Recent content by Chipg1956

If you have a radiator shop in your area they can probably boil it out for you. Radiator shops used to be quite common, now not so much. You could also try furniture restoration shops which dip furniture to remove paint, varnish ect.. You may also be able to find an engine or racing shop that...

If you can't return the new flywheel it can still be used by installing it without the key. Many on here will tell you you can't do that but they are simply wrong. I have installed dozens or flywheels on Briggs racing engines without keys, some that turn as high as 9500 RPMs, without failure...

After cleaning if any of the parts need replacing I do not bother. The complicated o-ring that seals the "plastic structure (that mounts the float and everything)" rarely fits well and is a pia even if it does. I have seen where this plastic structure warps and the part itself is about...

To actually answer your question the easiest way is to turn the engine over until one valve is fully open, adjust the closed one. I had a customer that adjusted valves that did not have a good handle on decimal places. He adjusted his valves to .050 instead of .005. Don't be that guy. Now as...

There are no standards for what "Synthetic Blend" means. It could mean it only has 1 drop of synthetic in it. Therefore I only buy Full Synthetic. Now if you got over 20 years out of a mower you should be telling us what you use and you should not change. Personally I use 10-30 for mowers...

Simple Greene Extreme FAA approved for cleaning aluminum airplanes. I mix it about 12/1.

On these mowers I have seen the choke rod getting bent and binding on the cover. I have also seen where the metal tab between the muffler and the thermostatic unit has been bent throwing the choke adjustment off.

And that foam starts to deteriorate. If you have that, remove it.

No, certainly clean post and cable clamp then put on nothing. Any substance added to the exterior of the connection will seep and interfere with that connection.

Many may disagree, but do not put anything on battery posts, nothing!

Over the years and trying every imaginable solvent I have come to the conclusion that the best way to clean a tank is to leave it the sun to dry, then blow it out with compressed air.

Leaf blowers are both good and bad. What you need to ask is which one you should buy. I have a battery powered Ryobi model P21011VNM for blowing leaves off grass it is useless and has short battery life. After fixing, I used an Echo backpack PB8010T. That thing blows a huge amount of air...

Not true, brake linings for large trucks are still relined.

Price controls only lead to shortages, the cause of this inflation is a huge increase in the money supply. It is a problem caused by politics and anyone that tells you otherwise is misinformed or more likely a lair.

Replacement for a generator I believe it is a 208cc, Pentagon 4400E. Anybody know where I can get one at a reasonable price? Or maybe just a part number. I did find one on "Generator Guru" #42352621 but it seems way overpriced at $120.00.