Recent content by tpolley

what kind of compression should i have on a weedeater excalibur hedge trimmer? i'm getting slightly less than 90psi. its warm. not hot. i was fooling with it trying to get it to stay running for 10-15 minutes before checking compression. it won't run without the choke. i have to feather the...

i've got a black max with a honda GCV 160 something or other. i think its a model sams club used to sell 3-4 years ago. my uncle gave it to me. he says he hit something with it and it wouldn't run after that. he thought he sheared the key on the flywheel. i don't know about that. i brought it...

i bought a craftsman leaf blower at a garage sale this morning for $10. i normaly don't pay for stuff that doesn't run but it was calling my name. it has a blower nozzel and a vaccum nozel and a bag. apparently its supposed to mulch the leaves while it vaccums. i can't get it to run. it's...

i have a tecumseh 3.8hp i rescued from the free section of craigslist. i cleaned the carb and changed the oil and got it running. i had to adjust the governor because it wouldn't come off of idle unless i pushed on the governor. it seemed to run great untill i used it. it seems kinda slugish...

Probably a stupid question but I have to ask. It doesn't look like its caused by damaged. It's a perfectly round hole. Dead center of the primer. Probably 2-3 millimeters in diameter. No fuel leaks from it. The primer appears to work. It's a '95-ish 3.8hp legend. I've never seen a primer bulb...

i need a drive cable for a murray push mower (22757X92D). i can't find one on google. i can't find any parts catalogs using the model number. i can find throttle cables and dead man engine shut off cables all day. i need the cable that controls the drive wheels. anyone have any suggestions?

i just bought a craftsman 4 cycle trimmer about a month ago. i've changed the oil twice and it's kind of a pain in the butt. they give you a thumb screw to remove and you tip the unit and dump the oil out. well, the problem i have is there's a plastic cover surrounding the oil drain/fill plug...