Hi,
I have recently picked a Super 24.It goes and I have used it to mow my yard but its a little rough as you would expect for this type of machine.
It has a full crank side pull start motor with the large fuel tank on the handle.
I have never seen a 24 before so I need a little information.
1. Its a fairly tired full crank but starts & runs OK but it will need Norms carby mod to counter the over revving.
2. Its obviously not the original engine. How is the boss on the drive end of the crankshaft supposed to work with the pulley? This one has the boss roughly ground down so the pulley can fit over it. It works OK but that can not be the way it was intended.
3. The snorkel is extremely long. Starts on the left handle then goes right around the front of the engine to the carby at the right back. About a 180 degree bend. Its at least 200 mm longer then any of my other snorkels.Not surprisingly the cable was kinked but I managed to straighten and lubricate the inner and it works OK now, I have seen 24's in photos with the snorkel on the other side but to do that the carby would have to be upside down. Might work like that after turning the primer cap up the other way.
4. Full cranks are getting hard to come by in my area yet Powertorques are still around. I wonder if I could fit a Powertorque to this mower? Might be the easiest way to get a better motor. I was thinking of just making up a new sliding plate big enough for the Powertorque bolt pattern Or any other engine maybe a Chonda.
5. No sign of the belt tension-er at all. I was able to get it to work with a large screwdriver as a lever but there are warnings that this is not the way to go.
6 Front axle is currently wired on. Works OK but looks rough. Front wheels look like ordinary Victa rears. How should the front axle be held on? Wheel bearings?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jeff
