Hi Mike, and welcome also to the forum

Thanks for posting the pictures, the early 14" solid deck is my favourite of all the model 45's and yours is a great little mower. I bought a very similar one myself not long back and I absolutely love it. Here is a pic..
![[Linked Image]](https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/uploads/usergals/2013/12/full-6396-14071-img_5945a.jpg)
Going by your Briggs model, it should be a pulsa-jet. My own machine has had a carb and tank change at some point (hence the orange), but is a 60102 and still retains a vacu-jet. If you do end up restoring your machine, please post a thread, as I and others would love to see it!

Michael