Hi bigted,
thanks for the reply. You confirm what I suspected both regarding bitsa engine replacement and spacers. There are also at least one (3 I think) square aperture holes unused if you look further up the thread at the earlier photo- I assumed for engine mounting. Surely not a washout port?
Wonder what happened to the original engine, must've been a write-off...guess no oil in fuel or some such similar disaster. Base must've been in good condition to be salvaged.
Will get an 'under-shot' for you later!
It must be said the replacement blades didn't seem to match/fit when I went to get some replacements and blades were on too tight, this probably explains why. Local mower shop changed them for me, they work fine too
New info regarding refurb stamping but it makes sense. Used to see turbopumps (vacuum pumps on the turbine principle, up to 60000rpm) sent away for overhaul, each time back they'd be stamped with an "X"- Max of 3 "X"s was all, after that it was out!
