I have seen that done, a couple of series 70 were still in production in 1980 after the release of the series 80 engine, these were mostly for basic utility's and "By Victa" mowers, which they ran this cover and for the base level series 80's they put it on with a plug in the starter hole.

Cheers
Ty

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