Boy, I wish you were closer.
I just bought my 21401P walk behind to a shop for an estimate on its rehab. They are good guys, trustworthy, - I know them and they'll treat the mower right. But they don't normally work on Snappers. Just gettng it cleaned up, everything flushed out, new spark plug, etc. will run me nearly $100. That's before they even start fixing what's really wrong with it.
It needs cables and connections for bale to throttle, speed control and chain drive. SnapperFreak on this forum says he can help me find whatever parts it's goin to need.
It's unfortunate that I can't work on my own stuff - have to pay others to do it and just hope it all comes out okay.