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Hi, I haven't been here for a while and I thought I'd have a little rant. My Hondeere is almost 30 years old and the motor (Honda GVV530) is now about 15 years old. Because the machine is so old and every year something goes wrong, I decided to look for a new machine. After looking at what was...

About 12 years ago the Kawasaki motor in my John Deere died. The exhaust valve loosened and after a couple of tries to fix it I went to the dealer and they gave me a quote of $1,300 for a 12 hp short block. I ended up getting a Honda GCV 530 16 hp motor to put in it. With the relatively small...

I put this engine on a John Deere lawn mower many years ago and things were working just fine. I just put a new battery in it and when I turn the key the starter solenoid clicks but the starter doesn't turn. I know there is power to the rest of the machine because the mower clutch and the carb...