Recent content by Hammermechanicman

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I just bought a shop pack of BPMR7A. I guess i need to go look at them.

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You must vring engine to a point where both valves are closed and block the engine from turning then do the test.

You don't need new jets. Just o rings. If the jets are different size the smaller jet feeds the right hand cylinder. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324133029038

If they are the soft plastic ones a hair dryer or heat gun will soften them up and they will slip off easily

If you don't like powder pressing then go with sintered or frittage Sounds way cooler.

Looks like we got a few guys in the "old guy" club. RA in every joint, carpal tunnel in both hands, double knee replacement, sciatica. Ah the golden years. I tear off a piece of disposable shop towel and put it over the end if the socket and wedge the bolt head into it. Works better with 6pt...

I have decided not to overthink oil in OPE. Stens 30wt. In all the push mowers except hondas. All riders and Honda push mowers get Stens 10w30. Both have zddp additive packages. I go through about 50 gallons or so of oil a year in the shop. No oil issues so far. No expensive synthetics. No "best...

Hey, this is a family friendly forum. Watch the language.??

Might be a 925 1648 relay

When in doubt........ BFH

Put a new set of Champion Rc12YC plugs in it and use it for a couple hours or so running at full throttle ( no idling) then pull the plugs and check color of center insulator. White = bad Tan = good Black= not so good Will tell you how the engine is operating. Lean/rich. Too hot/too cold.

He said he replaced the muffkin.

If you still have the hub of the old fan you can google "hydro gear fan" and match up the old hub to a picture. I have done a few JD mowers this way. Belt comes off and rips blades off the fan hub and JD nor Hydro Gear don't spare out the fan number but they are available.

Twins like that can have a dead cylinder and not be noticeable unless under a load. The dead cylinder can dump raw gas into the muffler and ignite there causing what is called afterburning. Looking at the plugs it is not running lean and the engine is not overheated. Try running it on one...

See post #6 If you have decent SECONDARY (cylinder) compression and spark at proper time if you put a small amout of starting fluid in the spark plug hole. Not carb cleaner or gasoline. It will fire with or without PRIMARY (crankcase) compression. If it won't fire you either have a compression...

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That will buff out.

Plugs are not overheated. Have you checked for a dead cylinder? Possible afterburning in the muffler.

There are no fuel lines

Did you check the tank for rust? Biggest problem with this engine is rust in the tank and fuel cup getting sucked into the carb. I have seen a new carb plug up the main jet in about 15 seconds from rust in the fuel cup.

Don't know who makes it. But i think Kinetix oil is a house brand for Power Distributors. Probably the same oil the refiner makes for other brands. Bottle just says Kinetix. Probably a very good oil.

Let it run with the glowing exhaust for a little while the pull the spark plugs and take a pic of the business end and post the picture. And the spark plug number.

Does the trans make a loud whine when trying to move? If it goes for 25 mins then has the problem you could try replacing the trans fluid with 20w 50 oil or just straight 50 wt and get some more like out of the trans. If the trans is truly shot and not a slipping belt it should be making the...

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My battery is better than your battery

It will be on the side of the tire.

Try removing the fuel filter and see what happens.

What type of fuel filter are you using?

Pull the fuel pickup out of the tank and check for grass plugging it.

rope in the spark plug hole for 2 strokes has been around forever. Won't hurt anything as long as you don't get it in the ports. Old lawmboys don't have the blade adapter keyed to the crankshaft so when you break the nut loose the blade just spins. Some rope in the plug hole is the solutuon.

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C'mon man! Have some fun. Fire it up and over rev it till either the rod the govenor gear or flywheel blows. Place your bets gents. ?

Some of those plugs take a 3/8" wrench. You can use a 3/8" extension backwards and put a wrench on the square end of the extension.

I have one customer who religiously uses the water hose washout on their mower. They drop the deck and run the water and blades for a few minutes every mowing. The mower is probably 15 years old and the underside of the deck looks better than most one year old mowers. Almost no rust and no...

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. "The push rods did have pressure on the rocker arms so it isn't a collapsed lifter. ??? I can compress the lifter real easy with finger pressure" You should not be able to compress the lifters with your fingers. They should be pumped up with oil like car lifters. When you take them out of the...

Ok. Get some real starting fluid. Remove the spark plug and Make sure the spark plug is dry. Spray a VERY small amount of starting fluid into the plug hole. Install plug and try to start it. It should fire a couple times. If it doesn't you have either a spark or compression problem. If it fires...

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I love the POS plastic fittings on some of the MTD and AYP mowers front wheels that don't work with some grease gun couplers and either break off or just fall out. Brilliant design.

Lots of suggestions. The engine is a 130202 horizontal engine. It has a pulsa jet carb so it doesn't have a float or needle and seat in the carb so it can't leak. It is not a push mower engine so it has a cast iron flywheel and it does not have a blade attached to the crankshaft. So the blade...

Yeah. I was wondering anyone else caught it.

JASO FB. OMG will probably blow up anything i put it in.

The 2 barrel nikki carbs don't have mixture screws. The o ring type seals between the manifold and heads are a very common source of air leaks. There are tiny o rings on the main jets that can leak and cause issues. To clean that carb properly uou really need an ultrasonic cleaner and an o ring...

You can check the key without removing the flywheel. You just need to access the top of the flywheel and look at it and the crank. Checking valve lash on the 5hp horizontal briggs requires removing the carb and gas tank which is a PITA. To access the valve spring chamber. Or The total lift on...

If the oil is all over berween the crankcase and the gas tank it is a sign the oil breather is clogged. The cover on the side of the engine that gives access to the valves is the breather. You have to take off the gas tank to get to it. Not fun on that engine. If the engine has a lot of ring...

The 130202 5hp briggs doesn't have a needle or a float in the carb.

0.300" ???????

As bad as mower parts are to get right now certain electronics are much worse. My main wholesaler of equipment told me that the electronic components made in asia are holding up the supply chain and 100% recovery is not projected for another year. Some specialty chips are only run once or twice...

Yeah, nothing like paying $25 shipping on a $3 part.

Some engines will start and run with no blade others won't. Most Briggs especially the old flat head engines will run wothout a blade. Most tecumseh engines won't.

The engine is a briggs 130202. This is a 5 hp horizontal shaft engine. I doubt if it has a loose blade.

But i have to know what oil is the best oil.

I would be careful welding on the frame of a homeowner grade ztr. I have seen lots of weld repairs that fairly quickly crack right next to the welds. I usually try to reinforce the repair with some sister plates and i braze rather than weld. After stress cracking and breaking the metal is...

The diameter size number is a general description. So close is good enough. Tires for highway use (cars and trucks) are considered a pressurized container so they are required to have a serial number and a manufacture date and tires have an expiration date of 6 years from date of manufacture...

The engine does have compression release. On the cam there is a the "easy spin" bump on the intake lobe. If the valve clearance is too wide it defeats it. Also, remove and decarbon the head. If it has heave deposits it can cause it to have higher compression. You can also check the intake valve...

130202 briggs will have a cast iron flywheel.

Check your valve lash. The engine has a bump on the cam that acts as compression release. If lash is too wide it can cause kickback. If you pull the rope hard enough does the engine start and run?

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tekton-12-in-oil-filter-pliers These are the feline's posterior!

You would be surprised how many people bring in a push mower and say to not change the oil because they have $$$ synthetic oil in it and it looks like tar because they haven't changed it in forever.

I have a 1/2" ratchet i got from my father wben he worked as a millwright for the CCC during the depression. It is Indestro Super brand. Beats the crap out of the Crapsman ratchets i have. My oil is better than your oil. Back buried in the barn i found a case of Castrol GTX 10w 40 that is SF...

That wasn't lifter ticking. It was a blown head gasket?

I got a troy bilt Big Red tiller in the shop right now for leaking wheel axle seals. The last shop they took it to replaced the seals but the axle shaft is pitted so it just chewed up the seals. I guess i need to call them and see if they want me to tear it down and replacee the shaft and seals...

I don't think i have ever seen a shop manual like you want for a craftsman mower. Mowers are either made by AYP or MTD and all i have ever seen is an owners manual.

Always fun to have "discussions" ? about oil or filters or spark plugs or fuels. At least they are more civil here than the ones on Arborsite. Some of those guys bring weapons. ??. On one forum i thought two guys were really going to fight it out over who made the best hand tools. Got to love...

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If you are using a 12v system you need a 3 ohm coil. If you have a 1.5 ohm coil you need a 1.5 ohm ballast resistor in series with it.

It is sad that the oil manufacturers don't know how to make good oil and people need to buy all of these magic oil additives to make their engine last. You would think there would be some type of organization that could test oil and see if it is good enough for a specific type of engine. It...

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I got so tired of fighting tires, especially the small ones, to seat beads on new tires. I bought one of the air blast bead seaters. Love that thing. Need to use ear protection but i have yet to not seat a bead with it. Like you, i fought tires till i was ready to use 12ga anger management on...

Anything but a Fram!? Many years ago i was using a moly additive in my 1988 dodge caravan with the 3,0L Mitsubishi engine. In about a year the engine had stuck rings. According to the nechanic at the dealership the engine had very tight tolerances between the rings and grooves and the moly...