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Some 70s Deeres at the salvage yard A cool old Johnson. Unfortunately, it was badly rusted. The Liq/Trail as it was when I brought it home
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Guts Nos! Shawn, my Dad, and me removing the engine
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My "shop." It's an old log shed behind our house. The bat that shares my shop with me These are from my parts sled. Everything that could be siezed on these carbs was siezed.
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Dirty carb - and that's after soaking for a few hours! Getting cleaner...
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Cleaned up. The flywheel off my old parts sled The badly damaged crank from my old parts sled. Notice the perfect center seal. Just my luck.
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Cleaned up
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Cleaned up Something's blown up in there before...
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The center seal on the new sled's crankshaft. That crack is, I think, from the way it was cast. A little rusty but not bad.
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Which case should I use? Some old bad parts from my old parts sled
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My rings. One is a little rusty and all are dirty. Somewhat shiny and almost good as new. Even after sitting for months in an improper state (fuel not drained, etc. :( ), she started up on the 5th pull and ran great.