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I was afraid of that. I don't see the seats in the parts list. Just for the hell of it I will call Wilson-Dismukes (Stihl headquarters who happen to be in town) and talk to one of the techs. I know they probably can easily replace the seats if they wanted to. Otherwise I will give it a shot...

I got the engine apart and it looks like the Stihl tech was right. looks like a valve job will make things well again. The cylinder walls don't have a scratch on it and the piston and rings definitely look good. Also the decompress nipple on the cam is good but I may replace the cam anyway even...

Thanks StarTech. I couldn't have asked for a better explanation. Before I tear into that engine I will check and make sure that the decompression nipple moves freely and is not stuck

Thanks StarTech for the decompression info. How does it work on that engine?

I just picked up my trimmer from the dealer and I had a long talk with the service tech who worked on it. He said he did a compression test and a leak down test and the leak down test failed miserably. He said that the compression loss is caused by a faulty exhaust valve. Now I feel newly...

When squirting a few drops of fuel into the carb it will start but dies as soon as the squirted fuel is used up. Primer bulb is filled up with fuel. Fuel filter in tank has been replaced. It ran a few days ago. Stihl dealer says trimmer is not worth fixing, it has no compression which is...

StarTech, to the naked eye all 3 samples look pretty much the same, but I don't know. I used it on my 2017 RZT-L46 and it is a near perfect match. It's probably more like the -04021

I found an OTC spray paint, which for all practical purposes is a perfect color match for the Cub Cadet yellow factory paint.

I just replaced a blown governor on my 20 HP twin B&S engine and now I am in the process to adjust it and I am not quite sure how to understand the manual. My throttle is twofold. The first 80% of it is throttle and the last 20% of it pulls the choke. The manual says to turn the control swivel...

Can I attach and post a video clip? If yes, what type (.mov, mp4 ??) and up to what size?

Well here it is, ladies and gentlemen. My beautiful, practically restored 2017 RZT Mower, running like on day one. I got it for $250 and spent another $435 in parts to get it all in shape, mostly cleaning it up thoroughly, checking everything out and putting it back to factory specs. Most of the...

I found a great shop manual and I found the answers to my questions. That hose 30 (in post #29) coming from the carburetor is nothing more than a drain hose. The nearly 2 feet of it just hang there open ended pointing to the ground under the engine and allows you to drain the carburetor before...

Peva, actually the 4 legged fuel pump is the original one OEM and I am sure that's all Honda installs just to keep it simple, regardless if the mower goes to CA or AL. They probably just do the line routing a little different to bypass unused features and that's what I am trying to get a handle...

Come to think of it, there are always the California wackos. i read once that Zero Turners in CA have a charcoal canister somewhere in their fuel system, whereas the other 49 states don't. I know my RZT doesn't have one. On my diagram the purge line comes from the fuel pump and goes to the frame...

Never mind. In the meantime I found out where all the fuel lines go. Why does the fuel pump for a Honda GXV630RH has 4 legs of which one is a purge line. What does the purge line do? Also there is what seems to be a oil pressure sensor or switch on the right side of the engine (see pic) but it...