the seal is in pretty good condition - looks brand new actually. and I the polished up the shaft with some 2000 grit wet and dry so its smooth as a babys bum.
If it does leak then ill replace the seal np.
Not gonna put a new engine on it unless this one decided to pack it in and then as long os the cylinder block isnt destroyed id buy new parts for it.
The only real issue that i have with the engine is the carby, its a real bitch at the moment, so i gotta give it a good cleanup.
the only other issue i have is the location of the fuel tank relative to the muffler, i think that the tank heats up too much causing vapour lock which may be one of the reasons its stalls after 20 odd minutes. If it continues to do this once i put it back to gether, ill try to modify the muffler to move it completlty away from the tank itself.
