Recent content by PNWguy

I would like to thank everyone that posted and gave me advice. My ACR on the cam was broken in several pieces. I replaced the cam assembly and my starter gear, adjusting the valves, put a new spark plug in, gas filter. After getting it all put back together and installed back on the riding...

Thanks for the good advice! All of my connections are clean and tight. And you can rotate engine by hand. I removed the engine today and found a bad cam release mechanism. Broken into several pieces. I just order new parts that should fix it. Thanks everyone for helping me out. Hopefully...

Yep, you are correct!

I like your video, yep, that’s my problem. I just bought a new cam online, so I should be good. Thanks for sharing.

I decided to do it my self, I found the problem, bad cam release. It was broken in man pieces. it will cost about $120 to replace the items and starter gears again lol, a lot better then $350. I can’t wait to put it all back together in a few days.

Thanks, I wish that I knew that beforehand. I removed my mower Engine today and opened it up. Sure enough, the cam decompression release valve is totaly destroyed. Broken in several piece. I am trying to find all of the small pieces. I think that I got most of them but think there may be some...

I bought the mower for $375, replaced the starter for $ 85 plus tax. Oil, plug and a gas filter. Bought another starter gear $15, Around $500 So far. I am donating this mower to our Local Church in town, if I can get it working reliably. I called a local repair guy to see what they would...

That’s great advice, I have to go through my boxes to see if I still have my tester. I used to have a tester but haven’t used it in many years. If not, I can probably find a friend that has one. I agree, I really don’t want to tear the engine apart if I don’t need to. I also did check my valve...

I am not sure if I want to tear into this, it sounds like a kinda big job. I may check with the local lawn repair shop to see what they would charge to replace the cam? Any idea how much it would cost theses days? Ore then the mower is worth?

I know, I can’t figure that one out too. By the way, What do you recommend for a battery CA‘s?

I will pick that up, better then replacing the whole starter. Thanks

Will do.

Thanks for the great info. My little project is starting to get expensive, looks like I need a new battery and a starter..

I took my old starter into a local Electric shop, they told me that they only make one style of starter for my mower, however there are three qualities cheap , middle of the road and the best. The starter that I got they just happen to have a new one on the shelf. The gear only lasted about a...

Thanks, I will double check my clearance again to see if there the same. Could the engine still run if the compression release was bad? I had the engine running a few times and even mowed the lawn with it one time until the starter broke today. Thanks for the washer note.