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What happened ?
No oil ?
Plenty of oil. The engine was just shot. I got her all back together, primed the carb with some gas, and after a few pulls, she cranked. Ran for less than ten seconds then made a few loud knocks and stalled out. Shoot, you could barely pull the cord. I didn't bother opening up the engine.
I don't know much about engines, but I know this one is all shot out.
So the tiller goes in the back of the shed for now. And I'm double digging the beds this weekend. I will circle back around to this project over the winter. Maybe splurge on a new Honda. Or more likely just locate a running used Briggs or Tecumseh.