[RKDinOKC]

Spent the morning getting the old Troy Built roto-tiller running. The battery was dead, the spring that pulls the starter rope back in was sprung, and the valve on the bottom of the gas tank was stopped up with gook. Flushed out the gas tank and replaced all the fuel line. Rewinding the pull starter spring and getting it back together took the most patience. Had to almost disassemble the motor to service it. Especially when it only pulled the rope half way back in the first time and had to re-do it.

That tiller is 45 years old. It still has the original Briggs and Straton 8hp motor.

It was in better shape until a nephew borrowed it for a weekend and didn't bring it back for 4 years. The worst part is, he left it sitting outside.
Hope this time it comes back sooner and in better shape than when it left.