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Thanks for your reply. I took the starter apart and the armature is definitely bad I can get a aftermarket on Amazon. I way sell it as pull start only and install a starter if whoever wants to buy it wants a an electric starter

I was gifted a 9 hp craftsman snow thrower A model number 536.886260. It has a Craftsman /Tecumseh made engine model 143.019003. I got it running and starting with the recoil starter. I examined the starter and found numerous teeth broken off of the starter gear (bendix). It is a 16 tooth...

So I am having the same problem with a fg110 tiller. I am enlightened by the illustration and explanation of the oil distribution. I am confused as to why the oil goes into the air filter box rather than returning to the oil sump. Is there a passage that might be blocked that I can clean? Is...

I would try putting a mix of 50/50 ATF and acetone in to the spark plug hole. Let it set in the engine for a few hours … you can also remove the muffler to get access to the exhaust side and add some of the ATF mix there too. After it sits a few hours try moving the blade a little to the...

There are numerous safety switches in these electric mowers. I would look at the switch that engages when the handle is fully extended and locked. There may be a switch that prevents the blade from turning if a catcher bag is not in place or the discharge plate is locked down. Spit

No it makes no contact to the carb whatsoever. If I move my hand in front of the carb while it is running it will begin to stall, so it may well have to do with the vacuum and drawing air in somewhere other than through the carb throat. I am going to check the gaskets on the carb where it...

There is a throttle screw. But I don’t think it could be the cause of this issue. It runs at high speed and idle until the air filter cover begins to close over the carb and then it cuts out. I have never seen anything quite like this. There is a hose I assume an oil breather hose, that runs...

I am quite confused. I am working on a FG110 mini tiller. It was not running it is now running but as I begin to install the air filter cover it will slow down and stall. This happens with or without the sponge air cleaner element being in place. Just putting the cover on stalls the engine...

So your thoughts on using staples to fix a mower deck is that it won’t hold up Would you use a hot air welder? What plastic welding rod material would you use for a Honda deck? From memory it seems like there are 4 or more different formulas of plastic rods.

Bert The process I am referring to uses a gun that heats a staple that melts into the plastic bridging the crack. Sort of like a series of sutures over an incision. Do a Google, Youtube or Amazon search for HOT STAPLE PLASTIC WELDER and get a look at what these things do. The staples are...

I am wondering if anyone has any success with hot staple welding cracked Honda plastic decks. I have a unit with a couple of cracks and I am considering trying a hot staple plastic welder. Would love to know what anybody’s experience has been CFS

The Tecumseh Primer arrived today and I installed it and then he mower is running properly now. I never knew that the primer with a hole in it was not a sub for one without a hole in it. Thank you to everyone who offered me help. I am still scratching my head as to why the Tecumseh illustrated...

I did not identify a Tecumseh part number for a primer without a hole in it until late Sunday night searching Google. That is when I first saw and got a part number. I have always seen lots of Tecumseh Snow Kings with the red primers with a hole in the center in fact that is all that I have...