Recent content by sgkent

in for a penny in for a pound

CombatMax roach traps. Contains Fipronil. It works 1000% times better than boric acid. Same thing used in Termite proofing. Trust me on this. We had some living in an outdoor drain and an outdoor street drain that went ballistic when the county decided they were better than spraying. Whatever...

be aware that the valve guide is not concentric. Each one is unique, and when the valve seats are ground, that guide angle is used as a pilot. Don't turn the guide if you do the above repair, and do not use something hard like steel to drive it back into position for fear of mushrooming it.

most likely you have a fuel or carburation problem. Check the oil too to be sure it isn't filled with gasoline that has been leaking down while it sits.

1st post. Welcome. Try model, serial number etc., and why you feel a need to adjust the belts. For example - if the old ones wore out, and you put new ones on, maybe they are the wrong length. Or maybe the pulley brakes are worn and changing the geometry to where belts no longer fit properly.

no but I have a 20 year old Toro with a Briggs that has done that since new. Is your Honda one that stores on end? If it is enough that it concerns you, I would follow Slomo's advise. You know it leaks oil. That should not be happening. Might have been someone's first day on the job, or they...

I would verify that the choke is working properly. Would add some fuel line drier like Heet or another brand to the fuel and drain a little fuel out of the carb, and try it again. Certainly a new genuine and not counterfeit spark plug may help. If that fails, I would definitely adjust the valves...

sorry to hear, thank you for your honesty. Covid and the inflation that followed was a double whammy. People lack the money in general to pay for what it really takes to make a quality product, and all the hard working baby boomers retired out. It has been discussed many times. Stats today came...

Auto Doc - interesting read. One has to wonder how does someone get multiple plastic baggies in the fuel tank except by sabotage? I know friends who have pulled tee shirts and socks out of gasoline tanks in collector cars when restoring them. Rev-B - also an interesting read. John Denver...

These things happen with water and fuel. A ground / instrument school instructor I had came into the class one day and told an interesting story that had happened to him that morning. He had a three hour round trip flight scheduled with another pilot he was checking out. They did a pre flight...

can't use the mower without Craftsman on the door. :) (am being sarcastic) Excellent job and simple solution. Lots of places sell that part number. Thank you for coming back and sharing the simple solution.

to add to the discussion - if one goes to an engineering book on torque values, it is not just the fastener but what it fastens too. I LMAO when someone lectures some of us in some car forum about how the bolts must always be dry, then they screw it into an oily hole in the block. Torque...

Good workable borescope $20 https://amazon.com/dp/B07PBF6DX5?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_9 nice bore scope $49 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0928Q3T42?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1 Really nice bore scope $129 for 5', $10 more for 10'...

well, one of two things will happen. If JD is correct, the surging will stop. If JD is wrong, it will be back. Water can collect in the very bottom of the carb bowl, in dips in a fuel line, low spots in the tank where you can only get it by adding something like Heet (Isopropyl alcohol) or...

most "dry" bolts are not dry. They have oils on them from manufacturing. Dry means not dipped in a bucket of oil. As ILENGINE posted, many manufacturers tell you what they want done but very few people read the foot notes, they just post the old wives tales that the Internet is full of. Even...