I've just come in as I've run out of daylight. No luck getting it started. There is no spark with a brand new spark plug, air filter, oil ad petrol. I had a quick look at the coil and there's all sorts of gunk in there. Going to spend some time taking the motor off and apart and cleaning everything before reassembling. Will let you know if that manages to get a spark, otherwise might need to replace the coil? I guess I'll have to take it all apart at some stage and the gunk is so thick and black, so I can't actually see much until I clean it anyway..
In other news, I picked up the second mower today. It is 3 years older and the motor is running really well. The reel has a piece snapped off, so I think I'll just replace and upgrade that. I'll post photos at some stage, but the decals are a bit confusing - it has the briggs and stratton white decals and then also an orange one that looks more like the Kirby decals on the front. Someone has also painted bits and pieces of it along the way because it's not the same hammertone green in some places.
Does anyone have any advice regarding paint colours? I was thinking the chevy orange for engine and reel, but not too sure on the green? I can't find many shades of green hammertoe out there and I don't really want to spend too much $$ on colour matching...
