Recent content by slomo

Those are the worst. I have one of my own I couldn't get off with gentle persuasion. Guess some caveman tactics are in order.

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I never buy a clickable setting torque wrench. Like StarTech said, you must dial back to 0 when done. I just buy the old school beam style jobs that work for decades. Pick them up at garage sales or facetrash market place for cheap.

Did you get this fixed dana a?

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If you can't find the specific bolt, make one. If you have a grinder....... Bolts are cheap.

How about cleaning some cooling fins every year? I've heard that is a must "to do" thing on ALL mowers.

Don't know how many valve covers I've tried to remove. Globs of RTV all over the engine. End up bending and replacing the valve cover because it's "stuck on Band-Aid brand". Soon as I see RTV, I think to myself, here we go. The entire mower now has to be gone over and inspected.

Yes sir. Head and block. All around the engine. Videos below.

Pull the top engine cover off. Use your eyes to make sure the carb linkage is working properly. About 3/4 down on the throttle, should be a detent. That is where the choke plate starts to close. Throttle lever all the way down is full choke. Good job on using the fuel shut off valve. While...

Think about this one a bit. Pull the oil dip stick out. Use that thing on the front of your face. Still need help? :geek: Sorry I had to.

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Please think, of the next guy, that has to remove that cover. Use the OEM paper/rubber gasket if at all possible. Or a sealant that doesn't fully harden. RTV is amateur hour in my book. Red is the wrong color type for oil anyway. Your mower, use what you like.

Hire a lawn crew. You will come out much cheaper in the long run. Sit on the couch drinking a cold one watching the game......... Won't have to store 2 huge machines. Fuel for both and maintenance items $$$$.

Ha, we have the State Fair going on now. Triple deep fried butter bacon and so on. It's hard to find a slim person around here. All the gyms like Gold's and so on go bankrupt.