Get a battery tender and use it! The tender will keep a battery charged up and will switch to storage mode when the battery is charged...It will not however charge a dead battery. I have a 3 yr. old Federated battery that is still strong because I use a Battery Tender. Just a thought...
Last year my snow blower only had 1 speed forward ( so fast I had to almost run behind it and no reverse. I took it apart and discovered the drive wheel was worn down to nothing...long story short I am in process of replacing the drive wheel and both belts...fingers crossed.
Anytime I shear a flywheel key I always use valve lapping compound and lap the flywheel on the crank snout to get a good tight fit. aif the flywheel is a bit crooked due to missalignment will cause a vibration.
Wrong fuel filter. Replaced filter with a smaller screen type and leveled the fuel line ( had a belly in it ). Starts cold opr hot now and runs great. Yes the carb is Chineseium but it works as it should.
Get right to it. Trying to help an elderly neighbor...Craftsman 42" rider. 14.5 hp. IC Gold OHV engine. Replaced the carb ( aftermarket off Amazon ) because ti was missing ( her son took it off to fix it???) Engine started with starting fluid and smoked and ran rough for about 2/3 mins. Cleared...
I have a verticle V-Twin 20 HP. Model # 351777-0036-01. It was pushing raw gas out of the carb and running only on 1 cyl. It's got a lot of hard hrs. on it so I pulled the heads. Nothing definitive but I'm doing a valve job. It's ready to go back together and I need the head bolt torque if...