Hi, I have the same engine and always wouldn't start if warm. Adjusting the
valves fixed it, starts hot or cold now. It did this from factory with less than 20 hours.
Good luck!
Thank you very much! Yes I think the oil was diluted since it smoked badly
when a started it the second time. I will change the oil before putting the new
carb on. Thanks again for the quick reply!
Hi,
This my first time posting. I have a real old MTD 38" riding tractor that I use for sucking up
leaves. Right in the middle of the job it died with gas leaking out of the carb. The whole plastic
piece where the air cleaner fits was full of gas. I took off the carb and blow out the needle...
Hi,
I have a 1993 White/MTD riding mower with a Tecumseh OHV130 engine. The muffler studs
were stripped so I re-tapped to the next size larger. While the head was off I cleaned the valves
and lapped them in. Reassembled head and set valve lash to 0.004". Mower started right up
and I cut the...