supposed to start warming today. I'll wait until I see the frost melt off my truxk before I wander out.

Think I would stay in the warm too, 16°f that's far to cold for me.