Added another mustang to the collection last week.
Was advertised on gumtree for $15 - shed clean out. Duly fired up first pull when I got there and ran spot on. Catcher only had one small crack on front right lip.
No deck cracks. Was told it sat in the shed for 4 or more years.
Only thing I could fault was the knackered handle - had a poor design victa did not persist with for long (see 4 millionth victa - putting all load through a thin piece of metal didn't end well). Mine is a 13th Week of 1982, so around the same time
I have locked them in for now and will either source a new pair on design a fix.
Took it home and took the cowl off - very few issues. It must have had a decent going over sometime in the last 10 years as all the lines were new, yellow fuel tap with the 'wick filter (not sintered brass), new muffler gasket, revs just right, all axles rebushed and tight. Motor sounds tight as well, so maybe has a new rings?.
The lower handle clasps at the bottom were seized, so they were ripped apart and cleaned.
Only thing it needed was cut out rubbers, air filter and blades (which were truely naffed). Didn't pull the carby as it was behaving perfect.
Greased the wheel bearings which surprisingly didn't spew bearing balls everywhere. Still has the fuel gauge pyramid.
Have to put a new LHF wheel on as it's scrubbed out.
Works perfectly - a truly 'uncloggable' chute
By the way if anyone accidentally loses their plastic 'screw grommets' that mount the cowl to the deck, Champion TF33 work perfect (learnt that the hard way
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