Saw this old mower at the garage sale. It didn't seem to have much compression. It was the womans favorite mower as it had a big fuel tank, but one day it just stopped.
That motor is big, looks like B&S maybe 5 HP??
It didn't sell but I guess you would get it for $5.
Speedy
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