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Look at the bright side - at least you won't have to worry about running over the extension cord, or one of the animals chewing on it.

someone had something similar to that the other day. On theirs it was a belt guard I think.

rubber wall base / baseboard. Hit the big box stores over in the floor tile area. 4" x 48" is like $2 if they have loose pieces. There are places that sell self adhesive although I might not trust that if / when it comes loose.

that comes back as a corded lawn mower, which the motor was never available in the parts diagrams, even the owner's manual. I'd scrap it and move on. You aren't playing with batteries, you are playing with a 120V motor and plenty of amps if you screw up.

kind of off the subject but we run into these same issues on some old collector cars. Sometimes the devices are common enough and they can be found in the shower industry where there are lots of designs for temperature regulating units. One fellow in a forum I belong to found a way to repair the...

something that old might have to build it if you can't find it. without a model and serial number it is hard to find obsolete parts, they may have been superseded. 1993 is 30 years old on a push mower. Maybe look at some Sears Craftsman mowers from that period and see if any match yours. Or...

30 acres is the key statement here.

and replace the drive belt when you rebuild the wheel assemblies.

fix it right now that you know where the problem lies.

beats me, lots of potential causes. Take the time to list all that you have checked so far. What access you have to test instruments. Model and serial. Or just take it to a dealer and let them fix it.

is the choke off?

I saw that too but did not want to say definitively it is the same. If you are sure then that is good enough for me.

try what Rivets said. Going to Honda's webpage, they list that lawn mower in the owner's manual section but not in the Parts Section. You may have to call their support number or send them an e-mail if Rivet's suggestion fails. https://powerequipment.honda.com/support/contact-us

if disconnecting the coil kill wire(s) stops the problem, if the repair cost is too high, could one add a kill switch toggle, label it and use that when shutting down the engine? In my mind's eye, anything that might trigger a shutdown in the logic could be the failed component. For example...

if they don't have it, Call around for part 532177679. It is on backorder but some places show in stock. That means nothing these days.

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sell it local. Shipping something like that isn't going to happen. Look at the other ads for used mowers and price accordingly. EV is what everyone is buying now so used push ICE mowers are a dime a dozen.

3 things make an engine run air/fuel ratio compression spark Figure out which one is missing when it dies and then chase that path. Shotgun approach works sometimes but at this point figure out what is missing. You can get a plug tester or timing light to see if the plug fires when it dies. If...

thread builder post. Each post is worth X dollars or Y spam.

about as fast as you can generate posts for the forum trying to generate traffic or spam.

where do all these one posters come from on old threads? Lots of it lately. I feel like we are reading a post equal to comments on the dresses from the 1977 Academy Awards.

not the coil. Engines need to turn to start. I might look again at the battery, battery cables for solid connections and no corrosion. Also try it with the spark plug out to be sure that the cylinder isn't full of fuel and is hydrolocking. Battery cables can go bad internally too. Might be time...

A battery can show voltage with no load on it, and still drop considerably when a load is put on it. Always read the voltage both ways. Next, if a very large load is placed on a battery, that will pull the voltage down too - just the same as pulling a large load with a vehicle up a hill. Small...

be sure to check the other side in the same place to see if a crack has started there.

Nothing I used in the yard, battery or corded lasted more than 10 years with occasional use, or much less with frequent use. On occasion a switch went out or something like that, and it could be replaced. Even new other equipment that I use in the garage occasionally, drills etc., don't last if...

I don't know your engine but make sure any breathers are open and connected. If there is a drain back hole, and it is in the seal flange area, measure how deep it is and don't block it. If there is no drain back hole put the seal back as it was. Inspect the crankshaft for a wear groove. If there...

Alex, put the model and serial number down, all the pertinent information so if there at least someone can Google it to see if any parts come up. There are a million different motor designs in the world, and until that mower is apart you won't know exactly what is wrong. But based on my...

are there witness marks you can use to see how the last seal was installed? Also be sure to make sure the breather is working and not clogged. Many a good seal will leak oil if the crankcase pressure is high due to a clogged breather.

Gee, the OP had one post and never came back is how I read this.

if you laid it on the side to drain or work on it oil may have gotten into the exhaust. Also make sure you did not overfill it, and that gasoline is not leaking from the carb into the intake manifold when it sits, and diluting the oil with gasoline. That is a risk if you rebuilt the carb.

you did a good job. Now go tell your wife she is right.

my 2 cents - all the electric appliances I have repaired over the years cost me as much in parts as it did to buy a new one. Usually the whole motor should be replaced when it suffers a meltdown. You can have one shorted winding that you can't see, and go thru the whole thing again. Unless you...

I would use Google to find 917.385350 then look at different companies that have pictorials. Then write that number down and google it for replacement prices. That said, the image I saw of one shows a air filter mount style that can warp and also cause carb problems. this is a link on manuals...

Blue smoke is oil by bypassing the rings or valve guides, sometimes coming from a passage in a head gasket depending on the head. The spring helps maintain the engine RPM. What I would wonder is if the spring finally fatigued itself to death, how old is the engine and how many hours on it? How...

It would be a waste of my money if I bought it. It took me twice that long yesterday to blast away 5' of accumulated mildew, moss and debris on the 32" wide concrete sidewalk from this winter's rains using a gas powered 2.2 GPM 3200 PSI pump. I can see it now, 2' of cleaning and wait 2 hours to...

who is complaining? You or the neighbors. If it is you, wear earplugs and/or follow other's suggestions.

Many engines have a convoluted fuel pump system that is not obvious. They aren't purely gravity fed. Often it is a diaphragm that is part of the carb system which has a flap that helps pump fuel, and that system depends on crankcase pressure differentials. Some engines have a dedicated fuel...

whatever you do, don't cheap out on a carb or carb rebuild parts. Make sure whatever you order is quality or you will forever regret it,

opening this back up. Ryobi Hedger was working with the silicone line but it died at a half tank but would start if I removed the cap and put it back on. Noticed when replacing cap that the fuel filter was loose in the tank, and had rotted off. Bought line from the local mower shop but it was...

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This is a Ryobi Hedge trimmer. The filter has rotted off and fallen in the tank. I don't know which hose it was on. If no one knows for sure which hose is the carb inlet, then maybe I can test it by putting two new hoses in some fuel, pumping the primer and see which hose draws and which one...

you go to a motorcycle shop. They sell a kit that lubes cables. You can try to straighten it with your thumb but it is not that hard to replace. It probably happened when the handles were folded.

there are like 11 variants of that model. Better post a serial number.

can some wrecking bone yards. Often parts like that you just have to watch on ebay etc., for a while until one comes up or pony up for a new one. There is a used one online for sale, and it is $170. New about $440.

the generic answer is that most radiator temperature sensors are on the bottom of the radiator because that is where the coldest temperature is. Usually that controls the fans blowing on the radiator.

it is moot now. I am done with the sprinklers for the season. The lawn was aerated today, grass cut back around the sprinklers, uncovered some that grass had grown over during the winter. Picked up the plugs from the aerator over about 1500 sq ft. What a pain that is. No need for sprinkler...

make sure it is clean and open. The description of the problem is classic for a plugged tank vent.

Looking at the chart for a 2020 3160kw Engine to deck belt 4350706 173.02" Transmission belt 672764 Laminated Aramid 73.082"

Have about 30 sprinkler heads, 4" popup. The grass is cut at 2 1/2 to 3" but every year I have to get down on hands and knees, and clean grass out of the sprinklers, unplug the fouled nozzles etc. Has anyone tried the rings that go around the heads to keep grass away from them?

penetrant = PB Blaster, Liquid Wrench etc., overnight. I had a CJ7 hub that used to come off like it was a 12 gauge being fired every time. BaaaaBooooom.