Thanks Chris, it's great to see you're getting this one sorted, could you please send me a PM as to where you sorted the Scotty parts from...(just click on my username and select from the drop-down list) as this could come in handy for future reference and also where you can source Kirby -Tecumseh parts from the USA.
Re:The Morrison "Ransome" unit...Chris, I was reluctant to say at the time, that the end result from that engineer was more that a little disappointing... not only did they assemble the unit back to front....but the stripping and cleaning and painting does not do justice to your restored machine....the bearing supports (end-caps) have, in one end, not been painted at all, and the other is the incorrect colour....the reel should have been sand blasted and spray painted at the least....you can still see the rust under the paint. The top of the bottom blade should not be painted at all.
Preferably reels should be blasted and powder-coated to give this sort of result from deviosi (Steve) one of our members here:
![[Linked Image]](https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/uploads/usergals/2011/02/full-1147-488-dscf0428.jpg)
Please forgive me for my criticism of their work, but you are the person paying for it....If it were me, I would return it and get them to complete it properly.
This would then compliment the hard work, that you have put into the chassis restoration.
You are doing your best work, and you deserve the best in return.
