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So I disconnected the fuel line on this GVC 190 motor and it was kinda stuck. So I pulled harder and this was the result. I assume the orange thing is part of a fuel filter? If so, how do you install it? And why didn't it slide out of the fuel line when I was pulling on it? And even if it HAD...

I have a craftsman mower with a Honda GVC190 motor. Anyone know where they hide the motor model number on these things? Its about 15 years old, and I was able to find the body model label easy enough. But nothing for the motor.

So I used this machine for the first time yesterday and it has some weird grass behavior. All that grass around the motor, it does that very quickly. With the rear flap closed, as shown, most of the grass shoots out the bottom of the flap, but some of it shoots out the top, right under the...

Fixing up an old yardman mower. I filled it up with gas and started it and it ran... not perfect, but it ran ok. However it was leaking fuel everywhere. The fuel line had turned to dust, and the needle seat had as well. So gas was leaking everywhere. So I replaced the fuel line and tried to...

I have an MTD Yard Man push mower. I would assume its about 20 years old. The ENGINE numbers are very clearly visible on the metal flap on the side of the engine. But the mower model number is nowhere to be found! I'm not seeing the typical MTD number sticker anywhere. Theres some warning...

Got a freebie "doesn't run" mower thats been siting in my basement for 2 years. Today was the day to start working on it (i make videos of the repairs) So after doing basic checks, everything seems good, so I put some gas in it and before I can even try to start it up, gas starts gushing out...

I'm helping my neighbor fix is broken mower. The throttle cable snapped years ago and its just been sitting. I changed the oil, zip tied the throttle, and was able to get it running. And in fact after a few minutes, it was running really good. So I hopped on jackssmallengines with the machine's...

Last Fall, I was winterising my equipment and I accidentally stripped the spark plug hole on my yard vacuum. Its a 31 year old machine and I didn't turn that hard, so its probably a failure that has been inching its way to happening for a while. But no worries, this is a great opportunity for...

I have a maybe 15 year old craftsman yard vacuum. Long story short, its plastic timing gear melted, so I had to pop the engine off and replace it with a new one, that was metal. When I opened the motor, I was expecting a melted camshaft. But the camshaft looked perfect and the gear that spins it...

This is a machine I've had lots of previous posts about and done lots of repairs to. It has a very subtle misfire that I just can't fix. Possibly low compression from slightly scraped up cylinder wall? Either way, its plenty good enough. I mowed my large yard with it today and it works fine...

I removed the valve seal on this mower I was trying to fix and tore it in the process. No problem, replacement seals are cheap. I looked up the numbers online and according to every source I can find, I need part number 590534. But I've ordered that part from two different places now, and both...

My yard was a real mess when I bought my house, 11 years later, it is looking good. Now it looked good the last few years, so it didn't take me a full 11 years to turn it around. ALSO we've had a very rainy spring so far, which is why it looks exceptionally good at this very moment. Still...

I already did this once last year but I guess I forgot because I can't figure it out. Normally you just push and slide but that doesn't seem to be working here. This is a 675 model off of a craftsman lawnmower. Theres the retaining clip that holes the spring on, then theres the little cap that...

Well, by "these" I mean "this", just one cylinder. How does this look? Good? Bad? Soso?

On my mom's lawnmower, the end of the drive cable snapped. Its an older machine so if one snapped, the other is probably close. So I was going to replace both. But I was looking at this today. So the cable that snapped is the one with the spiral housing around it. if you unbolt this clamp...

I'm sure there are more than one answer. I know for a fact that some have gearboxes with multiple speeds and reverse. And zero-turns are probably using either hydrostatic or a gas-electric direct drive type system. But is there another option? I made a post in a go kart forum about how it would...

I want to keep this brief but I also want to give you the full backstory. I need help assessing what happened to this machine, and what it's current condition is. This is a Craftsman Yardvac with a B&S 675 engine. It was in my neighbors yard never being used for 15 years or so, and one day he...

So I watched a bunch of youtube videos for removing the impeller off my machine. This is so I can ultimately take the motor off and open it up because I think it overheated and melted it's camshaft. But anyway.... Multiple videos say to use a 7/16" - 20 bolt. So I go pick one up and when I go...

Does the engine HAVE to be at top dead center to adjust the valve/rockers? Or can the engine be anywhere in the cycle as long as its a point where both valves are fully closed?

So I was able to find a TB110 diagram on jack's site, but it doesn't include the engine. Here is my engine label, it has lots of odd numbers on them but I can't seem to successfully search any of them to get an engine diagram. Did I miss a different label or is something else going on here? I'm...

Here is video of the machine in question. Funny thing is, on video it doesn't really sound like it's doing anything. But in person, its definitely running rough. You can see at the end of the video, how the handle is vibrating. Ok so the backstory. This is a trash rescue. It was overfilled...

I have a couple of issues with this TB110 I'm trying to fix up. The first is the flap at the rear of the machine. Here is what mine looks like. It this correct? Every other mower i've ever used has had a much bigger, rubber flap that would push down on the lawn. I thought the purpose of these...

Yes I am aware this plug is unusually wet, which makes sense as the mower wouldn't start. This is the machine that turned out to be overfilled with oil. But I'm only making this post to ask, what is the condition of this plug itself, not the motor overall. Besides behind wet, this plug looks...

What makes a mulching mower, a mulching mower? Is it just the style of blade? The blades with the fans on top to do extra shredding as the blade spins? If I had a mower that had a plane blade, can I make it a mulching mower simply by putting a mulching blade on it? I got a free mower I'm...

Ok this seems like a pointless question. But it's actually kind of important because I make yardwork videos and getting the spelling right could mean a lot more traffic. I've always spelled it "weed wacker", but technically if you're just going by the word definition, "whack" means to hit, and...

So what is the purpose of the engine brake? I only found out about this feature recently. It seems kind of pointless to me. Who cares if your motor takes a little longer to stop spinning? It seems like that would not effect me at all? Is there some benefit to this feature that I'm not missing...

I pulled this mower out of the trash last summer. Physically it looked like it's in decent shape. And it has a bag. I tried to start it for the first time today. I'm not actually repairing it yet, I'll do that this summer. But I had it out so I figured let me give a few spins and see what...

Neighbor gave me a 10 year old Craftsman Yard Vac that was "used once then I never used it again". We have tons of large, old oak trees in this neighborhood that drop leaves the size of dinner plates, so a mulching yard vac is a very handy machine to have. Which is why I already have one! But...

I've been doing two fertilizer applications per season - one early in the spring, and one mid summer. I have a lawn spreader I purchased new that I use to apply. I also use it to spread insect killer twice a year and grass seed from time to time. So back to the fertilizer.... every time I...

I have a husqvarna push mower with a honda engine. I've been changing the oil every spring since it was new, always with mobile 1 0w-30 oil. Fancy stuff for a lawn mower but its only 19 oz so I think I can swing it. And the machine runs perfect. Basically brand new even though it's 5 years old...

I have an otherwise pretty nice Husqvarna 2 cycle gas weed wacker. AKA Trimmer. It's about 5 years old. It has two problems, which I'm sure are the same problem. And it's had them since it was new. Rather than fighting with this thing every week, I really should just fix it. Symptom 1: It dies...

I have an HU700H pushmower. It's about 6 years old maybe. I bought it brand new. It's a rear wheel drive model with a honda motor. Overall it's an excellent mower but man, they weren't thinking when they designed the oil drain! It's so short, and at a 45° angle, so as you tip it over, the oil...

I have a very old (1994) Craftsman yard vacuum. I use it every fall to suck up/mulch piles of leaves, and once in a while I use it to chip sticks if I have a large branch that falls. Attached is a photo so you can see the engine configuration. Nothing unusual. So here is the symptom: Every time...

I have a husqvarna mower (HU700H) with a single lever to adjust the mower height. It has 8 positions. I'm wondering what each lever position corresponds to grass height. I looked through the manual but this is all it says about the lever: During the season, I mow on the tallest setting which...

I have an HU700H model with a honda motor. I don't suppose this motor has the ability to make power? The days get real short in the fall and I would love to bolt a headlight on this thing. On my snow blower, I replaced it's incandescent bulb with an LED and then added another LED spot light...

My mother's lawnmower was smoking a little on startup. I mixed in some seafoam with her gas to try to clean it out. It no longer smokes but now it has this odd behavior. When you start it up and it's cold, it runs perfect. Then slowly, as it warms up, it starts pulsing. Not quite sputtering...

What is the mechanism this mower uses for it's clutch? Mine is starting to slip a lot, even though the cable feels nice and tight. The mower is only about 4 years old and is in great shape. But I have some steep areas of my lawn that are probably hard on whatever form of clutch it uses. This...

I had a post about this last year but had no luck. I took some fresh pics as it's started growing already. Location: Massachusetts This weed/grass starts growing way before anything else. They grow in bunches that are very... firm. When you mow the lawn and the wheels run over clumps, they...

I'm having particular problems with two different weeds in my lawn. Thankfully in different areas so I can tackle each separately. It may be relevant, I am located in the Northeast, outside of Boston but in the suburbs. And we've had a very cold spring so it's still very early in our growing...

This year when I fired up my snow blower for the first time, the engine was a little funny. It surges kind like the choke is on, but it does this with no choke on. And under no load, if I put it on half choke, it kind of smoothes out. We just got a big storm so I was clearing my driveway and...

I know this is the "lawnmowerforum" but is it ok to talk about other power machines besides lawn mowers? If so, I want to upgrade the lighting on my snow blower. Like so many, it has that one incandescent light bulb that does almost nothing. First, I need to know how much "free electricity" I...

I have a Craftsman yard vacuum. It actually works pretty well. But my yard is kind of rough and the thing has small wheels so I bought a pair of giant 12" wheels to help it roll smoother. They actually fit really well, AND turns out there's a second position I can put the axle in to help...

I'm 39 years old, I've been snow blowing for a very long time. I've used snow blowers of all sizes. The one thing they all have in common seems to be that they are underpowered for their size. Of course any blower can handle 2 inches of snow. But when you've got the deep stuff, most blowers...

Every time I click on the photos icon to add an image to a post, I get the following. I can select my image but there's no way to upload it. I have to click "manage attachments" down at the bottom of the new-post page and manage attachments through there to add an image to a post. I don't think...

My friend has an Ariens snow blower with a 420cc engine. It's in great shape, it's one of the giant 33" or 36" models. But, while everything is in good shape... the one exception is that the motor is junk. Harbor Freight makes a series of motors including a 420cc model that runs about $360. Is...

This trimmer is about 4 years old. I got it in an attempted to have all 4 cycle power tools so I wouldn't have to deal with mixing oil. But of course that didn't work out because you can't get 4 cycle chainsaws or leaf blowers. But whatever. This trimmer has been kind of high maintenance but...

I bought a fairly expensive troy bilt leaf blower because I specifically wanted one with a vacuum feature and their jump start feature. So of course the second time I go to use it, the jump start adapter shatters. Replacements are cheap enough thankfully: It looks like it just threads on, so...

I've been thinking about getting rid of the terrible incandescent bulb on the front of my snow blower and replacing it with an LED light. I was also thinking of taking it a little further and putting some other small amber lights in a few key spots to reduce the odds of me getting my *** run...

I just unboxed my new mower and it's very nice! You can certainly see the difference between this thing and a $200 machine. But I have one important question. It has a honda engine, 160cc i believe. The manual says it takes 18.5 ounces of oil, but the mower came with a bottle of just 15.5 ounce...

As you might imagine, I did not find this slit in my can by looking. Nope, I found it by trying to gas up my weed wacker, and spilling gas ALL OVER my shed. I easily spilled more gas from this one incident, than this new-fangled spill-reducing design has saved in the 3 years I've owned it...