neutral4x4
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It could have soft seized and scored things up a little, but would still turn over. That's what happened to mine. If you pull the muffler and check the piston (as was mentioned earlier in the thread) you should be able to tell.
It might be that the valve went bad and thats why they put it away, or the valve could have gone bad and the cylinder soft seized, or it could be neither of those. If the cylinder soft seized, the piston could be junk, or it could be fine. I would start with swapping the decomp. valve and see where it goes from there.
The 51 looks like it might as well just be a parts saw with that hole under the bar mounts anyway.
When you're learning, it always helps to think like my grandpa. He used to tell me: "It's already broken. Don't worry about breaking something else learning. You can't make it any worse off than it is." Everything goes back together just like you took it apart.
It might be that the valve went bad and thats why they put it away, or the valve could have gone bad and the cylinder soft seized, or it could be neither of those. If the cylinder soft seized, the piston could be junk, or it could be fine. I would start with swapping the decomp. valve and see where it goes from there.
The 51 looks like it might as well just be a parts saw with that hole under the bar mounts anyway.
When you're learning, it always helps to think like my grandpa. He used to tell me: "It's already broken. Don't worry about breaking something else learning. You can't make it any worse off than it is." Everything goes back together just like you took it apart.