Recent content by Shane1981

It didn't work. I adjusted the valve clearances. what else could it be?

I finally was able to do adjust the valve clearances last night and let the gasket silicon cure for 24 hrs (for securing valve cover) and tried the mower tonight, but it didn't work unfortunately. There was almost no clearance and I adjusted them hoping that was the issue. What else could it be?

Thanks! Yes. I checked and the flywheel brake is staying off the flywheel when bail handle is pulled closed. What's the next step?

I checked it again now and the pull string was the same. To better describe it, I should say when I pull the string I could pull a little bit then it stuck, then with a little more force I could pull a little more and then it stuck again. Could the problem be from "compression release" that...

Thanks! I checked the blade break and it feels like normal. There is some resistance like always nothing different.

I lubed inside the cylinder with WD-40 and now I could rotate the blade by hand easier without so much of that feeling of getting easy then hard then easy. But what you mentioned makes sense.

I tilted the mower but no liquid came out. the park plug was completely dry when I removed it. I added some WD-40 though trying to lube the piston. Could the problem be from a faulty spark plug?

Thanks for your reply. You are absolutely correct. When I removed the spark plug, I could pull the starter rope easily. But when I reinstalled the spark plug, it was again the same thing and could not pull the starter rope again. What could be the problem from your point of view?

Have a push lawn mover with Honda GCV160 engine. The mower has proper amount of oil in it which is two seasons old and not dark so seams ok. I left the mower over winter with premium gas (half tank) in it. Darn, I should have properly winterized it and emptied the tank. Now I can't pull the...