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To all, Ive been collecting and restoring vintage boys for a while now, and if I can be of help with vintage parts and tech help, let me know.

oldboys said:

To all, Ive been collecting and restoring vintage boys for a while now, and if I can be of help with vintage parts and tech help, let me know.

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Check my post adjust rpm.

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Please post some photos of your mowers. Do you have any made before 1970? I'd really like to see and hear about those.

Two-Stroke said:

:welcome:

Please post some photos of your mowers. Do you have any made before 1970? I'd really like to see and hear about those.

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Yes I do, they are as follows, 1954 iron horse 8fh13lb, 1958 model 3200, 1961 model 5210, 1962 model 3051, 1968 model 3054, 1969 model 7259. Pictures will follow as soon as I figure out how to post them.

oldboys said:

Yes I do, they are as follows, 1954 iron horse 8fh13lb, 1958 model 3200, 1961 model 5210, 1962 model 3051, 1968 model 3054, 1969 model 7259. Pictures will follow as soon as I figure out how to post them.

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if they are camera pics you should be able to take them to wal-mart or kinkos and have them scan them and put them to cd
and then post them, the posting tools on the sight are pretty much self explanetory
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HI oldboys

Welcome aboard will be waiting for those pictures you have of those old mower.:laughing::laughing::licking:

Hey oldboys,
I'm brand new to LB's other than my mom built them for 10+yrs in PTBO ON. Can and she made me push them around our property for decades as a child (Still a child just less hair up top and way more down below :tongue.

Glad to have as much experience on hand as possible <cheers>

tell me about this funny carb and what I can replace it with....

I can't help with the carb but I can say that is some mighty mighty mighty-fine cuttin to expose it :confused2:

lawnboyjosh said:

tell me about this funny carb and what I can replace it with....

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That's an F-series engine and I think most, if not all. carbs from other F-series engines would bolt on -- but I'm not sure about the governor hookup.

Maybe the carb doesn't need to be replaced. What's the symptom?

Model number?

lawnboyjosh said:

tell me about this funny carb and what I can replace it with....

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That is a walbro brand carb, and its better than any of the plastic f series carbs you could use. If you would use a plastic, you wont be able to use throttle cable, just the high or low setting on the carb.

oldboys said:

If you would use a plastic, you wont be able to use throttle cable, just the high or low setting on the carb.

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It's very possible, or nothing is impossible.
I was just about to drill a hole in the wind vain, install a bracket & a cable to make mine fully manual. Then I got 2 more Boys to fix so I sat it on the back burner for now. Wouldn't take much at all.

I think my pro hack job of removing the plastic has or is about to teach me about something I have never seen on a carb before.... is that white plastic thing really some sort of gov? I have seen them inside small engines but never on the carb. I think without the plastic the air flow is not being created like I need so I will have to find a nice carb for this little monster of mine. my next question will be is there any f series that have a carb without one(model or part # is all I need). and If it is a gov I don't want it anyway so if I don't find a cheap carb how do I just eliminate it making my toy more fun to me. My road side find turned into a project instead of scrap.

pm me if you need this thing for parts I know the blade is still there and I have seen some of the parts list is no longer available pm before I hack your needed part

Seriously, start it up and move the plastic governor with you fingers. You will see how simple it would be to fashion a bracket and hook a cable to it. Then you could have a hand throttle on the handlebar!
I am definitely going to do this to mine, I just want to see more of your plastic cutting mastery first. hehehe jk..
Don't give up on the carb/goversystem just yet, it has worked for 4 & 5 decades on many thousands of happy owners machines..

oldboys said:

To all, Ive been collecting and restoriet runnibng vintage boys for a while now, and if I can be of help with vintage parts and tech help, let me know.

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I just joined too. Just found a 1958 Lawnboy 3200A in good condition overall. Will try to get running soon. Don't know what spark plug to use and can u still get coil, condensor, points, other carb parts?

Bob

Two-Stroke said:

That's an F-series engine and I think most, if not all. carbs from other F-series engines would bolt on -- but I'm not sure about the governor hookup.

Maybe the carb doesn't need to be replaced. What's the symptom?

Model number?

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HE needs to install a new shroud before the lawn mower will work. You need air to move the vane.