I finally got around to having a play. First the SPFC, I discovered it had water in the cylinder when I pulled the spark plug off. After I tipped it sideways and gave it a few sprays of WD40 and a few more pulls with the rope, in went the plug and I tried again.
After some hesitation it ran but with a large concerning plume of blue smoke drifting down the street. I was starting to think I'd get complaints. After a few more test starts, it improved. It starts first pull but has hopeless throttle control. Either medium high or high.
Weird thing is it stops at either end of the t-bar throttle.
Champion mower all the same, ready for 30 years happy mowing.
As for the PT, it wouldn't so much as make a pop despite having spark. When I pulled the primer cap off, the float was sticky, as though someone put solvent on there. Same with the bottom of the float chamber. There was a strange smell like old cooking oil coming from the rag that caught the fluid dripping out as I undid the cap. Cap o ring didn't look the best either. This will need further investigation.
