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I am trying to help a neighbor with his Yardman model 31AS62EE708. It has a MTD engine 265-SU serial 1005284B0327. It's 15 yrs old. I...

Thanks for the reply. I am looking forward to mastering the Leakdown tester. One question I have… how do you recommend positioning the...

So I pulled the head and found a lot of carbon around the exhaust valve. I cleaned up the valve heads and the beveled surfaces of the...

I have a Harbor Freight Leakdown Tester. But being honest I have never mastered it. I can pull the head off and I could take the...

I looked at an IPL last night and a light bulb came on that this L Head does not have a separate valve ate of the head gasket. The...

I like your take on ‘A good learning experience’. With this being a L head and looking at the shape of the head gasket it does not seem...

Not sure of your carb but the SRM225 trimmer carb has an adjustment screw hidden by a small plastic cap. Cap needs to be removed to get...

Have you replaced the fuel pickup/fuel filter? I have had 2 cycle trimmers that would not run right until I replaced the fuel filter

I am helping a neighbor with a 12.5 hp Briggs vertical engine 289707 1179E-3 020503ZD. It is a single cylinder L Head design. It does...

So I got into the Timemaster today. I found that the underside of the mower was quite caked with hardened grass clippings. I scraped...

Good point Nobody replaces just the one shoe that the heel fell off of…you get a new pair

Do you suspect both bearings would be bad? I see there is a 3rd bearing in the center that supports the shaft is that potentially an...

I stopped at his house and shared the sad news with him. He took it well and said he has a line on another used JD for $400-$500. I...

I just acquired a 21199 serial 4008… The guy I got it from said he was trying to fix the transmission. Problem being a loud screech...

I am going to have a heart to heart talk with the neighbor, He bought this John Deere used a few years ago after he tied up the engine...