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Time to pressure test the carb. Forget the Lucas. 91 octane E-0 gas if you can buy it and Opti-2 oil.

Sounds like the needle is passing excess fuel possibly. 7 year old carb probably needs a rebuild.

How about his and her's push mowers? So romantic........ ♥️💞🥰💕♥️ Great way to spend quality time together and some MUCH needed exercise. That's a 42" deck for cheap. Easy to maintain too.

You can't buy expensive tools on this site. Been scolded several times now about spark testing tools LOL.

What do you think, the engine wants? If you spray go-go juice and she runs for a bit, then dies......... Did you clean the fuel tank, like a new one, as suggested previously? Didn't see anything about cleaning anything. Probably needs new fuel line from tank to carb. Fuel lines "can"...

Excellent. It could, mostly weak coils fade at mid and high revs. This is where the Christmas light coil testers do not show you the whole picture of can said coil jump a large gap in free air. We hav better tools now as in the PET-4000. Might have to pull the flywheel to get a better view.

Look for dead spindle and idler bearings. Deck piled up with grass.

If you have all new, "working" and "tested" parts, then look at the flywheel key.

Was this an OEM carb or a Chinese Scamazon/Fleabay clone?

Just pull the hose off AT the carb inlet. Drain into a glass jar. Will easily see if the pump or a gravity system is working or not.

Where are you getting these regulators from? Think I know where....... And having to move some pins around doesn't sound normal. Get a Battery Tender while you are on Scamazon LOL.

Buy the proper OEM belt.

Can it fail, sure. Needing full choke to run is a dirty carb and or lack of fuel delivery. Possible fuel tank vent failure.

That white fog looks to be atomized fuel. As in the needle and seat not sealing proper.

THAT is definitely blown. No question. Now is the fun part. You must clean and lap the head and area on the block where the new gasket sits. I use 220 grit wet/dry paper on the garage door window. Go to 400 then 800 grit. Let the paper do ALL THE WORK. Don't press hard and rotate the head...

Please explain.........

Again "clicking" is not a 100% conclusive test guys. Example, starter solenoid contacts might be electrically worn down or burnt away not allowing 100% current or amperage transfer. Same as the dome light works but the car won't start. PTO clicking can be heard and not be transferring power...

If a relay or solenoid clicks, that doesn't mean you will have 100% current transfer from the battery to the starter. So saying I hear the relay click and you call it good, well not all the time.

There is your answer. What do you think it needs?

With an old one? Borrowed from a friend? Was it LOAD tested? Do you have mice around your crib?

There is more to it than seeing a spark inside a plug. The below type is the best. Lets you adjust the gap to make sure the coil is healthy. I've seen coils drop spark at mid to high revs. Looked okay at low revs. Weak coil can fool you.

There is more to it than seeing a spark inside a plug. The below type is the best. Lets you adjust the gap to make sure the coil is healthy. I've seen coils drop spark at mid to high revs. Looked okay at low revs. Weak coil can foo you.

Which basically tells you zero about the "condition" of your spark. Those Christmas light types are junk. We have better tools now.

This tip, is in, every, air cooled engine manual, regardless of brand, known to man. It's a yearly or more often like bagging grass maintenance item.

This is Taryl's video where he talks about coil testers. I've seen this on about five or six coils. This is why I preach about the wide gap types as the superior tool. Fast forward to 4:08 and ends at 7:03.

Taryl made a video explaining the coil tester types. He said and I agree, the light bulb type does not give the full picture of coil performance. Taryl said to get the Briggs type or even better the PET-4000. He had a coil that would fire at low revs then crap out at mid and high revs. I've seen...

Clean the tank like a new one. Fix the carb leaking issue first then do a couple oil changes. As in mow once, dump the oil and mow again. Dump the oil and smell the stick along the way. Confirming no smell of fuel in the oil. Add some fresh oil and mow normally. You can get a gallon of SAE 30w...

Yes it could leak at anytime. They work just like a toilet flush valve does.

Do you have any gas pilot lights going in your garage? If so I would get the mower fixed asap. You have a 12 year old mower. Time for maintenance. 1.Full carb clean or replace 2.New fuel line from tank to carb 3.New fuel filter and shutoff valve 4.Fuel tank super flush 5.Final hose pull off...

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I would look into this before messing with the blades. No doubt blades need some love too. What do you balance the blades with? Best and cheapest way to balance is using a precision food scale and a wooden block. I can balance a blade out to .01 of a gram.

Engine sounds okay to me.

Pull fuel line off AT carb inlet. See what you get when cranking the engine. Even better, crank/pump into a glass jar and look for water. Most likely fuel tank is plugged with grass, bugs, dirt dobbers and leaves. Tank output knecks down and trash plugs this up. Dead tank cap gasket adding...

Or corrosion, loose terminals, mice chewing or worn out parts.

Paint the white one black. Gently scuff it with a green pad. Hit it with a plastic primer. Lay on some plastic black base color. It ain't the space program guys.

Did you test the old one? What did you find? Now you have to test this new Chinese switch from scamazon. You don't just whip out the credit card and order parts and expect, your mower to be fixed.

Batteries need LOAD tested. All electrical circuits need load tested. The old school carbon pile testers are preferred to the new resistance type testers. I've seen where the newer resistance types like Autozone use say the battery is good. On a carbon pile, she is bad and won't support the...

I don't have one. Try Google.

If I were a shop, I would not touch their mower. Annotate the by-pass condition on the ticket and send them packing.

I can smell fuel vapors driving my car with the windows up when passing a gas station.

1.Are the valves closing proper? 2.Do the valves seal proper? 3.Your test equipment working proper? Possible bad O-ring on the hose. Hose not tight enough? 4.Overheated and valve guide move from proper resting location?

Chickanic I think it was found bad fuel in those premixed cans that cost a fortune. Think she said don't buy that junk. It was stale and full of water. Also think it was Taryl who found out alcohol doesn't absorb water and pass out of the engine via burning. Best to drain any suspect fuel and...

Riiiiight..... Fuel lines from 1999 are due for replacement. Lines actually fail internally where you can't see anything. Need to verify good flow of fuel into carb. Also pull the oil stick and smell for fuel as another person suggested. Crack open the fuel tank cap and see what you get. An 8...

Well due for maintenance. Check your engine manual for proper instruction. 1.De-carbon the cylinders. 2.Lap some valves. 3.Check valve clearance. 4. Pull fuel line AT the carb inlet. Drain into a glass jar. Watch for a solid fuel flow. Look for water in the bottom of the jar. 5.Make sure both...

Take a 4.5" angle grinder and make one yourself. Easy right?

Looks like they are to hold down a keyboard to me. Working pretty good per the pictures too.

Roundup 41% glyphosate is what you need.

Like glyphosate or the brand name of Roundup. There are several flavors of Roundup so beware.

Yup yup. I found not to buy the cheapest knock off carb listed on fleabay for example. Say the cheapest listing is 25 bucks. I get the 35 dollar one. Had good luck doing this. Used to get the cheapest listing. Had several problems that I corrected myself.

Oh I also mixed it with MSM Turf for broad leaf control. Man it smoked the weeds like acid was poured on them. Impressed with the product. Probably reduce the dose next time. I used 4oz into 4 gal of water (4 gal sprayer) for 5k sf of MSMA coverage. Also 0.25 oz into 4 gal for 5k sf of MSM...

How do you combat the leaky cap on the jug?