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macdoesit said:
What do you mean, churned in a fuel can?
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Mix it according to instructions in the fuel can/jug being used, then gently shake the fuel/jug around to mix it (churn it).

Sometimes my Southern vocabulary is not quite understood. LOL
 
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I would not expect anything immediate, but I have seen it work. Run it and get the fuel mix down in the carburetor well, then let it set and see if it works its magic.
 
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I would not expect anything immediate, but I have seen it work. Run it and get the fuel mix don in the carburetor well, then let it set and see if it works its magic.
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Heet allows the fuel and water to mix so that a tiny amount of water can be burned with the gas. Heet will not overcome large amounts of water. The label says one once of Heet per gallon.

I would say your mower with 30 hours on it has either older gas, or gas with water in it, and possibly needs a carburetor cleaning as well for it to run 100% right.

Seafoam contains 4 main ingredients, with one of them being the same as Heet. People love taking shortcuts in life, but they often don’t work.

One of the downsides to buying from a big box store is lack of service after the sale. You are just a number to them, and a customer for the local small engine shop.
 
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Tiger Small Engine said:
Heet allows the fuel and water to mix so that a tiny amount of water can be burned with the gas. Heet will not overcome large amounts of water. The label says one once of Heet per gallon.

I would say your mower with 30 hours on it has either older gas, or gas with water in it, and possibly needs a carburetor cleaning as well for it to run 100% right.

Seafoam contains 4 main ingredients, with one of them being the same as Heet. People love taking shortcuts in life, but they often don’t work.

One of the downsides to buying from a big box store is lack of service after the sale. You are just a number to them, and a customer for the local small engine shop.
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Gas is always fresh. Bought the mower June/16/2025.
 
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Took the mower to JD, will let you all know what happens. Thank you for all the help.
 
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macdoesit said:
Will do. Do you know of a good mower mechanic, reasonable rates?
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I have taken care of my neighbor's machines and mine....two stroke or four. I do it for free because we all have a lot of yard and last year one of them took their Zero Turn to a shop and they just never got to it in 4 weeks. I mowed their lawn for free, too. Hell to cut if it gets too long. They went and got it and I fixed it in an afternoon. Simple. The other neighbor had a weed whacker that someone before had really butchered on a repair to the clutch. Fixed that but took about a week to get the new clutch off Ebay.

Anyway...I'm not advertising just sometimes I have some time to look at something....for free. 🤫
 
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JD called today, said mower was ready, water in the fuel pickup. It runs perfect so far. When surging first started last week, I took the fuel tank off and drained it. Disconnected fuel line from tank, started mower and ran all gas out of line till mower died. I put gas in a mason jar and let it sit over night, no water in the jar. I put the gas line in the jar about 1 inch down, cranked mower till it started, ran it for 20 minutes and it surged the whole time. I don't understand this.
 
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