that's what le snapper does. and i come to it. i do. in the past few days i've taken off the intake /carb (thrashing the inside of the carb bowl with my dremel with wire brush attachment should have been enough. the carb float moved freely after a nudge and a wd40 soaking), stood the mower on end to lube grease fitting points, put a new bosch spark plug in, and otherwise, have removed components for sanding/painting. oh, and i changed the oil. i forget though, what i put in there...i had some 30 weight, but i think i topped that off (holds 1.5qts) with 5W20? i forget, she has fresh oil and as long as it's a light weight on this several-year-old 12.5 briggs and stratton i/c she'll be fine.
in checking the mower over thoroughly i am all the more impressed with how simple the designs are of its various functions/features and how well they have held up over time and how easy they are to maintain. cosmetics are truly the biggest thing this mower needs to have it functioning as a new one would. well, i'm being very optimistic there. these components are mostly 30+ years old, but i feel confident that any problems that arise i can fix myself, barring any parts attainment issues. here are some recent photos showing carb bowl, mower on end, etc....
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