Dropped the blade and base plate off today, looking forward to getting them back. Have decided to replace the engine as it would be just as easy spending $270 getting the old one working and you get (hopefully) a more reliable engine.

So have removed the old one but as always if it is left untouched for 30 years things get tight so a new inner clutch housing as I was suffering a recalcitrant cotter pin

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