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you say "the owner" which implies you are the mechanic. Why are you asking here when you haven't even put in time to see what the damage is. Sort of pointless to ask until you know what you are working with. If you don't want to work on it, put one of these on it and send it home.

really old thread. Why is this being revived?

IMHO consider building a business plan for you in your area, and see how the math works out. It is all about the math. Include the cost of how people will find you. Price in the cost of rent, store fixtures, insurance and what you think the profit margin / labor rate will be etc.., what it will...

does it have a fuel cut off? If so the bowl may be leaking down, and it takes time to fill it. Also, if you are using ether for starting fluid, it is a lot more explosive than gasoline. It is possible you are too rich and not too lean. Try a small squirt of gasoline instead of starting fluid and...

a new coil on Amazon from a good seller with an excellent part rating is only $10 - $20, with next day delivery. The factory part is under $50.

did you pull off more than the wheels?

We are a throw away society. People in general are not willing to pay for repairs - how do I say it politely - they believe they are worth $100 an hour but the other guy isn't. To me, I see it in how people treat each other all the time when I am out in someone's shop listening to strangers...

unless it came from the factory oversize, or the OP has a real old time machine shop that is willing to hone or bore the cylinder out to oversize, .020 oversize rings will probably be way too big. I used to bore engines for a living when in my 20's and 30's, and it requires precision machinery...

regardless, the station bought fuels here cause havoc with the zama and walbro carbs that can be avoided by draining the fuel out and running dry after each use. Doing so only takes about a minute and they last years that way. I used the cooler plug. It started up on first pull after sitting...

maybe get one of those cheap plastic storage containers, or empty one you have stuff in for a couple days, fill it with water, and use that to look for the leak.

thank you. I think that the superseded plug will be best and will stay with it. Thank you. set it to .026" as that was the manual spec and old plug was about .027" I get it. My old garage door opener would not work when a neighbor was using his cheap Chinese leaf blower. That said, resistor...

Have an older Echo PB-201 hand held 2-cycle leaf blower about 2006 vintage. Runs great and going to pass it on to a friend who can use it. We have converted to battery because the Mrs insists on using a leaf blower and she has a bad arm and can't pull starters. So here is the question. The Echo...

gas is $5+ a gallon here and you are lucky things went different in the election. If it has gone the other way you would not have gas lawn equipment to service or sell. That is what is happening here in our wonderful Communist State of California. A good friend just threw away two nice expensive...

the first question should be what are you blowing? If you are blowing leaves that fall from the trees this time of the year, on an acre, then it will sit the rest of the year that is one situation. Another situation is general lansdcape - is this an all year thing? 30 minutes a week x 52 weeks...

The only complaint I have with the Linux series is one of my clients uses AutoCad in their business (surveying) and Autodesk does not support it on Linux systems (although they do support it on Apple systems).

pull the spark plug and make sure that the issue is not fluid in the cylinder. If it still does not move, use some wd-40 and PB Blaster in it, enough to soak around the edge of the piston, and let it sit a couple days. Once it does turn, you'll need to get a bore camera in thru the spark plug...

Yes. Seems the biggest complaint is many of this model get damaged in shipment due to their weight (appx 120 lbs), and there is disappointment with that when they show up with broken and dented parts, missing pieces from the box being torn. I had an aluminum engine case a few years back that...

totally understandable. Honest people in general are tired of the cons getting away with it, and then honest people being treated like thieves.

I have decided to wait until after the winter rains are dumping on us to see what comes up for sale locally then. Right now I don't want to risk ordering something that comes in a cardboard box from China that weighs 120 lbs. Too many delivery drivers just dump them and drive on. I had another...

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Sold my old 1990's Craftsman (MTD) about 5 years ago. Used it in roughly 25 x 15 garden. Thought we would not need to till again but after five years of no till, and using mulches etc., the ground is getting very hard to work with unless it is soaked. A lot a clay. It has 30+ years of...

I believe that in reading up on this the last few months, current stats show that W10 installs make up almost 50% of the computers being used, with W11 being about 30%. Many people believe that Microsoft was trying to force people to upgrade at a huge cost and people are saying no, just like how...

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Informational post: Live in a suburb of Sacramento. Put down new 360 sq ft of sod Friday. Went to cut out a drain grate the landscaper missed, and when I lifted the sod put down 3 days ago, white grubs (probably billbug and/or scarab beetle larvae) were plentiful. After research, came to the...

lever on the side of the engine housing. Once I get the manual I'll have to go thru the whole procedure of setting the carb up right. Since it runs well, I won't be rebuilding it. Might check for vacuum leaks with a carb spray though. Runs and starts really well. The original fuel pump was bad...

Way too low. I had to bend the stop that the high speed limit screw hits to speed it up to 3200. It was down around 2300 at full speed. Turning the stop screw in brought it up to about 2800. I am not the original owner. Found a Briggs page that explains the engine numbers after the last post...

thank you. The RPM is definitaely off but the governor works.

Hi - I have a Bluebird dethatcher that is about 20 - 25 years old, that I bought used. The fuel pump and subsequently, tank were bad, but after repair, it runs steady now with new parts. I plan to restore it to an even better condition in the next couple months, and one thing I have not sorted...

Well, got a chance to use it. Your instructions really helped. I pulled about 5 or 6 times then said, oh yeah, this one has an on - off switch. Fired right up. Very happy with it.

I just fixed a pressure washer 190 cc engine that the kill wire had chaffed thru and was grounding out the coil. It might take 8 - 10 pulls sometimes. After putting some heat shrink on the wire to fix where it chaffed thru it starts first pull. Make sure you have Compression air to fuel spark

Thank you more than you know. I have arthritis in my back, and bad eyes these days so knowing where to expect something, is a lot easier than laying on the ground in pain with a flashlight trying to figure out what each things is from labels I can barely read up close. Your description will help...

usually when I buy something I read the manual and try to figure where everything is before using it. This Simpson MS61124 with a Kohler SH270 bogs my mind. Some places say it has a throttle control. Some say it has a fuel shutoff, Some say a choke. So far I found a lever marked choke, and...

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Thinking of a new pressure washer. Simpson with Kohler SH270. It is one of these lifetime no oil change engines. Does anyone know if these can have oil changed easily? Someone asked Simpson how to change the oil on the SH270 and their response was you don't have to so they were no help. Just...

read it several times already. I guess will just have to take it apart again to see if there is anything new going on.

friend's son has a Toro 20018 that has a twitch in it. As one is mowing the mower will twitch to the right a little about every 10' - 15'. I assume that this means the wheel on the left side is not driving at that moment. A while back I went thru both sides and replaced worn parts, everything...

or $42 amazon or get a free app for your phone that uses you mic to pick up the RPM and is accurate.

change the oil. May have fuel in it and be thin.

you are the one paying for it.

Mid july 2023 still looking for one. 338070MA or 740039MA will show as part #321 on fiche for edger. Pictures in first post. Possibly someone might come across one with broken welds that the edger has been scrapped because of it. I can take the part with broken welds and have my welding guy...

You have many choices. You can use one of the round spring wire things that sits on the mower where the spring oscillates at the harmonic of the RPM, or download an app on your smart phone. I have an optical one too that HF sold. You need a spot of white paint or something that spins so it can...

the two wire nut connections need to be properly fixed. They are not water tight connections, and will fail, if one or both haven't already.

did you originally set it to ,010 with a brass feeler gauge, or the plastic tool? An aluminum can is about .004" - .007"

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this came up on the first Google link. In it, next to "Bar Mount Pattern" click the link and it will list all the part numbers from common suppliers. note: it is a 25:1 oil engine. https://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/746133cbe7c59df388256d0a00051cc7

there should be no choke when an engine is warm. Choke enriches the mixture for when it is cold. That said, I have read many times here on the forum that Honda carbs are quite reasonably priced.

Once the grass dries it is much harder to get it off. The procedure may be in the owner's manual. My Toro mower is gas but the manual says to run it on concrete and spray a steady stream of water to bounce off the concrete at the edge of the mower into the underside of the mower while it is...

also when did it start? Did you make any changes before it began?

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suggest either a new mower or take it to a shop. Throwing parts at it can not only get more expensive than a shop but it can create lots of secondary problems. It takes 3 things for an engine to run right Fuel to air mixture Spark at the right time Compression. One of those 3 is missing when...