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Several years ago I managed to buy a batch of N.O.S oil filters for gems so one was duly fitted.

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I then recieved a very nice package in the post off Titch from Machinery Decals. They really lift the appearance of the gem.

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Several years ago I purchased a new set of rotor covers off standen engineering. The price was quite eye watering, however because the covers on this machine were definatley past it, I decided to use them on it. They needed a lot of modifying to match the older type with metal being let in, seems welded up etc then smoothed off with filler.

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After painting the oil filter housing and rotor shaft clutch plate,the handles and tank were dry enough to refit.

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I trial fitted the rotor chain backing plate to make sure everything still lined up. Then set about changing the bearings. The bottom one took over 2 hours to extract with a lot of banging and swearing! Even our 75 tonne press wouldn’t touch it, however it was a common metric one so pleasantly cost only a few pounds.

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Made further progress today in ID’ing the ride on mower, recon i have a T1200 chassis with a swapped out motor. Reason being is its the only 1983/1984 part list that has the forward raking deck adjuster on the front.

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hopefully this you can now see the picture

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I think your wasting your time trying to covert an old engine

I have a kohler gem & thats hard to start sometimes. Easy with the pull start on the front though

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Really appreciate the assistance, now i can start part hunting. Latest updates…

Got the engine to run today and discovered after an engine flush that the crank shaft oil seal (£3.50) is leaking like crazy.. so a complete engine removal and replacement (4 hours work). I’ve disassembled and reassembled the brake today also.

There are few places in North Kent that do Soda Blasting, I’ll let you know how things turn out.
Planning on using Bonda antirust primer paint-on and then High fill Anti rust primer on top with a Black satin colour coat. Recon this will will be my cheaper alternative to powder coat of the arches (which will run me about £150), for the same process except powder coat vs black paint. After all she (Kids christened her “mini mo”) is nothing to enter any competitions.

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Hi got any finished photos yet?

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Very good restoration. JB Weld is lovely stuff & I have used it many times

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I looked on quite a few forums and it was the one plastic metal that was allways recommended. Now that it’s been rubbed down and painted it almost invisible.

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Hi just in case you are interested I have a good rear end from gearbox and bars plus other bits if you are interested from failed project had been left for over 40 years in wood and was in very bad way when I first got covered in vegetation and rusted out wheels , the engine was completely us,. Mac

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The area of this gem that seemed to of suffered the worst corrosion was the main frame. This was wire brushed, treated in rust killer and built back up with weld, then ground back and filled. I also painted the fuel tank and the oil filter housing at the same time. For some reason the fuel tank has the outlets on the wrong side meaning it has to be fitted back to front, was this intentional or a covk up at the factory that due to shortages of materials was sent out anyway?

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Once the paint had dried for a few days I put the wheels on, blacked the securing plates and overhauled the air filter.

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