AnthemBassMan
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Hey there. I picked up a free non running 7262 with a D600 series engine a few days ago. The magnesium deck is in pretty rough shape, but after a couple hours of working on it, I got it running and mowing. Surprisingly, this thing is running somewhat decent with a broken throttle shaft spring. Must just be the air flow keeping the butterfly valve open, because it’s slow to pick up speed if I bog it down.
When I pulled the muffler off, I was quite surprised to see the exhaust ports were completely open. The muffler on the other hand was loaded with carbon and oil sludge. I spent a good bit scraping everything out. The piston and cylinder wall was completely void of scoring that I could see. I even checked the reed valves and they were at .012” with my feeler gauge. Once I get the throttle spring taken care of, it should run like a raped ape!
Here’s a short video clip of it mowing heavy weeds yesterday after I got it running. Like I said, the deck is pretty rough but serviceable for now.
L8R,
Matt
When I pulled the muffler off, I was quite surprised to see the exhaust ports were completely open. The muffler on the other hand was loaded with carbon and oil sludge. I spent a good bit scraping everything out. The piston and cylinder wall was completely void of scoring that I could see. I even checked the reed valves and they were at .012” with my feeler gauge. Once I get the throttle spring taken care of, it should run like a raped ape!
Here’s a short video clip of it mowing heavy weeds yesterday after I got it running. Like I said, the deck is pretty rough but serviceable for now.
L8R,
Matt