Recent content by jackmower

My toothbrushing never impressed anyone - especially not my dentist - so I doubt I would pass inspection! Checking now, I see my valve has a rubber tip. This clears up another puzzle as I was wondering why my needle didn't have any seat. I took the carburetor apart as much as I could and...

Thanks for your input! I am much wiser now :) But - I just cleaned the carburetor from inside out with carb cleaner and a toothbrush. Every nook and cranny. Shouldn't that have fixed any problem with valves and stuff? So the air vent hose is just supposed to behanging down freely like that? Is...

Hi I recently came into posession of an old Jonsered ride on lawn mower with a Briggs & Stratton 289707-1179E1 engine. The mower is in terrible shape and has lot's of problems running, but I've been having a great time handling these one by one and making the engine (almost) run. I have...