Recent content by jpdodd

Thanks for all the replies..but I found someone willing to buy it for more than I paid.

Ok, so I was able to mow for a good 15 minutes and the glow didn't get any worse than in the video. (Mild glow where muffler meets muffler tube)Which is a huge improvement from before, where the whole muffler would glow within 2 minutes. So, I'm hopeful at this point that fixing the air leak in...

Ok. Couldn't start with only one plug in, but once I got it running, I pulled each plug one at a time. Decrease in performance, but each plug kept it running.

I'm not sure what you mean by the plastic insulator...

So the engine still ran without a cylinder sparking? Wouldn't it have a noticeable performance issue? This is a two cylinder..I would imagine that performance would be even worse if they weren't sparking... but could they not be sparking optimal? "Mostly working "? So that there isn't a...

Here are the pics for the spark plugs.. one is new, one is old (that I replaced). The other ones look the same, so I didn't take pics of them...

https://youtube.com/shorts/gDhQgh-UtPk?feature=share Ok, so I attached two video links above for the mower running and the glowing muffler. Which is actually better than it was before! I got to thinking about the fuel and air, and noticed bubbles in the fuel filter. I put some new clamps on...

Sorry. Had to take a mental break from it yesterday, as I was ready to push it off a cliff. I'll get pictures of the plugs uploaded, and thoroughly clean the carb tonight. I don't have the equipment to do a leak test. $70 was the cheapest kit I could find...hoping not to have to put a lot of...

From what I understand, the timing is achieved with the shear key under the flywheel. That is in perfect shape. Not sure what a leak down test is...is it similar to a compression test?

So do I have to buy the OEM? Not worth it to me to buy $500 carb... I don't have the knowledge to tell what might be wrong inside the carb....

Thanks. I thought the same thing which is why I bought a new carb. But it acts the same with the new one as it did with the one he put on. They are actually the same carb. Could be both are faulty..but I've bought other carbs for small engines and never had an issue.

I also tried adjusting the horizontal screw on the top of the carb while at high RPM. Turned it all the way in and out with no change in engine performance...something strikes me as weird there...if that is a fuel mix adjustment...then it should cause it to run lean or rich affecting performance...

Ok. So I started it up this morning. Pulling choke a little had no effect on heat. Pulling a little more causes engine to run rough. I also noticed that when I put the air filter on, it causes the muffler to get red hot faster...I was thinking the air filter would help restrict air flow some...

Pulling the choke more than just a little causes it to die out. Haven't tried just a small amount. I'll try that tomorrow and see. Thanks!

I was thinking there was too much air ( lean) but with all new gaskets and such couldn't figure out where it was getting in ( or how to adjust the carb). Does the horizontal screw in the picture adjust the fuel/air mixture? Didn't seem to have much affect when we turned it while running at low...