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Geez, I hope you are right.
I think I'll try getting some penetrating oil in there before I "unpress" it. 
Vintage tiller questions.
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Geez, I hope you are right.
I think I'll try getting some penetrating oil in there before I "unpress" it. jamespowers
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Ok so last night I was reading the Briggs manual about the engine and carb. It mentioned that I should start the mixture screw at about 1 1/2 turns out. That was WAY further in than my carb was set. So I screwed in in quite a bit, closed the choke, pulled the cord and it turned over and ran. :smile: It ran REALLY slow but it ran. I started adjusting it out a bit so it would run faster and better but it runs. It got warm and then wouldn't restart---causing me to break the pull cord trying to get it to start. I am surprised that I got it to start and idle as the linkage to the governor vane is missing. I ordered it but that won't be here for a while. Until then I can tinker with it and see how I can make it run better. All of this with a cracked siphon tube. I thought that would make it useless but I was wrong. A poorly adjusted mixture screw was much worse and prevented it from running. All of this has been rather interesting. I took a look at my old Toro Sportlawn mower and it has the same carb set up so I know for sure what linkage and spring is missing and how to hook them back up when I get them. All a learning experience for me. Better than stagnation I guess.
I am surprised that I got it to start and idle as the linkage to the governor vane is missing. I ordered it but that won't be here for a while. Until then I can tinker with it and see how I can make it run better. All of this with a cracked siphon tube. I thought that would make it useless but I was wrong. A poorly adjusted mixture screw was much worse and prevented it from running. All of this has been rather interesting. I took a look at my old Toro Sportlawn mower and it has the same carb set up so I know for sure what linkage and spring is missing and how to hook them back up when I get them. All a learning experience for me. Better than stagnation I guess.