Well I took the motor to another local who specializes in small motor servicing, bad news is that he spotted the carburetor is cracked at the flange end. He told me that its not worth the cost of replacement and labour- i may as well find another motor.
He also mentioned the lack of oil in the motor, so its most probably been eating oil as well.

So now, im on the lookout for a 2nd hand Honda GX or any other recommendations?, and a 5/8 to 3/4 adapter (my mower guy was selling them for $85 ea.) No sure if this is a good price or not. I dont want to spend more than $160.

Anyway a few pics of the busted motor cleaned up:

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Last edited by waxdass; 19/09/14 11:19 PM.