Recent content by beebo172

Thanks for the reply. Please excuse my ignorance, what is kerro? I googled it and didn't find anything.

Sorry for posting this here, not sure where to post it. I have a portable generator that had some messed up spark plug threads. I used a thread chaser covered in grease, and quite a few little pieces of aluminum came out. I believe that at least the vast majority of the pieces of aluminum came...

I just bought a generator, a Firman Tri-fuel portable. I have not started it yet. No word in the manual about break-in. The owner's manual for every new vehicle I have owned recommended to vary the speeds for the first few hundred miles. Does a similar rule apply to generators? If so, I don't...

Yes, and a small plate on the flywheel cover assembly that comes off to allow the tip of the starter to engage with the flywheel. Thank you for the info, much appreciated.

I have a Devilbiss 5000 watt generator that has a Tecumseh HM100 engine. I want to add an electric start and to do so I need a flywheel with teeth. The only one I could find was on ebay, it was the only one that supposedly fits the HM100. It also said it would fit the HM80. The magnets on the...

I know how helpful people are on forums. I wouldn't want someone to link to websites or post pics or anything trying to help solve something already solved. It is so great that we have forums like this to help each other. When I was a kid you had to ask someone you knew, and if most of the...

I found the problem. A spring had come undone on one side for the choke.

Yes, once it starts it runs great. When I finished cutting the yard I turned it off, and checked to see if it would start, and it would not.

Briggs and Stratton model 90000, 550 series, serial # 16 0107 51 07401.

I have a Husqvarna mower with a Briggs and Stratton engine, model 90000, 550 series. It is 4 years old. It used to start first crank. This year it will only start if I spray a small amount of starting fluid. The only thing I know to do is change the spark plug, and clean the air filter. The air...

It is leaking all around the base, where the motor meets the base. All the way around, like there is no sealant. Any suggestions on what type of sealant to use?

I have a pressure washer with a Honda GC190 engine. It is leaking oil at the base of the motor where the motor sits on the frame. The pump is side mounted. I am pretty good with tools, but have never done this type of repair. It looks like all I need to do is unbolt the engine, clean off the old...

Would a broken timing belt be the reason for no compression? Thanks.