G'day everyone and thanks for all the help it's great!
Hi Mowerfreak, the engine cover does have a crack and is missing the plastic just under where the zip cord handle sits. You probably can't see it all that much in the photo's but there is fair chunk missing under that plastic pull handle. It also has 1 top cowl screw missing where the plastic cover is broken and missing where it tightens onto the metal part. But if I do one day part it out and you still want the engine cover I can send it over your way no worries.
Hi NormK, it looks like it's had the primer cap and jet replaced not long ago, they look pretty new, also it's got a new style yellow handle fuel tap, looks like this was also replaced not that long ago.
Hi Speedy, yes I need to spend some time going over it properly and see what's going on, today was just a quick test to see if it will fire. I will check out those things you mentioned when I look at it again. Cheers mate!
Hi Gadge, I had a bit of a look under the metal cowling and it doesn't look the same as my electronic ignition full crank Commando. The spark plug wire sort of runs around the metal part of the engine then it goes up into the side somewhere. Unless these slightly earlier full cranks had a different electronic ignition setup to the later full cranks? On my 1982 full crank Commando electronic ignition you can see the coil and it's connecting wires from the side of the metal cowl, it also has the original electronic module fitted with 2 rivets on the side. This mower doesn't have those same parts in that area. Yes I think you are right about the deck on this one. My steel deck Commando has copped a battering over the years from all sorts of debris etc. Some bigger rocks were that bad that they dinted the steel deck a few times, I just got a hammer out and knocked the dints back in and straightened out the metal a bit. But I guess these alloy decks weren't as tough when it came to high speed impacts. You can't win mate, these decks don't rust but break away, the steel decks can take decent hits but they rust away...lol Yes the carby is a mystery, I don't know what they have done there. What I might do is take it apart and take some pictures of exactly what has been done to it...lol
Hi Tyler, more great finds! You have quite a few mowers to work on now. Good old SPFC tough as nails those mowers mate! If I can get this Corvette running one day, I might just patch up the other crack on the deck with a metal panel and screws or something. It doesn't worry me I can just sometimes take it for a run out on the nature strip to get people looking in the street...lol
Cheers everyone!
