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  1. mistermowerman

    Back fire under full load

    Hello, something that is worth checking is your seat switch or bag switch or any other switch that is part of the blade safety circuit, in my experience engine runs fine with blades engaged until movement of the mower causes a safety switch to make or break a connection causing a back fire on...
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    gas solenoid

    Something else to check is the wiring from the solenoid, it goes into a multi connector which can give you the same problem as a faulty solenoid .
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    Masport 660 front roller.

    Hello,when you say visible marks are they like lines going across the stripe as it could be your cylinder needs adjusting to your bottom blade.
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    Countax c300H with Honda v twin

    Hello, a simple way to check is with the engine running and having its problem, with an insulated pair of pliers pull one plug cap off at a time and check if the engine runs the same or cuts out this should tell you which side has got the fault. Also in my experience faults do not appear in...
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    Countax c300H with Honda v twin

    Hello, i had the same problem with a customers Countax and i traced to a failing ignition unit .
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    single blade lawnmower wont start

    Hello, you may have done two things to the mower. You may have partly sheared the timing key that sits between the engine flywheel and the crankshaft or more terminal is that you have bent your crankshaft at the blade end . T o find out remove your spark plug and turn the mower on its side...
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    Backfires and looses power when pto engaged and moving

    Hello, it may be a strange thing to say but i would recommend that you check your seat switch and the switch on your bag as what can happen is if you have a bad connection or switch out of adjustment as you engage your deck or when you are using the mower your safety cut out is going on and off...
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    Lawn mower runs really poorly

    Hello, i think long term you may have to get a new carb, the engine you have got i believe is a stiga engine not a briggs, the parts for these engines are a lot cheaper than you would think so may be using the numbers on the engine see if there is another carb out there at the right price.
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    Lawn mower runs really poorly

    Hello, have you dropped your float chamber off and checked to see if your main jet is not blocked, you will find the main jet either as part of the bolt that holds the float bowl up or in the centre tube (the part the bolt goes into that holds the bowl up)if the jet is in the centre tube it will...
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    Hello from Bampton in Oxfordshire in England

    Hello my name is Gary ,i came across your site while trying to find out an answer about a spark plug ?. I have run a mobile lawnmower service and repair business for nearly 20 years in Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds . A good amount of my jobs are John Deeres mtd lawnflites etc ,with English and...
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