Recent content by Bertrrr

Your battery maybe weak , with no plug it will spin freely as there is no compression , make sure you have a good battery then see how it turn over for starting ,if it kicks off with starting fluid , it's a fuel problem not fire. Also too much starting fluid can make it kick back like your...

When you jump across the large terminals on the Solenoid , you're bypassing the solenoid and throwing direct voltage to the starter, in your case the starter is good , now work backwards from the small terminal from the key switch and check for power, if no power present, it's either a safety...

Shelves ? or Sheeves ? is there a question here ?

If you re install the old blade , does the noise go away ? That would verify if it's the blade change or something else

You say you installed a new carb ? Might still have a carburator problem , even new ones give trouble at times , pull it and check to see if the needle and seat are not leaking , flip it upside down and blow into the fuel supply with the float down , it should not let air pass, if it does , you...

You need to release the tension on your blade belt and then check your spindles for wear, roll them by hand and feel and listen to the bearings , you cannot really tell with the belt in place.

Back fire is a sign of unburnt fuel or timing , usually when timing is off on a small gas engine it will not run at all

You're goin to have to post the model of the machine for these guys to help,

It's either routed wrong or it's the wrong belt

If you're choking it to make it run, it's starving for fuel , you still have a fuel problem with the carb or fuel pump diaphram

I use a pull behind catcher , works well when the grass is dry

Better post a few pictures , I don't know what a " loom " is myself

It will either be 3/8" npt or possibly 1/2 "

Use the square shank extractor , the twist usually will just slip and not grab

Keep drilling it out , get a " heilicoil" or thread insert kit , it will come with the drill , tap and insert you need to replace the bolt assembly,