Not normally one to dig-up an old thread but I've nearly done with a complete Resto/Refurb of a SUZUKI 2T Rover deluxe.
This is a GREAT Mower. I'm normally a Victa "Full Crank" and at a push a Powertorque guy but this is a really nice bit of kit.
This was a great unit in it's day with super revs and a 4 Blade plate. I am told it was a favoured unit by councils etc.
I got mine to run with the squirt-can prime but would die immediately. It was in tidy, complete but neglected condition. Carby rebuild was clean and no real issues that several different gauges of wire an xtra small drills and pin vices couldn't fix. Carby fixed then you have to redo all the tensions of the cable to control. Anyone who's done a Honda, Chonda, Briggs will work it out soon enough.
I got it going OK then stripped it down to do a proper Resto/Refurb (slow weekend) I needed to to get the throttle sorted but it ran like a trooper and had a good note as well so an engine pull-down was not needed. Getting the governor-Throttle- choke raltionship is thi tricky bit but once sorted, we move on to see if it's worth anything.
Just a lot of degreaser, scouring pads and petrol.
The unit was covered in dust-oil sediment so I thought to strip the components and do a basic refurbishment. Not just a tune and flip.
It was a unique bit of kit with all the ROVER deluxe bits, a 4 blade carrier, Alloy chassis (in great nic),chrome hubcaps, good catcher.
It's faults were minimal...
One dodgy wheel (
) the Carby was a mess so a full pulldown with some dilligent application of Cat5 wire and engine winding coils wire I had the Carby to the point where I had "some" throttle control shutdown.
Good start so I then redid the carb settings and clean and flushed so I was confidant I'd have a fair runner and I got it to run almost decently.
One wheel bearing was shot, as was the cather flap sping. I won't lose sleep finding those bits (in fact I stripped them from another Rover "Deluxe" with a suspecected broken piston ring, waiting in queue for it's judgement).
This DeLuxe was too good for the bin.
A bit of tweaking the throttle input mech and she's a pearler.
NOW...
A FULL pull down and clean.
Then some well applied epoxy.
We'll have a super good...
The Rover deluxe Suzuki 2 stroke which will soon be in a place of honour next to my collection of 20-30 other unique mowers. And worthy addition to my personal collection of hundreds of "Things that Spin".
A Unique bit of kit that does it's job VERY well. As good a mower as my Honda but with 2T grunt and my own handbuilt detail.
I'll be proud to park it next to my Mustangs, Super-24's and Tricked out Utilities. I have a balanced and tuned Utility with a Tuned Mikuni that spins to over 7000rpm and you can hold on to it. I'll limit it to a bit less when I put blades on it though.
BTW
Every "collectible" mower I own mows my font lawn at least once a year. (it does get a GOOD clean after) but it gets a run.
