I decided to join just now because over the winter I'll be fixing up the Huskee Hill Climber that was in my father-in-law's barn. He passed away almost two years ago and after fixing a half dozen mowers and other devices I'm now going to try my hand at this. It's not a flat-out restoration, but rather just cleaning it and fixing it up enough to run.
My wife tells me that she rode it as a kid about 40 years ago... it's developed some issues and probably hasn't been ridden it at least 35 years.
It has a Tecumseh H35-45280H 3 HP motor in it that currently doesn't produce a spark. The throttle was so gummed up it wouldn't move. I disassembled the carburetor and in the bowl was 40-year-old varnicized gas that resembled caramel but didn't exactly smell like it. Photos of the float bowl are attached.
It didn't come with a spark plug but it was super easy to take the head off and get crap out if needed.
Lots of cleaning to do on it, and hopefully in a few weeks I can get it running. I'll post more when I get a chance.
Wish me luck...
My wife tells me that she rode it as a kid about 40 years ago... it's developed some issues and probably hasn't been ridden it at least 35 years.
It has a Tecumseh H35-45280H 3 HP motor in it that currently doesn't produce a spark. The throttle was so gummed up it wouldn't move. I disassembled the carburetor and in the bowl was 40-year-old varnicized gas that resembled caramel but didn't exactly smell like it. Photos of the float bowl are attached.
It didn't come with a spark plug but it was super easy to take the head off and get crap out if needed.
Lots of cleaning to do on it, and hopefully in a few weeks I can get it running. I'll post more when I get a chance.
Wish me luck...