Boudreaux In Eunice La.
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I have no idea, but I will find out tomorrow and post the results.....
Monday, Lee brought a push mower over to the big shop... He called me and told me that the rope was slacking and wasn't acting right, He said the engine ran fine though..... He also said a couple bolts were missing....... So he said he wanted his mower, Tightened Up in a sense...
This is a 4.5 HP Briggs... 10H902 The old bullet proof ones that I like.....
Well Tuesday I got to the big shop and started on it...... The main long tank bolt was missing and 2 air shroud bolts, That I saw right away.... Ok I got it on the lift and started to take the shroud off and Johnny noticed that the flywheel guard was missing along with the bushing in it .......So I come back to my shop and got one... I already had the bolts with me since I had a heads up..... Oh I noticed it had the wrong spark plug in there.... A chainsaw plug and it was loose, I got it out with my hand..... New plug went in....
I get back to the big shop and I got it bolted up and attempted to start her up... The gas in the tank smelled good and it primed up good with the primer bulb...... The fricking brake cable didn't budge..... I tried once more and the lever broke.... Oh Booooy...So I get the big spring off of the kill brake cluster, and noticed a starter pawl in there... I go back to my shop and get a new lever that's a match..... Johnny was oiling the cable and got it free... We worked it well enough to make me satisfied, so I didn't get a new cable .....
Now I get the recoil assembly apart and put the pawl back in... I guess they tried starting the engine with the brake on and all that CHIT is plastic so something is gonna give and flex, a pawl will come out, I have seen that tooooo many times.... Hence the slacking starter rope.....
Now for the Grande Finale........... Primed it and 1st pull it fired right up..... I cut some grass around a few boats and then Johnny cut some more grass. Tall CHIT toooo ... Ok I'm satisfied with my repair... So I go back to my shop and write up a invoice.... Only 64 bux for all of it...
Today he picks the mower up and starts it....... He also cuts grass for 3 to 5 minutes with it.... Now here's the kicker I was working on another mower and my shop phone rings.... It was Lee... Hey Boo my mower won't start.... So I go to his house with my tools and a carb kit plus a another new plug..... I got a Oregon so say spark tester 42-031 that is supposed to be the best..... I used to see the fire from a few feet away with no issues... He was jerking to much on the engine so I pulled and he saw fire...
I take the tank off and carb and put a kit on it..... Got it all back together and it's a no go....... Fire fuel and compression..... So the rope did not pull back on me or him........ Tomorrow I am getting the flywheel off and checking the key....
Not having a kick back doesn't mean that a key isn't intact....... Who agrees ??????????
Tomorrow tells the story.............
Plus Tard Mes Amies ~!~!~!
Monday, Lee brought a push mower over to the big shop... He called me and told me that the rope was slacking and wasn't acting right, He said the engine ran fine though..... He also said a couple bolts were missing....... So he said he wanted his mower, Tightened Up in a sense...
This is a 4.5 HP Briggs... 10H902 The old bullet proof ones that I like.....
Well Tuesday I got to the big shop and started on it...... The main long tank bolt was missing and 2 air shroud bolts, That I saw right away.... Ok I got it on the lift and started to take the shroud off and Johnny noticed that the flywheel guard was missing along with the bushing in it .......So I come back to my shop and got one... I already had the bolts with me since I had a heads up..... Oh I noticed it had the wrong spark plug in there.... A chainsaw plug and it was loose, I got it out with my hand..... New plug went in....
I get back to the big shop and I got it bolted up and attempted to start her up... The gas in the tank smelled good and it primed up good with the primer bulb...... The fricking brake cable didn't budge..... I tried once more and the lever broke.... Oh Booooy...So I get the big spring off of the kill brake cluster, and noticed a starter pawl in there... I go back to my shop and get a new lever that's a match..... Johnny was oiling the cable and got it free... We worked it well enough to make me satisfied, so I didn't get a new cable .....
Now I get the recoil assembly apart and put the pawl back in... I guess they tried starting the engine with the brake on and all that CHIT is plastic so something is gonna give and flex, a pawl will come out, I have seen that tooooo many times.... Hence the slacking starter rope.....
Now for the Grande Finale........... Primed it and 1st pull it fired right up..... I cut some grass around a few boats and then Johnny cut some more grass. Tall CHIT toooo ... Ok I'm satisfied with my repair... So I go back to my shop and write up a invoice.... Only 64 bux for all of it...
Today he picks the mower up and starts it....... He also cuts grass for 3 to 5 minutes with it.... Now here's the kicker I was working on another mower and my shop phone rings.... It was Lee... Hey Boo my mower won't start.... So I go to his house with my tools and a carb kit plus a another new plug..... I got a Oregon so say spark tester 42-031 that is supposed to be the best..... I used to see the fire from a few feet away with no issues... He was jerking to much on the engine so I pulled and he saw fire...
I take the tank off and carb and put a kit on it..... Got it all back together and it's a no go....... Fire fuel and compression..... So the rope did not pull back on me or him........ Tomorrow I am getting the flywheel off and checking the key....
Not having a kick back doesn't mean that a key isn't intact....... Who agrees ??????????
Tomorrow tells the story.............
Plus Tard Mes Amies ~!~!~!
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