Recent content by Portajon

Fun Funny you mention the cans ... I just bought a new compact tractor / loader / back hoe and was telling the wife I needed to get a couple yellow cans for diesel. That conversation came up while I was filling a red 5 gallon can with diesel to take to our boat. Our boat and tractor both...

Local shop, B&R Lawn Equipment, Plymouth, NC had the gasket in stock, $6. Had it back together and running before lunch. Whew ... saved my mower. Now to teach the wife to always give a little sniff to what’s in the can before you assume ....

Head gasket ? ..... I dunno, but gotta tear it down. This is a dang nice mower with little wear and use and I’m just sick about it.

The solenoid on the old carb bowl was cross threaded from the factory. A nice, long ribbon of monkey metal threads came out with it when I removed it to clean the bowl. Something far more than the obvious went wrong. There is a hole in the piston or the rings went away .... I have back...

Yes, already drained tank and installed a brand new carburetor. Going to change the oil this morning and see if that helped thanks.

Oil in crank case looks good. No smell of fuel and level is right. When I pull the plug and turn it over, I can hold my hand in front of the hole and it is definitely motor oil being pushed out in the fuel mist.

Hello folks, thanks for letting me on your forum and thanks in advance for any help offered. So the wife was trying to be helpful and mow the lawn. She grabbed the can we had just filled with diesel the day before for our boats Yanmar and filled the Briggs 17.5 in our Huskee mower. She said it...