I checked the compression last year when I bought it. I seem to recall around 95 for all cylinders. Might be a little low for a working motor, but hopefully OK for one that has been sitting for a while. What's a minimum compression number to fire an engine? I do not know and the service manual doesn't tell me. The crankshaft turned just fine when i put a wrench on it during the process of removing flywheel nut and attaching the lift ring. I plan on putting some cylinder lube (Lucas Oil brand) in the spark plug hole and letting it sit for a day or two to see where it would end up. Thoughts? I guess I'll go do that now and report results tomorrow
Here's a picture of the tiller from the front. You can see grease dripping out of the fittings on the tilt tube:
And here is a picture of the tiller and the associated grease nipple from the side. The tilt and trim unit works, so I tilted it up for a better view:
