Chrome wheels do look nice with that. I notice yours has the green label on the engine. Mine may have had a transplant at some stage. I can see the foam element cleaner and knobs instead of quick release handles as mine has.
Pulled off the engine cover and found the flag moved fairly freely but could feel binding a bit. I sprayed lubricant (see below) on the pivot points of the linkages as well as the throttle cable and where the flag pivots. Moved much better after. I found by just wetting the outside of the throttle cable, the lube seeped through and resulted in much smoother throttle operation.
Have to wait until the morning to test. Don't want to make enemies around here lol.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
