Recent content by JBtoro

I have had an HRX217HMA for some time now & it is old (2005) but runs great. Recently picked up an HRX217K5HYAA which I believe is from 2017 or 2018. Both have the Roto-Stop clutch. While working on them, I was surprised to see that the older HMA has an fairly lightweight aluminum flywheel/fan...

Agree with Bert; check the valve lash. Here is a video but there are many others on YouTube.

Yes, that's a good thought. But I checked that, too. Torqued to spec, couldn't budge them any tighter. It's a mystery.

Yes, that's a good thought. But I checked that, too. Torqued to spec, couldn't budge them any tighter. It's a mystery.

Just recently, the GCV160 on my mower started making clanking sounds, like 5 or 6 "clanks", when it powers down. When it is running at around 3100 RPM, it sounds fine. Took shroud off and spun the engine with a drill .. sounded fine, no clanking. So, when doing that, nothing is interfering with...

Have an older pressure washer with a Briggs Quantum. Since it is a 2001 model, the label still rates it in HP; ie, 6.0 in this case. There are calculators online that purport to convert torque to HP & vice versa. I have used them for that conversion in the past & come up with torque to HP on a...

Yes, I did this 2 years ago so I am on my 3rd mowing season. Acquired an good deck, good transmission (important!) HRX that threw a rod & busted the top end but everything else in the engine looked fine even, surprisingly, the crank. The 190 was off a unneeded PW that I had lying around. So, in...

Looks like you have the right part. But here is another option that worked better for me than the thermal wax on an HRX217. Might not work for your model though. https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/convert-hrx217-autochoke-to-manual.65184/

I had that problem once. I learned that the entire mower (or engine if it is off the mower) must be lifted & tilted backwards at such an angle such that no residual oil can gravity seep down to the valve cover mating surface while the gasket maker is curing. Oil compromises the sealing...

Thanks.That's it alright.The engine turns at full rpm even though the blade has stopped turning. Similar to a pressure washer where the pump exerts nowhere near the rotational force of a lawn mower blade.

Have a Blade Brake Toro Personal Pace with a piston & cylinder scored Briggs 6.75 Quantum. My thought is to replace that engine with an older rebuilt 6.75 off a Troybilt with a rotted deck. In order to retain the blade brake feature, I have swapped the crankshaft from the Troy to the Toro...

Thanks. I usually empty the tank before tilting the mower for jobs that are going to take more than a few minutes. My experience, when I have mistakenly tilted muffler up, is with oil, not gas. That is, soaked air filter and lots of smoke when I get it running. This has happened on not only...

The title says it.; I realize this is a no-no. But sometimes it would be useful to tilt a mower on either side depending on what one is trying to fix. From what I have read, the problem is that oil flows from the breather hose into the airbox and even into the combustion chamber if tilted...

Friend brought me a 2020 Craftsman pressure washer with a Briggs Horizontal OHV 950 series engine. Extremely hard to pull over but not seized. Checked & double checked the usual suspects, keyway, valve clearances, recoil etc. Seem fine.Even removed the crankcase bottom to see if the timing was...

Are you seeking # 5 below? If so, here is where I found it & it is available. Inexplicably, it lists 2 widely different prices based on serial #'s. Guess you'd have to call to sort that out. https://www.boats.net/catalog/honda/lawn-mowers/hrr216k9-vlaa-vin-mzcg-8670001/battery-main-harness