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Most decks can be patched by any reasonable welder a lot cheaper than replacing it. To prolong the life of decks blow them out on top to remove the accumulated debis which adsorbs moisture and creates rust central

Only turning one way is a symptom of the bush at the bottom of the steering rod ( the one the steering wheel is on ) being worn oval Because of the geometry turning one way pulls the steering pinion & the fan gear tighter while turning the other way spreads them apart so the teeth skip over each...

Got a couple of stand on loaders in the service run They are forever getting debris stuck under the safety step preventing the operator present switch activating This one is on a cable so I made a shorter arm at the switch end which caused the switch to close if I put a brick on the stand.

Depends upon how much you want to spend & the actual condition of the grass & the terrain. If it is rough cut grass then flail mowers handle those conditions a lot better than rotarys

They are called roll pins and are a flat spring rolled into a tube so when hammered in they compress & lock in place. You can get roll pin punched that have a shoulder machined onto the end to hold them in position when you hit the pin. Use a big heavy hammer and swing it slowly so you can make...

Start by cleaning up the flywheel & engine key slot they will probably have burrs on them. Once the burrs are gone using some fine valve lapping paste lap the flywheel to the crankshaft I usually go with fine paste then brasso , Reassemble and rotate the engine by hand put an index mark on the...

The parts manual is your best friend Most show the actual routing of the belt and the approximate position of the tension springs After that isis just a matter of finding the anchor point for the spring which will usually have some tell tale wear marks, even on a brand new deck.

I think your original premise is the other way round To make a machine that works perfectly every time take a lot more time & effort resulting in a substantially more expensive machine As an absurd example A Rolls Royce will function perfectly right off the dealers floor and will never give any...

Thats good to know Not seen one of them yet but will keep it in mind Thank you

I had a stand up with an achademic self imposed "Eco warrior" who was very strongly advocating for the total ban of all 2 stroke engines as the solution to atmospheric pollution. By the time I had forced her to look at more than just the tail pipe emissions she was in tears because she finally...

People are idiots and some of the bigger idiots see it as an act freedom to totally dissable all safety switches. The small wire on the coil is a kill wire and should be open circuit in the run position & ground in the off position. On a lot of mowers the ground is provided through the key...

Yes the solenoid should retract Two options 1) replace it, very expensive 2) use carb cleaner to soften the dried up gunk in the bottom & work the the plunger by hand till it frees up Most will come good but some might take quite a while & a lot of solvent .

YEs However they are expensive because they are genuine mechanics tools So you won't find them where cheapskates shop like ebay, amazon, Harbour Freight, Walmart or even Lowes. hey will come as a set with a lot of different spark plug adapters and in particular different length ones because if...

And I would go one further, What type of parent would mow while there were other people , particularly children in the yard ? I for one use mowers that predate the MIR features and can not see the logic of preventing tractors mowing in reverse and allowing ZTR's to do the said same thing ...

Two ways to run down electrical problems on mowers 1) substitution with a KNOWN good part 2) bypassing Both work as well as each other but the latter cost only time where as the former can run into hundreds of dollars before the 15¢ bad terminal is located .With your situation, I always start by...

drop the valve lash down to .001" to .002" for the purpose of checking If the engine hangs on the compression stroke then the cam is deceased

Interesting docco, but little there that was not already known A badly laid out plant and a lesson learned that actually got acted on. You will find that since this most remaining nuclear power plants now have triple redundancy in the operational power. There was another docco showing some of...

Not that I know of Not a difficult job to rewire most mowers as the safety circuits are mostly ground switched so you can use the wires already going to the modules. When new models come out that never had a conventional wiring so there is no diagram to follow it will require a bit more thought.

depending upon your strength it is a 2 to 4 hour job excluding things like drilling out rusted in bolts 1) flip the seat & disconnect the wiring 2) remove the pedals 3) remove the bolts holding down the rear mudguard 4) remove the seat if working by yourself 6] remove the lift handle end & set...

The float valve is not closing properly Fuel fills the bowl then overflows out of the vent hole at the back of the carb.

Symptoms are coherent with a sticking inlet valve or loose inlet valve seat

Joe, That is the $ 65,000 question that no one will give an honest or strait answer to . Every one selectively quotes statistics to enhance their position so basically every one lies. What you have to get your head around is ENERGY is FOREVER and all energy ultimately has come from the...

You should be able to get a transmission pulley from a mower shop. The aftermarket parts suppliers all list their pulleys by diameter. Keep the transmission pulley the same size as hydro drives are very sensitive to input speeds and faster is definatly not better . The deck pulley is not as...

Have you considered that the amp gauge is faulty ? I seriously doubt that your alternator could pump out 15A if it's life depended upon it Next Amps is a measure of flow so you only get 15 Amps coming off the alternator if there is a load that can draw 15 A So either the amp gauge is toast ...

1 always tip the mower crankcase down or spark plug up if you like then you will never end up in this situation You will probably find oil contamination in the carburettor and perhaps even a blown head gasket . So start by removing the carburettor & cleaning it or better still clean it and run a...

I find I am doing more retro fits to mowers every year Those smart switchers are not particularly smart unless you have share in the companies that makes them .

A "parts only" warranty means they will replace the part but you have to pay for the labour The other alternative is to take up the warranty claim with Global Digital directly . No mower company is going to take your word that a part is faulty for obvious reasons. There is a scheduled service...

Like hlw49 above. Some one walks through the gate and asks if it is worth fixing I give the starter a couple of pulls with the "calibrated elbow" . If it feels good then it is on with the spark tester & out with the can of carb spray no spark or spark & no start then it is "Probably not " but...

Whatever you do, do not buy one of the cheap "HIGH POWER" unbranded starters all over ebay / amazon To a one they are all junk and will be lucky to last a season and even luckier not to take out the solenoids & alternators with them . Most are only 2 pole so draw a lot more electricity than the...

Check it with the blower housing off before you remove it The bendix is a service replacement part as is the gear

Go to any engineering supply company and buy a pair of steel pulleys and some heavy walled tubing Drill out the grub screw and replace it with one that has an inner diameter the same diameter as the keyway Cut the tube so the pulley spacing is the same as the original Grind the last 2 turns of...

The head gasket is blown between the push rod tunnel & the cylinder. Run the engine for a few minutes then turn it off. Count to 5 then take outt he dipstick and watch the end of the tube for wisps of smoke /

No But you should get enough to stop it clogging up & cutting off the supply

Remove the fuel lines & fuel cap and drain the fuel tank then let it dry out completely Then shove a vacuum tube down the filler cap and or blow a lot of air up the fuel line

Take the spark plug out and try to crank the engine If the engine spins fine ( should be quite quick ) then it is time to adjust the valve lash

That mower should have an external brake which is access by removing the left hand wheel Clean he area the remove the brake caliper by undoing the bolts at either side. DO NOT TOUCH THE NUT IN THE CENTER Take a lot of photos because there are small parts like the shim(s) behind one or both pads...

Good to hear that you got it sorted All the techs on here who actually know what we are talking about are bored to the teeth from advising people to only buy parts from genuine mower parts retailers who have a physical address with windows you can throw rocks through if they sold you trash...

In that case the starter is toast Double check by doing the same thing from your cars battery. A weak starter will spin on a bench but not have the power to crank the engine Did you try it with the plugs removed ? Take the blower housing off so you can see the starter gear & the flywheel Some...

I have cut longer thicker grass than that with the Victa 18" but you have to tie the discharge chute up out of the way because the volume of grass chokes the deck in the first 3 foot.

Getting an accurate secondary pressure reading an small 2 strokes can be very problematic Compression testers with flexiable connections can expand to a volume substantially bigger than the volume of the combustion chamber Some times it takes 100 pulls till a compression tester stops going up...

1) take the plug out and make sure the engine can be turned over by hand 2) try the same with the starter 3) use booster cables to go from the battery to a good ground near the starter and/ or the starter + terminal Let us know what happened .

Nice photo explanations at This Site As Ilengine said, a camera ( on a stand ) is your best friend BE careful removing jets, the screwdriver must be a really good fit I usually clamp the carb in a vice ( soft jaws) and use a power screwdriver tip turning it with a 1/4" ring so I can press down...

Yes It is what is called a 4 pole solenoid and uses one of those small spades to make the ground connection So toy will need to make up a ground strap to go between the terminal & one of the mounting bolts Does not matter which way you connect them usually

The thickness of the gasket sets the crank shaft end float Ideally yushould assemble with no gasket, then measure the end float then select the appropriate gasket , or number of gaskets needed to compensate for the wear .

Assuming you have a President 550 that uses the # 529150 blade 4" long ( middle of the bolt hole to the tip of the blade ) with 1/2" bolt hole then you can replace it with the SuperSwift # 609184 blade which is stepped. They come in a 3 pack or loose from a real mower store ( still in sets of 3...

Perhaps Rivets but I got better things to do with my time than what some peoples parents failed to do . They don't learn so I just walk away and do my best to forget that they ever existed. Far too many nice people to associate with that make you feel glad to be alive so why waste time on...

If you had a god ferret around then you would have found links to outdoor power info they have a honda carb section as well Because I do this all the time, I have a pair of long studs that I slip into the engine when reassembling the carb to stop the gaskets falling off the end. Then holding...

Hold on Rivets, if he wants to vent let the excess steam get away. Takes a lot to worry me & I have been called a lot worse, even spat on when I did valve lash in front of a customer so they knew how to do it after having spent $ 400 on parts to fix his impossible mower so jerk is no worry I was...

OK What I am hoping you are saying is the mower ran fine without the rectifier connected . SO now we have isolated it to the alternator or rectifier the next step is to check the stator

Heating the float & bending is the wrong way to go. The red rubber seat is not down fully You have to push them down quite hard to get past the little step at the bottom of the hole So your fuel level will still be too low

Take the battery out , drain the tank , remove the deck then stand the mower up on its bum The rear top belt is in a triangle with the varidrive pulley the actual very large drive pulley & the tension pulley being held in place with a spring ( tug O war team 1 ) Push the stop/ clutch pedal down...

THis mower uses the vari drive system with 2 drive belts both connected to a double pulley The middle bit can slide up & down the change the diameter of the top & bottom sections of the pulley So in effect it is the same as a set of stepped pulleys you see on pedistal drills for changing the...

IF you installed the carb with the seat not fully home so the float is not sitting horizontal the fuel level in the bowl will be too low so the engine will surge when running on the man jet The hole that the red rubber seat goes into is not strait Down the very bottom there is slightly smaller...

It is a well known problem with Magical Mystery Mowers particularly the model fitted with the infamous Unknown Engine with the Unspecified model number. Fortunately in post #7 the answer to this problem was found & noted so there should never be reason for this thread to ever be reopened .

Light globe Old headlamps work well for this purpose

A bad ground contact on the key switch will also cause this to happen and as Will already mentioned the carb solenoid is either faulty or has been butchered On top of this the carb float is not sealing so the carb needs to come off & be cleaned if not rebuilt. JD ownerss have no excuse for not...

We need to start diagnosing your problem So the first thing to do is a 50:50 split to work out if your problem is electrical or fuel So get a can of carb cleaner. The instant the engine stops spray A TINY AMOUNT down the carb and see if the engine will fire. If it does then you problem is with...

You get used to these sorts of things when you play with 100 year old motorcycles. It is fairly common for them to clutch start but not kick start as the magnets get weak. So I can kick start the bike first thing in the morning or after it has sat for about 2 hours, but stop the engine for...

what makes the coil spark ? How many winding are there in the coil ? Why bother to measure some thing that has no meaning ?

And THIS is the method of cleaning out the idle circuits for cabs that are sealed Back in post # 3 scrubby posted a link to the photo instruction for cleaning Walbro carb which actually has that link in it but a lot fail to see it IF your carb has removable idle jets and not having a solenoid...

You make some bypass jumper leads that have a male terminal at each end Get a globe and hook some wires to it Connect one end to a power source and the other to the magneto kill wire The kill wire is normally open circuit then goes to ground to stop the engine SO if the kill circuit has a short...

Get yourself a can of freeze spray Most electronics stores keep it for testing circuit boards with. When the engine is hot, spray the magneto magnet in the flywheel with the freeze spray till it is at room temprature. Magnets loose magnetism as they get hotter As this is a quite old engine it...

The rngine starts using the IDLE circuit The IDLE circuit has it's own jet and passage down the side of the carb On some it is fixed and covered by welch plug If that passage is not clear the engine will not start full stop This is why most of the techs here ignore it when a poster says they...

Yes, The hidden problems of monoculture agriculture IT provides a host which allows a particular insect to reproduce to plague numbers but does nothing to host their natural preditors to keep the numbers in check. We lost thousands of acres of forrest just because we cleared the trees that the...

From your original post you said the fuse was blowing when the engine was running SO what I would like you to do is fully charge the battery then go mow with the rectifier plug off. Before you start spending your hard earned cash we would like to find the problem No good replacing expensive...

Your problem was caused by fuel leaking past the float valve then draining into the engine and down into the sump . This both dilutes the oil and causes the oil level to rise which generates the results you saw. The carburettor needs to come off and get cleaned It is also prudent to fit a cut...

It will have 2 wires the same colour and one that is different which is generally purple on kohlers That wire caries the power the alternator generates back to charge the battery and is the one that generally causes grief. IT is a process of removing one part at a time to see where the problem...

this one Then click the link on the bottom that says Disassembling Briggs carb 790120 for cleaning

Now you will understand is why I never ever use silicon on any engine regardless of weather it is OEM or not Does not take long to hand cut a gasket Unfortunatly there are way too many mechanics of all types who learned they can put a tube of silicon in a caulking gun thus never ever replace any...

Usually I would suspect the charging circuit Locate the regulator rectifier on the side of the engine Pull off the flat 3 pin plug See if the fuse blows Let us know what happens If you have a pair of eyes that work, a length of insulated wire & a globe you have all of the electrical testing...

In november lat year one of my suppliers announced that they were going to distribute Loncin Engines , put out a price list for engines & parts In December they listed the parts as in stock ( and they were ) to date the first container load of engines have not landed that was due in January ...

No it will be fine provided that the engine is running full speed

Firstly thanks to all who contributed to the Sad Day post which has now been closed. It is always good to have a civalized conversation with people who have a diverse set of beliefs & opinions Because I take care with the news feeds I am exposed to I would have never seen any of the shows linked...

It never fails to amaze me what people will do to mower wiring rather to work out which part has failed .

Quite repairable Have a close look at the holes on the simp that the cam spins in for cracks The crank can probably be polished which leaves you with a new rod , cam & full gasket / seals rebuild kit Add a crankshaft & sump that will bring it up to about 1/2 to 1/3 the replacement cost .

The fuel tanks on most hand held devices are pressurised with the fuel cap vent regulating it . If your shed gets really hot and the tank vent is not working then the fuel can either leak out via the carburettor or around the holes where the fuel lines pass through Loosen the fuel cap slightly...

That is generally the flywheel key broken which causing the timing to be off or a problem with the intake valve not sealing properly .

Main stream media brainwashed , really ? Don't do social media. don't buy or read newspapers on line but I subscribe to SCIENTIFIC Journals ( machinery Journals and a few other creditablle publicatins from organizations that do not have a political bias. Now I do not care if you have or have...

Thank you for posting that link, very interesting and definately worth a deeper look. Unfortunately there was no link to the source material other than a mention of the doctors names and of course without them in print, near impossible to find so they could be checked. I think I found them but...

Take the belt off and see what happens when you turn the clutch on Unplug the clutch and do the same Let us know what happens.

Don't see many of those because when you are running on really low margins the .5¢ extra cost for printing eats into the profits. I rarely have problems with a branded product although some do tend to be very short lived I buy a lot of parts from Farmer Tech who previously used the name Arbor...

Sit it against the shaft and see if the belt run will be strait

Not sure what you are trying to say or where you got those numbers from but they look rather like someone made them up then they have been cross posted 10,000 times because some people want them to be correct. The vaccine is as safe as it can be made and most of the resistance is simply "Fear of...

IT will depend upon how much damage has been done B & S parts are cheap (rapidly going up ) but you won't know till you open it up

There is a slf seeded fig growing in the middle of one of the paddocks The entire hear will come around when lrt in and stare at it for a good 1/4 hour then one will front up and grab a leaf from the front, chew it a few times then spit it out . Then it will walk to the side , pull another leaf...

Rule of thumb If the carb has a name cast into the side of it then it will be a reasonable quality item ( however still could have come from the scrap bin ) If it arrives in a branded box or bag then the vendor wants you remember who you got it off so again usually a good unit However if it is...

The timber surround of a door frame usually done in a moulding to match the skirting boards

Well the current draw for a flat battery and an electric clutch would be well over 3 Amps . However once again why? Now one could strip & rewind a B & S stator if one was desperate but for all pracical purposes it is a waste of time. It either works or it does not work.'The labour charge for...

The cattle are free range so they calf when & where they calf . The owners try to run the heard without the bull most of the time to get calfing in sync with the available feed They they have to contend with dogs & snakes . No use doing a post mortem on beef cattle unless several start to die in...

The very best mowers are made by family owned companies like Walker The bigger the organization the worse the product as the board make dividends , not mowers. The exception to this are companies who make expensive equipment so need a name associated with quality like JD, Kubota & Toro . A...

Once again highly emotional reporting So what the story really was " Obese woman refuses medical treatment that is proven to work in favour of taking any drug that might work, got lucky " Does not quite have the same ring to it does it? So take out madam fatso and the rest of the story was...

I no longer recommend any of my customers buy either any Cub product nor any Husqvarna mower ( hand helds still seem to be good ) MTD bought CC a while back and is slowly trashing the brand while selling them for a higher price than the other MTD products trading on the good name the previous...

Get a booster cable & touch the battery + to the starter + If all is good engine will crank Better than average chance the solenoid was bad so it did not turn off This prevents the pinion from retracting fully and will eat the gear in no time flat . Probably was the root cause .

1) they can fly when ready to mate 2) Thy can walk on vertical surfaces so come in from gaps between the archatrave & the wall Hence the suggestion of caulking every crack you can see with a soft non hardening filler . They can land on the window stills then enter via cracks around the window...

Post the full model & serial number off the mowers ID tag Some of the members here have trade access to the "secret" sections of dealers web so can tell what engine was originally fitted to which mowers. AFAIK only 3 stators for Kohlers and all will interchange as the mounting points remained...

Flot valve does not completely shut off the fuel supply Gravity is causing the float bowl to overfil EPA regulations require the bowl vent to be internal So fuel runs out the bowl vent then dribbles into the cyllnder, passes the rings and fills the sump Probably the No 3 most common problem on...

The alternator is not working To check disconnect the alternator at the plug, charge the battery and go mow. If it runs for the same time ( or longer ) then the charging system is bad. Rectifers can go short to ground anddiode can go open circuit so the stator tries to become an electric motor...

A carb is a carb is a carb is a carb is a carb. Helps to use one from the same capacity engine. Putting a smaller one on tends to make the carb very sensitive so you get hysterisis happening whenever the governor adjusts the speed . It also means the jets should be about right Putting a bigger...

Get a pair of booster cables Use them to bypass the battery leads , one at a time . Not uncommon for a ZTR battery cable to be corroded through in the middle where you can not see it just from condensed moisture wicking down the cable let alone being under water .

A replacement seat switch is a lot cheaper than an ambulance ride to an A & E or even a taxi trip home .

Was the replacement carb a new boxed & branded OEM part on an on line cheapie lottery part ? Seen way too many replacement carbs that were obviously rescued from a scrap metal bin

If you are regularly mowing very steep slopes then get a mower with a horizontal shaft engine or risk a low oil siezure because on a slope it is very easy to have the oil pump to be higher than the oil level in the sump & pumping air. With a yard that small, a used commercial should do you well...

Just to get a handle on your problem 1) have you owned this mower from new ? 2) is this the original engine ? 3) Dose the mower have an electric clutch ? a single wire diode will not be able to keep up with the power requirements of an electric clutch and recharge the battery It will overheat...

And to state the very obvious, you are connecting the terminals the right way round, double checked the + lead is going onto the + battery post Like car batteries, mower batteries do come in left & right hand + terminals

You have most likely hooked up the power feed wire for the mower to the trigger terminal on the solenoid

Alway happy to help over the phone because I can do that while I work with the hands free. Face to face, they have to talk to me while I work if I have work to do. If they want to argue I walk into the shop & grab the schedule of fees for an arguement . Most get the hint OTOH not afraid to tell...

Yes I was just trying to explain how I (me ) do a rough check of the hydros on the mowers I am servicing Sounds lik you have blown yours now that we have more information HYdros have a specific load limit They also must always be used with the engine running full speed, Had to trash several...

If the terrain is rough, make sure the ZTR has a seat switch delay or every time you bounce in the seat either the blades or engine will shut off . After that I will leave it to others although I am rather fond of flail mowers and out front ones are really good for manouvering as you can ( sort...

As per Ilengine's post, make up some short jumpers & no a bit of wire stripped at both ends won't do the same thing. So you will need at least 4 check the way the connections go on the lap switches & parking brake then jump them and try again Next rick is to jump the PTO switch & try that...

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How easy does the spindle spin ? You have a serious problem with that deck if it can strip out a pulley that fast assuming you tightened the nut to specification

Sounds like excessive wear in the tensioning arm or even a jambed brake mechanism Slide the deck out and try moving the tension arm by hand to see where it is binding .

Phones use a different file format to computers So a 2Mp phone imager looks like a 20Gp image to the computer SO the first thing is to open the image in a photo application then " store as" or "save as" or "export as" a JPG ( JPEG on better computers ) If the app you are using does basic editing...

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So the only problem right now is the engine can not revolve 1 complete revolution Can you turn it a full revolution by hand with the spark plugs removed ? ( two is even better ) If you turn it backwards does it stop at the same spot ? Does it stop with click, klack , thud or just bind up ? Is...

The mower is not right here for all to see so we need more information 1) what do you hear , feel , see & smell from the second your bum hits the seat. It could be mechanical like a hydro lock , valve lash or alternator jambed It could be electrical as simple as the battery leads fallen off or...

They will do what massive companies always do. Optimise profit That usually means dropping the least profitable models and badge engineering the rest Then either close down one of the factories or build all models at all factories in order to reduce freight costs Can't trash Cub Cadet any more...

If as the title says and the text does not mention the counter weight has come loose or apart.

It depends upon the brand of the mower If the model numbers on the ID tag are the same then they are exactly the same If the model numbers are different then they mowers are a downgraded version The 100 series JS's are identical to the ones in the JD shop built down to a price so the dealer can...

The after market parts suppliers, Oregon, Stens, Rotary , Prime Line all sell recoils that work & have passed a quality control test Ebay & amazon vendors sell the junk that the afore mentioned wholesalers reject because they have failed QC Buy from a mower store who can not see junk because...

It is the same old story & the government will do nothing about it The biggest player buys every brand they can to become the monopoly supplier A USA marketing stragety originally called "Owning the Market " and they still teach MBA's to do it at all costs. Every one on a board now days has an...

Manufacturers have been doing that for decades We bought a superceeded 1.5L Nissan, top of the range with power every thing and air con For the coming model year the same 1.5L engine in the new body was not available with power steering or air conditioning because it was "underpowered" and to...

The only thing that cuts as good as a Walker is the articulated Husqvarnas . Lots of used Walkers around. For a home owner they are a once in a life time purchase as Walker is a small family owned business dedicated to making the best mower they can. Not a big business dedicated to making as...

It comes from thinking the universe revolves around you. I put a lot of it down to smaller families with parents who dote over their children. And give them everything they originally ask for then end up demanding. When you walk around a shopping mall or supermarket have a listen to all the...

The first ( not sparking ) is a safety switch problem The second is a seat switch or reverse switch problem. Do as Mark advised because the JD Tech manual is the best on the market , particularly when running down an electrical problem.

How long is a piece of string ? What is the meaning of life the universe & everything ? What are next weeks winning lottery numbers ? It is going to depend upon what type of grass you are cutting how long the grass is How high you are cutting the grass how many blades on your deck How deep the...

Give it a tighten You would be amazed just how little wear on a belt or pulley can make the belt quite slack

Just a light lap to flatten some of the high spots

NO NO hydros in the drive position, not the bypass ( push ) position . And of corse brake off. The wheel should roll in the same direction If they roll in opposite directions then the parking brake is jambed on .

If you have a rolling strain gauge and measure the belt tension between each section of the belt run with the engine running and both hydros under load you would see it is highest between the engine & the right , then a bit lower between the the right & left then a lot lower between the left &...

Yep. When the adds were static they loaded quickly Now they are dynamic so they take a long time to load and the tiny routines to make the adds move & chage theem hy-jacks the processor continually. every time the add changes on the page the server interrogates ( snoops ) your cashe & history in...

I only use Devcon or POR 15 Both will make a suitable repair to heads As for JB weld, 99% advertising hype 1% performance So I never use the stuff. The trick is to buy from shops that engineers go to not the shops that DIY's go to .

You got the answer back in reply # 2 It is a function of trying to drive 2 pulleys that have variable loads from a single belt which is a disgusting thing to do from an engineering point of view The engine spins clockwise when viewed from above thus the RIGHT side gets a direct pull from the...

Screens clog because:- the main jet is set too rich The fuel mix has too much oil The owners labour the engine with a dull blade In any combination of the 3 The tell tale that it is clogging is the saw will sit & idle all day but bogs down under full throttle And the time for bogging down gets...

Yes check by engine make & model not by what it is fitted into The carbs are all the same regardless os who is fitting them

Yes that is the typical intek blown head gasket I there is a deep groove it will need to be filled with your favourite liquid metal goop then the whole face smoothed & lapped. I use a coarse stone followed by a sheet of wet & dry glued to a sheet of glass cut to the size of the wet & dry then...

Engine off and hydro bypass in the drive position so the wheels are now the pump & the pump is now a motor. What you are measuring is the resistance of the oil to leak out of the motor / pump units which is how hydros fail. With the bypass in the push position it should push as easy as a...

If it is a service reminder, they are programmed into the timing chip and will come on at every service schedule , hang around for about 2 mowing hours then go away

OK, time to get serious with this one Please post the full specification number so I can check exactly what carb should be there The FH680 had 3 fitted over its life, 2 with a square cast float bowl and one with a round pressed float bowl The service manual lists 2 different sets of main jets...

Step by step instruction with good photos are found on the out door power info site

My test for hydros is rolling them down the ramp off the trailer If I have to pushe them and they stop the second I stop pushing them, the transmission is excellent If they roll with just a little resistance and continue a short amount when I stop pushing they are on the way out If i give them...

John Deere have all of their full service manuals available directly from the JD web site . Usually they would not produce a different manual for a model variant so the 200 & 200A would be the same manual with notes where things are different which is usually wiring to comply with local...

Easier than that Just plain old water from the tap under pressure. A pressure washer with a fan outlet is even better Once they are attached & feeding, if you mechanically remove them you damage their feeding tube & they can no longer eat, thus starve . Add to that you are watering the tree...

If you think the blade nut was hard to get off, wait till you try to replace the entire housing Usually 1 if not all of the bolts ( screws actually ) will break off just before your hernia bursts . Spindles are easy to replace but the blades need to go back on so you can hold the shaft while you...

Lots of companies have used Covid as an excuse to run down inventories and push up prices so they are making a higher profit from a smaller turn over. Look at the results when businesses start to report for the full financial year . IT is all about securing the bonuses of the executives & Boards...

Give it a short shot of carb cleaned down the plug holes & crank the engine Should fire once or twice Do the same directly int the carburettor should fire a few more times Let us know how it goes.

Let side is always weaker because of the belt run it is on the"push" side of the engine pulley . Add to that the left hydro always seems to get dirtier than the right So the pulley slips more thus the pump is turning slower & the oil is running hotter thus the left side seem weaker.

Standard right hand thread Just double hernia tight

Cub belts are not standard A or B section nor are they standard full inch length . OEM is Original Equipment Manufacturere. Some times you can be lucky but running standard section belts causes the pulleys to wear excessively. It all comes down to how you mow & what you mow but all things being...

Oil comes in 2 varities Detergent for use with a spin on filter & non detergent for use with a settleing tank AFAIK SAE 30 mower oil is non detergent All multi grade mower oils are detergent. As for not starting two things come to mind Carb is still not clean Choke dose not fully close. As for...

Did you read the owners manual ? Front & back deck lifts are held on with clevises so you just remove the pins Latter deck looks like it has a tie rod end held on with a nut . Did you own this mower from new or get it second hand cheap ? Some one whose tool box contains only an angle grinder &...

No such thing as a universal "BEST" blade. What works best on your grass might not work on your neighbours grass Not uncommon for owners down her to run summer & winter blades Most of the commercial customers run Gators because they rarely give a bad cut , not because they give the best cut on...

Depends where you use them Down here if you get caught using one without the arrestors in a national park or state forest you do time. No if or buts, starts at 12 months inside or 2 years full time community service . Most never use a saw at night so you don't see just how many glowing embers...

Check the inside of the pulleys Good chance you will find a nut , bit of twig , small rock stuck right down the bottom of the groove . I use a piece of wire and do it by feel rotating the pulleys into the wire

Grass Hopper did not make the drives they bought them in from some one else So you start by looking for the ID tag on the drives Then go to the drive maker to get filters Filters are all common sizes so it is just a matter of getting the right specs .

Waste of time unless you have a coil with a remote timing controller . They have 2 or 3 small wires connecting to the coil If it has a single wire then the only test you need to do is plug cap to laminations for continuity. Pull the single kill wire off & crank. it will spark = good or not spark...

Not quite so Ken For rusting to happen you need air & water When grass packs in solid under the deck the bacteria consume all of the air & the water much faster than the steel deck can You will get some light rust at the edges of the clumps I regularly clean decks that have not been touched for...

If it has got to that state a few naughties that can be done I drop catnip seeds in places where if the plant grows & the cats eat the grass they are likely to come to harm like the median strip on the road Get a pair of staffidshire terriers , they are gentle dogs by nature but have poor...

And to answer the original question,,, YES What gobbles up the extra power is shifting all of that wind around under the deck. Mulching blades are supposed to cut the grass then toss the clipping up in the air while chopping them up a few more times before tossing them out the side. All of this...

Other way round Mark, non detergent oil All that detergents do is to surround every single particle to prevent them turning into big blobs . Tommy, your oil is just old and weather or to be more accurate water affected. With things like generators they should be started & run for at least 1...

Thanks for getting back For me it is SOP to fit a new seal as a badly leaking seal can rub the sump empty in no time flat so keep an eagle eye on your oil level ant check the top of the top pulley regularly for oil

No they are just bigger so harder to squash Roaches mostly feed on decaying wood but if they are hungry will eat grain based food Loose cats are often the cause of a cockroach infestation as they eat or just kill all of the things that would normally eat the roaches. My shed cat , was just that...

I use the Stens ones where possible as they are a lot stronger than the OEM ones After that I have some solid copper ones from Coppergasketsus because some heads just don't want to seal even after lapping. I put that down to bad castings or bad post casting heat treatment it is possible to get...

Yes ,mum used to use borax. It does not need to be mixed with anything. Cockroaches are a very clean insect they just look ugly Borax powder sprinkled on surfaces gets on their feet & when they preen themselves they injest it . Works on some ants as well . I don't have a roach problem I work...

Spiders are your best friend when you stop poisoning them Fogging works best They need moisture in plague proportions they might indicate major wet rot so check all of the plumbing carefully . Eggs can sit for a long time before they hatch Get a few tubes of sealant and cork up every crack You...

The loose plug was to see if the old one would self clean in a hot engine I should have mentioned to remove the replace properly when both are cold I have 2 Jolly grinders One set up for the depth stops & the other for sharpening using the diamond wheels It does not do as good a job as hand...

Yep The band with problem was what got me a while back We have the worst internet on the planet in Australia because the market is too small and the distances are too big so when telecommunications were privatised we ended up with with perfect ultra high speed connections to the few in...

Pull the flywheel off first. You will have to do it anyway . Check that there is not some thing loose like a bit of gravel or broken magnet stopping it from rotating. Otherwise I would go with a replacement engine Those Hondas at the Surplus Center are a steal at that price They don't ship to...

Probably a 54.x" belt Mower belts are often silly fractions not exact inches like car fan belts . Post the Grasshopper part number and some one might be able to find a cross refference for you . Is the tension arm free to swivel, did you grease it and is the spring in the right place. I find it...

Black smoke is either rich or timing too far retarded or random missing Both plugs equally sooty tends to point to the carb or timing key . Does this engine have the tank vent plumed into the intake manifold ? If so pull it off & plug the spiggot see if it is pulling fuel vapour from the fuel...

That description is indicative of a float not sealing properly Unfortunately looks like no one answered Crow so we don't know if it was a genuine carb or a lucky dip ebay carb . So pull your carb off tip it upside down and try to blow through the fuel intake . You should not be able to do it and...

According to Gates it is a 6747BR

Probably Do it up till it stops the 1/4 turn or put a high tensile split washer on it and do it up till it is flat.

The instant it stops pull the fuel line off at the fuel pump and blow back through the line. put it back and see if the engine fires right up If it dose then the tank has trash in it as Mparr mentioned in the first reply

Moder fuels are not like petrol & very conductive at compression pressures BEcause of lead emission regulations the insulator noses are no longer glazed so once they start to track the only way to clean them is to burn the deposits off. Get it nice & hot then change back to the old plug DO NOT...

They self tighten and respond to a rattle gun much better than a breaker bar Other than that i do have to chop a few off every year from mowers where the owners never sharpen the blades

Pictures of the belt will tell us how it failed Then we need to look for the why for that type of failure . Also what you are mowing Lots of trees drop nuts that will eat a belt if they get between the belt & pulley.

Check the battery voltage running with the blades on If it is less than 13 V you have an electrical problem And as MParr said "Take it Back "

So just imagine how I feel cause I got 5 miles of verge to look after with 7 under road drains and 2 creeks .

I bet if you googled "grain of Function" or anything else what you see is not a balanced search but optimised according to your other searches or pages you visited . Googles search algorithm probably has already put you in the" right wing Republican - Democrat hating , conspiracy believer group...

It can . IT all depends upon the ratio of propellent to WD40 This is why I always specify to use a trigger or pump up sprayer In any case WD 40 in a pressure can is a rip off big time Down here they marketed it as the "Mechanic in a Can" And when tested by one of our consumer groups they agreed...

Also check the ground strap where it bolts onto one of the engine mounting bolts They do come loose so will show 12.9 V untill a heavy load is applied like starting or turning the blades on.

check the entire crankcase for a crack or bulge Could very well have been counter weight coming loose or a loose rod . Remove the spark plug & rocker cover turn over the engine by hand while watching the rockers There should be almost no resistance till the rockers start to move & you are...

It all depends upon your budget .You won't get anything for nothing and the transmissions are near 1/2 the cost in a ZTR because there are two of them . like the EZT JD and the bottom end 335 would be more than big enough Baggers on ZTR's make them quite cumbersome to use . Things like Walkers...

By and large the hood is ornamental so you can mow without it no problems. Only downside is the fan sucks in a bit more dust so annual fin cleaning is a must if there is no hood & of course weather damage if you can not store it under cover . If storing outside, a couple of sheets of tin bent...

Yes the transmission is 1/3 the price of mower, the engine is another 1/3 and all the other bits make up the last 1/3 , more or less. If the tranny has gone then you either rebuild it or replace it but with an upgrade the next model up with drain plugs, & replaceable filters. Again it all goes...

Should fire every stroke Get a white paint pen and mark the flywheel at TDC Every time the white mark goes past the plug should fire If not then the coil is toast These coils are very sensitive to both the spark plug and the plug gap . What plugs are you using ? Very common for the monkey...

Thanks for comming back To end the confusion, which was the right filter ?

No Unless you are a commercial mowing contractor where needing to mow thick tall & heavy grass a little slower costs you money Most modern mowers are way over powered I use old mowers , 8Hp 34" cut & 10Hp 42" cut so 27Hp for 50" cut is way over the top. Having said that twin hydros gobble up Hp

Not uncommon for shysters who "fully recondition" roadside finds by replacing the bad spark plug then polishing the base to slip a blower housing off a latter or more powerful motor onto an earlier or base 3.5 Hp engine to get a better price from the unsuspecting public. Get at least 2 of these...

Oh yes , no shortage of excaped roses that have reverted to briars, blackberry vines in the drainage ditches I can not get into that can grow 100' in a season, honey locust with 4" long spikes , lantana , & boganvillias , got the lot on the roadside verges that I mow. Spent 4 years taming them...

Adding to Ilengine, a broken spindle housing bolt or loose blade will also do similar .

the horizontally opposed layout uses a single double ended coil so one plug the spark goes from the inner to outer electrodes and the other sparks from the outer to the inner These types of coils work really well on high reving things like transverse 4 motorcycles with battery coil ignitions but...

Double ditto Although with a hand held 1/4 teaspoon would be more than enough fuel Two drops from an eye dropper would do nicely

never wear shorts except when swimming or in hospital In a very hot place with very high UV levels , exposing your skin to the sun is not a good idea In a country with lots os things like snakes & spiders doubly not adviseable I do have about 20 pairs of coveralls though .

Different mechanism, same net result , the voltage leaks away and no spark occurs .

No one. ever releases any sort of biological weapon until they have an anti-dote , for obvious reasons . I will believe it was human developed when there is more than one person saying it was and it can be independently verified. Virologists have been investigating corona viruses and particular...

Most times they get damaged beyond reuse I always push them out from the inside There is a tool for doing this but in reality I never bothered to make one because fuel pumps almost never fail I have replaced only 1 in 9 years of servicing mowers pull the fuel line off at the carb end. hold it as...

the bearings in the PTO clutch are failing

It is surging the 100% most common problem Usually fixed by removing the carby then a full strip down with a proper clean . When doing that you have a close look at what you find inside which can indicate bad fuel lines . After that debris i the fuel tank blocking off the fuel supplu Water in...

We know why engine will not restart when hot the problem is almost no one comes back with a " the problem ended up being xyz, thank you" so when others like you search, you see lots of suggestions but no solutions. Without the engine right in front of us, all we can do is give you some tests...

In any case, all this is achademic. Run away engine = failed governor so unless the governor arm is very loose on the governor shaft ( does happen even with new engines ) , it is an internal governor failure . So get a torch and try to move the governor arm while watching the shaft If they move...

10 hours in 2 years , really ? We can only work with the information you provide Average mow for a residential ride on used on a 1 acre block is 2 hrs a mow x 30 mows a year = 60 hours x 2 years = 120 hrs Mowers should be serviced at the end of every season so the minimum number of services it...

For the time being look at the surplus engine retailers small engine suppliers small engine warehouse surplus center For a replacement engine Any engine around the same size will fit all that is important is the PTO diameter and length and the alternator output. After that everything can be...

1) DO NOT PUT COMPRESSES AIR ANYWHERE NEAR A CUBE CARB If the bulb returns quickly then the fuel line is broken between the filter & the carb and you are just sucking air into the carb then blowing it back

o be polite they are not my favourite carb

Not a failure of the engines, a failure of the owners to do proper maintenance. They usually come to me in desperation after having replace the battery, starter , PTO switch key switch , solenoid .then the oil & filter as if would make a difference to cranking. I used to adjust the valve lash ...

I put it into the solvent parts washer to mix with the deisel Down here we are supposed to take it to the tip If you recycle the sump oil it can be mixed into that as most places just filter out the water & particulates & sell it for shipping as bunker oil as the oil companies spent a fortune...

It is no problems if you know where to look They are in every repair manual B & S ever produced . When not stipulated then they are torques to the general torques for the size & type of thread and that table is in just about every repair manual as well. Make of the mower is insignificant . I...

You really can not assemble it wrong. The throttle cable increase the tension on the governor spring and the throttle butterfly will be fully open no matter where you have the throttle control. The choke position will vary depening upon what type of choke you have. A manual choke will close...

Take the plug out If the starter turns the engine over freely then it is the ACR

It is hurting. Yesterday I did the months banking $ 740 same time 4 years ago $ 7983 OTOH that would normally take about 4 hours door to door and was only 1.75 hours yesterday . Parking spots in front of every where I had to go and no traffic so I could ride the 1927 350 into town which was...

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90% of the time it is because the sump is over full And about 95% of the time that is because the carb is leaking into engine due to the float needle not seating properly

One of the nice things about living on "a little white pimple on the brown bum of the planet " ( As prime Minister Keeting described Oz ) is we have technicolour undies down here. Because of the influence of US politics the majors are Red & Blue then there is the Green , people of good intention...

Want to know just how many times I have been called out because a mower stalled mid cut & mow won't start, only to find it on a sideways slope leaving the oil level sensor high & dry. The first couple of times had me baffeled because we pushed the mower to level ground and naturally it fired...

Does it have a spark ? If it was under heavy load at the time you could have fouled or whiskered the plug

No The under side of the deck does not get much UV exposure so the POR is fine there .

POR 15 is about the only thing I have tried that holds up for more than a few seasons. We forget that you remove paint & rust with sandblasting and that is exactly what happens under the deck

The only time they rust through from the bottom up is when the deck has been sitting flat on the ground. You don't need much of a break in the paint for corrosion to start. Good powder coat chemically & mechanically bonds to the metal surface , but like most good things , it is expensive Most...

If it is a timed deck it will have a toothed belt line a timing belt in a car and in that case the blades will be 24" long If it is a standard deck then the blades will be 21 1/4" long

Firstly , you use the derrogative term that President Trump coined "China Virus" as if it was a deliberate act. The Chinese economy has been the hardest hit , we feel it in Australia first because we supply China with about 20% of their premium food and 60% of their raw materials. They currently...

Totally unnecessary but I am considered an essential industry so it does not apply to me I could travel the 42km from home to the workshop every day but I chose to stay at the shop. I have travelled the 22 km to my parts suppliers 6 times and they are in one of the hot spots. However I can not...

Have a good look at the hammers , pins & spacers they do wear Then check the bearings on the drum axle . I am unfamiliar with your exact unit but the bearings do fail quite regularly on hammer mill type shredders a good quality one will use self aligning bearings

One of the massive problems with the web is the way it customizes your searches . So if you spend a lot of time reading conspiracy theories then it will automatically send you to similar articles so it becomes a closed self feeding loop. Just the same as because i visit a lot of mowing sits...

Thanks for posting the link, it is an article that I would never have come across otherwise . For starter I will repeat what I stated earlier Any site with a subscribe or donate button is a money making business, not a free purveyour of the "truth" as this site presents itself . Well I suffered...

No Check the return line is returning Check thelift pump is actually getting fuel to the injector pump \and in particular check the fuel filter a small restriction can cause it to run out of fuel

The weaker ones die out so they do not make the news because they are weak and do not infect sufficient people. A lot of the people who had no symptoms, or recover very quickly could have been infected with a weaker mutation that the body's own immune system killed off inside their bodies...

There is only 2 places where fuel can get into the engine 1) fuel pump 2) carburettor leaking fuel pumps are easy to find because they drip fuel or have a diaphragm that can be seen. If you want to see this happening then set up a cylinder head off with fuel dripping slowly into the cylinder It...

If you really believe this then it shows you have little to no understanding of virology and virology research You also have no understanding of evolution & how evolution works. And no understanding of how selective breeding , which humans have used for thousands of year in agriculture &...

Sorry for your loss, you obviously were close & miss his company. Peoples ability to fight off covid, or any other virus for that matter is all about the strength of their immune system which is initally down to genes. After that all we can do is tinker around the edges. There is just about...

Just about all viruses are destroyed by exposure to UV rays but because the doseage of UV is yet to be determined and the actions of idiots who do not understand that UV only works on virus packets that are outside the body the health authorities are reluctant to make a big thing about it. Down...

dependig upon the exact wiring the seat switch can be normally open or normally closed One needs to be jumped to simulate you being in the seat while the latter needs to be disconnected to do the same thing.

No but we use them on all of the full size diesel tractors . God's gift for farmers.

Nothing inside your engine makes a 100% seal over time The rings only seal tight when the piston is moving and even then there is a gap between the ends. I went to the effort of writing a full description of the mechanism in my previous post If you want to know then read it If you don't then...

No you can not do what you are asking about with a sprag clutch , not can you do it with a pawl clutch. here is something wrong with the shredder if the load is so high that you can not start the shredded with the blade attached .

Any damage to the governor mechanism makes their response slow

Short answer is no, even when the factory used sealant ( transmissions excluded ) Blue Hylomar on the cover side of gaskets & bentonite grease on the engine side. This means the next time the cover comes off the gasket comes off clean. Nothing on O rings when they are a strait push like on a...

Not until we know which model From 1998 it could have been made by Murray, MTD, AYP, or Noma and every one has a slightly different wiring . Basically if releasing the brake kills the engine then that points to the seat switch ( or the switch wires ) . A second test can confirm it by sitting on...

Unless it is a fuel injected engine there is no return line to he tank, but there is a tank vent that plugs into the manifold . Your symptoms are concurrent with a cylinder dropping out , kill wire diodes failing , a coil failing or floating debris in the fuel tank. The quickest way to diagnose...

Sorry about the funeral, hope everything went well or as well as a funeral can go . Yes there is a lot of hysteria which is no surprise considering all of the mixed messages coming from both sides . And the fact that new data comes in every day which changes things which just adds to the...

If choking by hand makes it run better then the engine is not getting enough fuel You have already eliminated manifold leaks so that basically only leaves a clogged carb Occasinally very excessive inlet valve lash , a head gasket blown to atmosphere or even a loose intake valve seat can cause...

That shows the governor is working as it should so either the arm has slipped on the shaft or the spring is not pulling hard enough against the arm to over power the governor. Spring can be stretched or n the wrong place or the throttle cable is not on the right place , the outer can slip under...

Back in post # 2 you were told how to check if the governor is working Did you do it ? If so what was the result ?

Add to that blowing through the inlet If you have a pump, the float upside down should hold 4-7 psi without leakage for at least 5 minutes Otherwise just blow through it holding your breath but please stop before you urn blue .

Safety circuits Parking brake + seat so if you fall off the mower stops Seat + PTO so you can not get off with the blades running and shove your hand in the discharge chute Brake + lap bars so you can not drive away with the brake on. Now look at your symptoms What is common ? The seat switch (...

Same story for a younger demographic in a media that they will understand I have always been quite fond of Frank Zappa as a social commentator & philosopher His take the news we get presented with from 1960 Although it is sort of beat poetry, you could just about rap it . Not my favourite...

I use a suction pump. B & S markets a big syringe Boating suppliers have the best range of sump pumps I sell about a dozen or so syringe kits a year .

The mind is a very complex thing and no country has done more research on manipulating the mind than the USA. ( sorry not the evil Russians ) A lot of this was sponsored by the advertising industry and boosted by the political parties, USA citizens will argue this point but they are the most...

Any of the major business book keeping soft wear will have a preset set up that will suit. MYOB , QuickBooks etc etc etc Some wholesalers also offer "free" softwear but most involve your computer automatically ordering supplies from them . Most have a free trial version so download a couple and...

Really bad vibrations are caused by, in no particular order ; 1) engine out of time 2) engine missing 3) loose big end or piston 4) loose counterweight

It is all in the muffler And the muffler is usually part of the mower, not the engine On mowers that come with mufflers fitted B & S usually give the option of a std one & a"low-tone" one which is a little quieter Engine speeds also make a big difference , Hondas typically spin at 3200 rpm down...

It will be a loose connection or a wire broken at the crimp connection So start by checking the battery cables at both ends Then wigle the fuse wires, pushing them into the housing Do the same for all the other connections one at a time After each one try cranking the engine The last one you...

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My first thoughts are take it back with a big sign describing your problems with it. However I see you said they delivered it so if you do not have a trailer then you are left on your own. We can help you to get it going . Get a can of CARB CLEANER to use as starting fluid as starting fluid is...

ANother reason why it can be a false economy to buy from a big box store & not a dealer FWIW I am not a dealer nor do I work for one .

Any reason why you can not pull the fuel line off the pressurise the tank

IF the engine has an oil level sensor then that can also cause this to happen when the oil level gets a bit low. After running there is a lot of oil flung up all over the engine so you have to wait for the oil to drain back to the sump to raise the float enough to turn the switch off.

They look like the fuel tank vent Check the parts manual for your mower. Fuel tanks now vent to the inlet manifold so it is a closed look not open to the atmosphere. Slightly earlier versions had a tank vent that was lower than the filler cap and fitted with either a charcoal filter or paper...

Yes The speed is a tug of war between the governor which is trying to close the throttle & the governor spring which is trying to hold the throttle open . Pull the governor arm to open the throttle slowly with you finger If you feel the arm pulling against your finger and it gets stronger the...

Exactly what do you want to know ? Both motors should have the same wiring unless one had a powered timing trigger ( SAM ) . So pull the blower housings off both engines, note where each wire went to on the old one , lable the wires on the mower side of the plug. Then make sure the m=new engine...

Because people are interested in keeping it going and every one is behaving like civilised human beings . subjects get barred because people can become nasty & aggressive when they think some on threatens their strongly held beliefs. However every one so far has been quite polite and recognises...

That is the throttle stop screw and is used to set the SMALLEST amount of throttle opening. People get the operation of the governor backwards The governor is always trying to CLOSE the throttle and the faster the engine iis running the harder to pushes the governor arm to close the throttle on...

Wear is some thing that can not be eliminated nor can rates be standardized. Just too many variables like the type of dust around your place & the size of the dust particles. How long you let the grass grow before cutting & how much you cut . My shop is on a river flat and the dust is very very...

Think you missed the point Richard They can not be repaired so either they work or they get replaced

Usually the exhaust

Once again avery well presented production full of things that are totally wrong & have been proven so repeatidly Hydroxychloroquine is the perfect example, my wife takes it for her Lupis and it works well for her, I took it for my RA and it made me substantially ill however she also has to...

Without the belt on they should spin freely & quietly Hold the blades at the tip and try to rock them see saw style Any rock = trashed bearing Also check for up & down movement A couple of thou is ok any more = trashed bearings After that you have belt routing and the condition of the tension...

You don't use a spray can because the propellent is very volatile SO you got your nose in there nice and close then a stray spark ignites the propellent. WHoof, no eyebrows or even worse. On car engines it is not so much of a problem because the front guards keep you well away from the engine...

The flange does not make the seal, the end of the pipe is what seals against the head Mechanically, it is better if the flange is touching the head where the nut goes but it is not critical .

As for hard starting , remove the air filter housing and check that the choke is fully closed . As for the surging, check that the carb is not leaking air around the manifold by saturating it with WD 40 or similar from a trigger pack not a spray can and manipulate the governor to make the...

I used to let adds run on forums and occasionally click through on some because it is the adds that are paying for foum hosting. But I added this forum to my Add blocker list about 18 months ago when they went subscription to google adds. This was because the adds ate up my entire download quota...

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Well actually it is not a poison under any definition of the word poison you care to use . Some people can have an adverse reaction to it . Some people have an adverse reaction to sunlight. Then again some people have adverse reactions to water on their skin or even breathing air . If you are...

You are almost right The engine is supposed to run with a slight vacuum in the crankcase. This dates back to the days prior to oil seals when engines used slinger & scrolls to keep the oil inside Almost no one bothered much about this till Rex Bunn was too lazy to remove the barrel from his B44...

FWIW When I was discussing this with the RGS rep when Oregon changed distribution to go through B & S they told me Oregon had been owned by a finance company for better than 20 years So not all of them are money grubbing leaches .