That thing looks trashed.
Why let it get so crapped out before giving it some love???
Your only loving it because it died.
Anyway ive had a cry. lets give it some love.
Theres a seal top and bottom.
Bottom one is easy to check, is the top of the blade disc all covered in oily gunk??? If it is its shot. Check the bearing, try moving the disk side to side.
Top you can check. First check the bearing by trying to wobble the crank side to side. If its got movement the bearing is gone.
You need to get the flywheel off to check the top seal.
Best thing you could do would be to get some degreaser and dose it up. Hose it off all clean. Let it dry.
Check for spark. If its no good sort it. Id say that one would have electronic ignition, but it could have points. Youd have to put more pics up with the black steel cover off for me to be able to tell. The ignition module should be rivited under the aluminium housing just behind and above the carb. If its got points bin them and get a module for a power torque, best spot for it is under the flywheel screwed on the post that the points were on.
If its Ok, Remove the carb. Strip it and clean it out. Check the body and back cover for cracks.
The Power torques use the same carb, i explained in another thread how to go about the carb clean.
New Muffler will cost under $30. Get some muffler clips while you are there. You can buy the gasket individually. Having that sealed up will help no end. The muffler acts like an expansion chamber on a motorbike.
The nut on that spark plug is as dodgy as all get up. New plug. $5.
That plug lead is dodgy too. If i remember right the leads screw out of the coil. Swap it for another with the screw (not the ring type like you have) in the end then get a rubber boot cover (the orange type), a bit of WD40 in it will help it slip on.
That will stop the long grass earthing your spark.
And when you are at the mower shop see if you can get a wheel centre cover for the back wheel. The cover holds the circlip on and it could save you a lot of looking the grass and pushing a 3 wheeled mower.
Or what you could do is go find a running steel base Victa with the same motor and just swap them.
Some had a tank similar to that but flat at the front and sloping up to the top of the tank. They are better for getting in under things.
To swap the motor you will need a 26mm or i think its 1 1/8th socket and rattle gun to get the blade plate off. And 15mm works well on the engine nuts. I think they are WW.
If you are putting new blades on it there are two different lengths. Long and short and the look the same. It will depend on the blade disk you have on it, theres a small diameter one and a larger round or later model oval.
Bob.
