Hi guys.
I just bought three non running lawn boys for $30. My wife thought I was crazy. I mainly bought them because I needed a deck for a L21ZPN. All three are F engines and there should be plenty of spare parts there for my other mowers.
The guy told me that one engine didn't have any compression. I was wandering if it was normal to find mushed up oily grass inside the the reed plates? I can't think how all that grass got in there unless they ran it with no air filter.This is my first time opening up a F engine. Another question is can you check for compression on a lawn boy without the carburetor on it? Also what is a good product to use to get some carbon loose on the top of the cylinder by the spark plug hole? I would send some pictures but I don't know how. I don't even have a cell phone.
Thanks for any help.
Jerry
I just bought three non running lawn boys for $30. My wife thought I was crazy. I mainly bought them because I needed a deck for a L21ZPN. All three are F engines and there should be plenty of spare parts there for my other mowers.
The guy told me that one engine didn't have any compression. I was wandering if it was normal to find mushed up oily grass inside the the reed plates? I can't think how all that grass got in there unless they ran it with no air filter.This is my first time opening up a F engine. Another question is can you check for compression on a lawn boy without the carburetor on it? Also what is a good product to use to get some carbon loose on the top of the cylinder by the spark plug hole? I would send some pictures but I don't know how. I don't even have a cell phone.
Thanks for any help.
Jerry