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I took the battery out, meter said 9 volts, I put it on a charger for a couple of hours and the volts read 12.4. I let the battery set (no charger) A day later the volts read 12.1 I can test the alternator just like a car battery? I should be getting above 12 volts with it running?

I bought a brand new battery, started my riding lawnmower 1 time. When I am putting it away, I use the fuel shutoff I put in, and let the engine run out of gas. I get side tracked and never turn the key off of run. the engine counter put 100 hours on it. I tried to start it today and got...

maybe i can siphon some out of the fill hole.

How high would I need to get my riding lawn mower wheels up so oil does not come out of the oil drain hole when I remove the drain plug? I want to add a oil drain hose to the oil drain hole so I don't have another Valdez oil spill in my garage when I change the oil. if I got the "drivers" side...

took the carb off, cleaned it up. The needle was completely dislodged from the seat. I put it back in the right place, put it all back together and it started and ran good. The oil is very watery, I guess that is from the gas going into the oil. Ill do an oil change and see how it does.

what do people think about the cheap Chinese carbs? I see tons of good reviews

That is almost exactly what I did. But I bought a working engine from a mower with a trans issue. I got the engine and 2 wheels for $150. now I have an engine that I can't tell the model of, because the valve cover is rusted and a Waldro carb that need some rehab. New needle and seat and new...

this is what I am working with

its there on the valve cover, I just cant read it, because its rusted over.

I cant figure out what engine I have. It is probably stamped on the valve cover, but it is rusted over and I cant read it. Is this a Walbro? I see 4993, LMT and 75 stamped on it. What needle and seat do I get?

so my vent tube was completely split in two and gas was leaking out of that. There was a piece of the vent tube stuck in the piece that was left on the carb so gas could not just flow out of it, there was just a little hole for the gas to come out of. the fact that the engine was off and gas...