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This got me curious. I checked my Ariens LCT snowblower engine manual and they state that we should use detergent oil,, with API viscosity and service classification of SJ. No mention of use of synthetic. Synthetic is superior in really cold climates, like Canada or Northern states where it hit...

Why are you dragging Studebaker in on this? Lark was a Studebaker model .... (groan)

Does the video help?

While reading this I was picturing the starter spinning, turning the crank gear, but the internals not turning. Got to wondering if the shear pin broke, allowing the crank gear to spin without transferring the energy to the crank? Have you checked the Shear pin?

Point being made = "pointless" ... sorry, was my attempt at a pun.

When using this site using a mobile browser (cell phone) i periodically get a pop up telling me that two viruses have been detected and I should download their program to clear them. No matter what you click, including the back button, you can't get out of the pop up. So far the only way I've...

Its my understanding that synthetic usually turns black from several reasons, from soot particulars being carried out of the combustion cylinder or from blowby, or the reaction of the oils' additives in normal use. https://knowhow.napaonline.com/engine-oil-turns-black-dont-panic/

Your argument is pointless .... ?

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If it were me, I'd drop a new plug in it, plus new air and fuel filter. Even if it still runs, these parts do wear out and one every 17 years is cheap enough ....

Think I'd agree with Rivets. Something caused the transmission or drive train to size and the belt stopped causing the squeal and burnt smell. A new transmission is $109 on Jacks. But it may be something as simple as dirt clogging the drive and a good cleaning and lubrication will resurrect the...

Oil seems to be a hotly contested subject any time a gasoline powered engine is talked about. In the attached video, Ryan Stark of world-famous Blackstone Labs discusses the subject from an experienced laboratory viewpoint. Probably the best testimony available taken directly from years of...

If nothing else is at fault, check the crankcase breather for a blockage.

Find the washer?

Did you check the Lawn Boy site? https://www.shoplawnboy.com/Comergent/en/US/adirect/Toro?cmd=ToroLBOnlineModelLookup

I've had the same problem years ago (same engine) and solved it by adding Sea Foam to the gas. Ran the engine to pull it in then shut it off and left it sit. Tried over several days and finally clog dissolved after 5 days. (May have been 6). Doesn't always work, had one that refused to unclog...

I was responding to the engine bolging down under load when the OP wrote "I can hear the engine go under load when I initially press the drive pedal, but after the first second it sounds like it's idle again.". If he meant that the engine remained strong, I misinterpreted his meaning and...

FYI, how to tell a fake NGK plug: https://www.diycarserviceparts.co.uk/blog/2019/09/19/how-to-avoid-counterfeit-ngk-spark-plugs/

Sounds to like high back pressure, like the compression release isn't working. Like the starter turned the cylinder through a compression cycle then had to regroup to get through the next compression cycle. I didn't hear any knocking. If this was a used engine, did you check the clearance of...

Highly unlikely that a belt would cause this. Weak belts would slip and not drive but engine would continue to provide power. Problem is either a bad transaxle or a frozen pulley. When drive is engaged, belt grips but something downstream is frozen and causing belt to stop (engine can't turn if...

Avoid Regent. Had one and hated it. Traded after two years. Have a Broadmoor now. Three things I hate about it. 1) when making turns, the transaxle is a solid shaft and one wheel drags. Happens on smooth, level ground as well as any terrain. Leaves drag marks in the grass. 2) deck bearly comes...

Glad you got the right setup to get the leaves up. Oak leaves contain tanic acid and is very harmful to grass.

Set the front of the mower two settings higher than the back. Slow your ground speed. In mulching, set on #9 (almost mulching) and empty often.

I had to go back and reread the op thread. Completely missed this was on a 2020 model. Thanks for correcting me. So he has a smart choke. Would the Kohler SB-337 bulletin on their smart chokes, cover in his case?

By the way, when you push the throttle up to choke position and it stops, you do know that you are supposed to "bump" the throttle and move it forward some more (don't try to start when the throttle hits the stop position, that's the maximum run position and does not yet set the choke). Once the...

Perhaps this video may help. It shows how the choke is connected and operates.

You sound exactly like the dealers the Simplicity engineer was talking about. The bearings are sealed. Greasing the spindles does nothing to get grease into the bearings. The only benefit is to coat the steel against rusting (which it does not). There is absolutely no benefit to pumping...

They're not really grease nipples. They're just vents. If you look carefully, you'll see that the check valve is missing. There's only a hole going all the way through. When you think about it, it makes sense. The bearings are sealed and can't be greased. I talked to an engineer who worked...

I've used carburetor jet cleaning tools set for rodding out jets. Designed to clean jets without damaging them. Cheap as well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096P3GSS8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_XFETWQHGC5Y3K1HD2621

BTW, it's not just Honda. High end radar detectors are near impossible to find, as well as Rolex watches. Dealers are on an allocation system from Rolex with more popular models (Daytona) back-ordered in years. Three to five years was quoted! Who would have ever thought that the "good-ol-days"...

When I started looking for my Honda in May, there were several sites listing Honda's for sale. But once you try to buy, I got the standard message that was on back order. Called and was told late fall to next spring. Not just mowers either. Parts are also hard to get (unless dealer has...

Maybe the schmatic may help,

Just a quick note. I bought a new HRX217K6VLA couple of weeks ago and wanted to get a charger for it (electric start). Dealer had none and didn't think he would be able to get any this summer, perhaps 4th qtr, but wasn't sure (word from Honda). Looked online and none to be had anywhere. Just...

I had a simular problem when I decided to buy a Honda couple of weeks ago. Wife wanted electric start, went to dealer and he only had one in stock. One! HRX217K6VLA. Electric start. Asked when he got his next shipment and he was told by Honda it will be next year. What he told me was when line...

The flashing LED on the control panel indicates too high current. Do not try to start in this condition as damage battety. Check to see if blades spin freely. If good, suspect fault in motor.

Oh sure. Next thing you'll be telling us is not to drink a couple of Rob Roy's before mowing.........

Did you ever check for a blown fuse?

Per the current MSDS, Seafoam is approximately 50% Pale Oil, 30% Naphtha, and 20% Isopropyl Alcohol.

Like several others here, Seafoam. Had a snowblower that wouldn't idle. Dead of winter so tearing down a carb was out of the question. So I put a strong dose of Seafoam in the gas and ran the blower to get the Seafoam into thd carb. The let it sit for two days. Still wouldn't idle. Let it sit...

Thanks for sharing this. Although it's been 40 years ago (or so) it had a big influence on me. This was at a National Marine Manufactures Association seminar. (NMNA used to represent recreational boat manufactures in the United States, which became the BIA years later. Back in the 70's my...

Lawn boy started leaking a few drops of gas, garage began to smell of it. Probably the fuel line cracked. After all its 25 years old this spring. So I decided to get the little lady a new mower rather than put up with that pice of junk. Drove over the local Honda dealer, intended to to get the...

Reason it runs five seconds is, its running off the fuel of the primer. Your main jet is clogged. This video may help (silver series tecumseh).

Yup. I took a required class on liability years ago. One example was for the warning on "no toes under deck". This was due to several people loosing one or more toes that had gotten under a mower deck. Backstory: a retired guy in Florida wanted to go golfing, but had to trim his hedge first...

Sounds like you need a new ignition switch.

Not familiar with your machine, but usually there's a position on the ignition switch you turn to after starting to manually enable reverse with accessory on. Look for a mower with an arrow icon. Some mowers have a button you step on when pressing the transmission reverse pedal. One last...

Old term meaning "weights fully out", (governor on steam engine). Engine running wide open.

2005 engine - valve lash adjustment. One way to test this is to observe muffler in evening. If fire coming out of end, I'd suggest checking and setting valve adjustment. (Exhaust valve opening too soon).

Misadjusted idle adjustment, i.e. screwed all the way in and not initially backed out to the preset level (at a minimum).

This is the tester I'm actually using (and have used it for years). (Not available any longer.) https://us.amazon.com/Lubricheck-Motor-Oil-Tester-Instantly/dp/B00HBAG9AC Years ago AutoBlog did an article on the device. They even sent comparitive samples into Blackstone Labs to test the...

You have absolutely no idea what your talking about. The device measures the levels of acidity, carbon depositis, moisture and a few other impurities. And it works, no matter how little you know about it. Silly nonsense babble. Changing oil annually is only a precaution, like preventive...