Recent content by SharpAndCunning

Anybody? If the valves are .001 or .002 out of spec, is that enough for the ACR to not function?

I think I found the manual, for the Intek 310000 and 330000 series engines. Intake .003" tp .005". Exhaust .005" to .007". So, looks like the valves were both set at or above the upper limits. Not sure that .001 would cause the ACR to not work. Can anyone confirm? Is it better to try and set...

So the mower was used once last year at the end of the season, has sat covered outside, and was used 2 or 3 times beginning of this year, until it stopped starting. I've been told it was running fine, no noises, no backfires, nothing abnormal, and a couple days later it went to start and it...

So this mower is almost brand new. It's probably got 10 hours on it, and that's a stretch. Now, I could see really dirt oil maybe getting into the ACR and preventing it from operating. But in 10 hours? That's concerning. Have you seen the ACR fail on a low hours mower? So let me ask this...

This is the case. Without the plug, the motor will spin freely. It seems like this is a pretty common failure on these engines. It's possible we got lucky a couple of times and it started with the new battery.

So, did some investigation tonight. The starter seems to bind up on the compression stroke. I checked the battery, it was weak, so I replaced it. If the engine isn't near the compression stroke the starter has enough torque to get the engine running. I got it running and let her run for a good...

Hello everyone, been a member here a while, but haven't posted much. A close family friend has a 2 year old Troy built ride on mower than all of a sudden won't turn over. Apparently it ran fine a couple months ago, and when they went to start it, it turns over like 3/4 and then it can't turn...

Thanks for this. I was on searspartsdirect and I couldn't find the deflector. I appreciate this! You know, not a bad idea, and I would certainly do this is the parts were no longer available.

Hi Everyone, I've decided it's not worth bagging grass clippings anymore, and I would like to just have it exit the mower. I've got a few year old Craftsman Model Number 917.370927 mower. It has a side exit "flapper" with a locker tab on it that seems to be frozen, and I've been looking around...