Hello all, it's been a while. I have good news on the mower! As spring is beginning to arrive I have once again been able to get outside and do work on the machine.
Pulley from FB Marketplace was fitted just before winter last year, and I'm glad to say it has done the job really well. Self drive now working brilliantly.
Throttle problem is also now remedied (although carburettor needs another quick clean as still hunting a little bit, but I do have now some proper carb spray and cleaning gear). The throttle problem progressed further before it got better, upon starting the mower it would rev out of control and sounded as if it was about to go into orbit! After much faff I ended up tinkering and resetting the governor, as it seems either it had slipped out of alignment or the previous owner had mucked about with it. Throttle is now lovely and controllable and the engine runs at a good steady speed.
Microswitch for the electric start was replaced as had started to fail, and I also ended up replacing the battery connector too on the mower's wiring harness as it was perishing away and didn't fit all too well into the battery itself.
Hopefully I can finally sell the thing now and move onto something a little easier (Briggs 35 Classic, anyone?)
Thank you again for all of your help!
Pulley from FB Marketplace was fitted just before winter last year, and I'm glad to say it has done the job really well. Self drive now working brilliantly.
Throttle problem is also now remedied (although carburettor needs another quick clean as still hunting a little bit, but I do have now some proper carb spray and cleaning gear). The throttle problem progressed further before it got better, upon starting the mower it would rev out of control and sounded as if it was about to go into orbit! After much faff I ended up tinkering and resetting the governor, as it seems either it had slipped out of alignment or the previous owner had mucked about with it. Throttle is now lovely and controllable and the engine runs at a good steady speed.
Microswitch for the electric start was replaced as had started to fail, and I also ended up replacing the battery connector too on the mower's wiring harness as it was perishing away and didn't fit all too well into the battery itself.
Hopefully I can finally sell the thing now and move onto something a little easier (Briggs 35 Classic, anyone?)
Thank you again for all of your help!