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I think that's the model #. The 7 is almost gone. It takes me a bunch of pulls to get this started. The label says full choke, prime, pull with throttle open. I get better results no throttle, 1/2 choke, but it still takes a bunch of pulls to start. Once started, and with a minute to warm...

I don't drink beer anymore, but Steve is great.

The hole in the middle usually feeds the main jet. Getting something brown out of there is definitely a good thing. Glad you're running.

I'll have to stash some toothpicks and wire in my small engine kit. Will pass it on also. Thanks.

Well said. Any time fuel shortage could be the problem, do this. With an unknown history machine, I do it right away.

Thanks. I will be cautious with the torch cleaner. I use the brushes more, they are bristles, not steel.

Have you checked the fuel flow from the tank? There could be crud restricting the flow. It sounds like you'd have done that, buy you didn't say anything about it.

Have you checked the flow out of the tank? For cleaning the jet, I use a torch cleaning tool, it has many sizes of wire and brushes. The pic is from amazon, widely available.

Where is James' video? I see he has a ton on youtube, but didn't see one on pressure testing.

I didn't see an answer to Slomo's question, "Do you SEE fuel jumping up into the carb venturi out of the brass emulsion tube? You have to look INTO the bore of the carb. When you hit the primer a little fuel fountain so to say will jump up with every pump." Prime may not be giving you any...

Yes, it is a cable/lever to engage. I looked, but didn't see any adjustment. I read what doc's I could find, with no reference to adjustment. I'll look again. Thanks.

The heavy duty one I just looked up at amazon, link above, is 43-1/2, so is the other one I bought for that mower. Hmmm. Thanks.

How about this one? https://short-url.org/1sX6c that's a link to a belt on amazon.

Well, it's definitely not an OEM belt. I mostly get them off amazon. They claim to be made for mowers... I don't use generic parts store belts, unless I need something today. This mower doesn't have to work too hard, it's not much more than an hour to cut here. I will look into OE belt...

I have a Craftsman R1000. The model sticker says 247.290001, ser 1e135b20658. It's a rear engine rider, not a zero turn. I've been trying to find out how to adjust tension in the blade belt. The mower seems to throw the belt. I have replaced the belt several times and the guide rod on the...

StarTech, I understand, but haven't found a hole or slot it fits well in. As I've said, I will try the hole I did find, when I get the belt. AutoDoc, I gave the mower model, and hope to have the official motor info today. It is located an hour away from me, but we hope to get the info from...

Thanks, I was going to use paracord or coathanger, but it is the bolt head, not shaft. I'll work something out.

The bolt is a hex head tight against the plate. I can loosen it, maybe hook something over it to connect the spring to. When I have the belt, I can try that. That was my best guess so far. Thanks.

It's a Briggs and Stratton 18 horse. I don't have access right now. Partstree says motor is B&S Intek Model 31H777-0117-E1. I found the hole in the lever. There is a bolt in the deck near the centerline, and a hole next to it. When I get the new belt, I can try and connect there. I can...

like this picture... I do see from the pic that there's a spring cover which I do not have...

Of the mower? Sure.SZT18336BVE, serial 50205918. I looked at partstree and several others, and they don't show what I need to install the spring. They also don['t seem to list most of the engine parts, it's mostly mower, not motor.

Auto Doc, thanks for the advice. I agree. Sometimes I do a little searching for info before I get my hands on it. This particular mower is about an hour from home.

So, I tested the clutch and it seems good. It loudly engages. I put the ohm meter on it, and got 4 ohms, hopefully that's good. The belt is gone, so that's the problem. The spring for the tension/idler pulley fell off, and I can't tell where it needs to go. I found a diagram, so I feel like...

OK, belt gone. Clutch seems to work fine.

My mistake, 8 B. Sorry. Heading out to test now. Wish me luck. ] Thanks again.

Some have spaces or dashes like SZT-183368-bve. That is the model number from the sticker. I did pull it up on briggs site, looking for part number for the PTO switch. Thanks for the info.

I've been working on a snapper scrambler 33" zero turn. We mowed with it today for over an hour, then the blade disengaged, and won't engage. I am told the switch has been replaced a couple times in the last year. I'm headed there tomorrow to pull and test the switch, and test the clutch. I...

I've never heard of motorcycles having a compression release. I've worked on a few, but haven't done compression tests on any.

I do have a degree in Electrical Engineering... Seriously. Ok, my thing was computers, not power generation but... I agree the problem was probably carb to start. I adjusted the governor, got it wrong, and redid it after some advice here, and got it right. I would have adjusted the fine...

Thanks Toby. I agree about the youtubes. So many times, a clearly written paragraph or two would cover the issue, and you've got to watch 4 different videos to put together the information. In this case, I did get a nicely written explanation, which worked great the second time I did it. I...

Have you tried a known good battery? Checked the cables/cleaned connections? I am assuming that it is not turning at all. Can you manually turn the engine?

Jim, it's good to see that the key is whole. It sounds like currently you have a compression problem. I think investigating the Heli-coil for the original head is a good idea.

Jim, check that stuff, and check the flywheel key. That can be a cause of the flywheel turning, spark tester showing spark, and engine does not run.

The spark tester showing spark does not verify timing. Have you checked the flywheel key? You were talking about doing it, but I can't recall if it happened again.

You say the recoil is shot. Could you elaborate, or clarify? What parts are broken/not functioning? I've substituted parts for recoil starts pretty easily, but we do need a starting point.

I believe the surging was governor related. I adjusted it(twice) and got it to run nice and smooth, but due to the burnt stator coil, it's not making power. It's a salvage, so it's just getting noted that it needs genset, runs good. It's not like it's my emergency power or anything.

Thanks for the input guys. I should have cleaned the fuel tank earlier, but have done so, as well as installing a new filter. I've cut my yard front and back a couple of times, and it starts first pull. No low oil sensor. I use stabil during storage, and have had pretty good luck. My mower...

That's what I was thinking. Thanks again.

That's what I figured. It's still a good motor.

So, it's likely a problem with stator. The windings look burnt. The connectors for the brushes are melted, which isn't a good sign. The motor runs great though. Just thought I'd post the results. So, if you adjust the governor, and the motor just races at full throttle afterward, do it...

I just worked on a Briggs that showed just under 60 on compression gauge. The problem was sheared key, once I fixed that, starts on first pull. YMMV.

The connections were corroded, as the endcap is missing on this unit. I cleaned them up before this test.

So, as advised, I started over. I printed your instructions(which agree with what I'd read elsewhere) and readjusted the governor. Once started, I had to readjust the sole screw/spring, to bring it up from idle. It purrs at 3600 RPM. Due to my background in EE, that means something to me...

This one isn't making much power yet.

Hold it at idle? That's the only stop screw I know about. I'll try that in the future. I could see the governor tweaking the throttle as it happened, but that could have been a symptom, not the cause I suppose. I gotta get this one back down to reasonable rpm. I'll put the tach on it, and...

My introduction to this site was a Toro Recycler mower that I was given. I cleaned the carb and it ran great. For a day. Then I messed with it on and off over a week without it running at all. I found this place, posted here, got some advice and got it fixed. Once I run it on my lawn for a...

It was my thought that the hunting, was a symptom of the governor being maladjusted, or not working correctly. I could see that the governor was controlling the throttle. I've worked on small engines for a long time, as a shade tree mechanic, but have not messed with governors much. So much...

I believe that is what I did. When I started, I would start the engine, then turn the knob to the run position, from the start position(which takes off the choke.) The motor would run at what seemed to be a moderate rpm, but would speed up, and slow back down. It would be mostly at that...

Glad to see it running anyhow. Good luck with it.

Got a Generac 0066720. Runs nice and smooth, but the governor is off. It was surging/hunting, and I adjusted the governor per directions I found on youtube. Loosen nut on governor arm, open throttle to full, gov arm fully in that direction, rotate gov shaft cw. It didn't move much, but now...