Throttle control is now fine and it idles ok, maybe a bit fast but I've heard worse. It starts real easy. Better than my Super Swift and other Rover I recently found.
Engine is making a clear tapping sound so one of the valves needs looking at. Is it possible to refit the existing head gasket or do I need to buy another?
It is useable presuming I'm not slowly damaging the engine, as the noise doesn't bother me.
I used it to mulch up leaves on the lawn. It did a good job of dispatching umbrella tree leaves. I hope their sap doesn't poison the grass.
This would make a good paddock basher mower for running over vegetation.
