Recent content by cmw

I have several project mowers I have accumulated over the years and never gotten to. At this point I have been busy with work and would rather not spend my free time working on these. The first three are all definitely parts or repair units. I looked up what the used parts were going for on...

I was using a little 12.5 HP Command CV12.5S to run an old riding mower with no deck to pull logs and haul small karts of firewood out of the woods. The engine had been neglected before I got it and it ground to a halt as I was pulling a pretty hefty load. I got the feeling it was in the valve...

I have a 12.5HP Command CV12.5S that appears to have finally kicked the bucket. It was a good motor but came to me in abused condition and I never took it easy on it either although I always made sure the oil was changed and such. I took the valve cover off and believe that the failure is in...

I have a 12.5HP Command CV12.5S single cylinder engine that I have been using in a riding mower converted to a small utility ATV that I pull a small trailer with. I was moving some firewood and having a hard time keeping the engine running. Then it stalled and lost compression. I could tell...

I was given a "junk" riding mower that had been dumped off at someone's property. It didn't look that bad although the deck was shot. I added some gas, checked the oil, and turned the key. It fired right up and seemed to be running OK. The oil looked fresh and was up at a normal level before...

I picked up an old Craftsman 42 inch cut rider for FREE a couple years back. This is one of the old dark green ones from 1998 or so. It had been sitting in an overgrown yard when it was given to me. This is the type of deal where you have to come in with a chainsaw and a push mower just to...

I was mowing and tinkering with the electrical system of my recently scavenged 26 HP Intek. It is a MODEL: 445877 TYPE: 0760 B1 CODE: 080228YG style engine. Anyway, there was a backfire and the engine suddenly lost a lot of power and sounded horrible like it was popping out the intake...

I recently got my Husqvarna LGT 2554 brought back to life with a new to me 26HP engine. I had it start fine about two times and now I have to jump it right at the starter to get it running. This unit had been sitting a couple years so moisture might have gotten to something. I replaced the...

Subaru-Robin V-twin 2 cylinder 26HP horizontal engine for TRADE Please read what I am looking for before asking questions. I am not expecting perfection in trade but want a COMMERCIAL series engine in trade for this as long as it spins free and has compression. This is a running of a...

The Kohler Courage engine on my Husqvarna LGT 2554 took a dump about 2 years ago. Just as I was considering dumping the thing because I couldn't find a used engine, an entire LGT 2654 came along. The transmission was bad on this and had been removed but the rest was still good. I got the...

I recently started restoring my old Husqvarna LGT2554 mower. The old 25HP Kohler Courage had given it up a couple years back. Talk about a piece of junk. The Command is a great engine but the Courage is garbage if you ask me. Finding a suitable replacement wasn't easy and I wasn't going to...

I had a Kohler Courage 25HP twin on a Husqvarna 54 inch riding mower give it up on my a couple years ago. That engine was nothing but trouble and I wasn't too upset when it finally gave it up for good. The Command is great but the Courage is terrible. I ended up parking the unit as the rest...

A community had one of those trash days for bulky trash. I drove around in my pickup truck and loaded up. The first item was a mower. I removed the float bowl, sprayed some carb cleaner up there, and had it running within 5 minutes! The oil was gray sludge so I changed that. That one was...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOjGareyhA3mzq5ZH4IAWmA What can cause the behavior shown in the videos I posted? Basically the thing drank oil. Someone suggested that one of the head gaskets had let go allowing it to suck air from the crankcase and run lean as well as lots and lots of oil...

I have a Briggs I/C 16.5hp OHV 310707 model engine that was given to me on an old riding mower. The old mower had been left to rot for like 3 years and I surprisingly had it running in like 30 minutes. The first thing I did was give it a fresh fill of synthetic 10W30 as the oil had been...