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What you put in a mower is no where near as important as when you take it out and how often you do it. Mower oils are of course the best because they are specifically blended for air cooled mowers that get used infrequently . Using synthetics is overkill but if that is what you want to do and it...

If it only runs with the choke on then it is not getting enough fuel That leaves you with two options 1) carb is not putting enough fuel into the charge 2) air is entering after the fuel has been mixed into the charge To check for the latter start the blower then saturate the area between the...

Same as the con rod journal. A touch of hydrochloric acid if it is alloy or a strong caustic soda solution ( lye ? ) if it is white metal. some careful scraping .

FWIW Any grass clippings that fall into the tank will not rot and remain them for ever till you remove them. The fuel washes out the colour so they become translucient and thus very hard to see but have the same effect as tiny strips of plastic. Even worse the grass clippings are the same...

Sorry to hear about your hands First and foremost you need to get a trimmer that fits you properly and a harness . Then adjust the fixing point on the trimmer so without you touching it the head sits just above the ground. Then as Mike suggested get some low vibration gloves They come in both...

The fuel caps have holes in them to allow air to enter the tank When not is use the same air hole can leak fuel Some also have an external vent to prevent the tank over pressurizing during use Thse can ge blocked and fail to operate so air gets sucked in overnight when it is cold and fuel gets...

A 6" fine or second cut file .

Being that far out of time I am flabbergasted that it fired at all When you pull the flywheel there will be a little lip on both the flywheel & the crankshaft. make sure you clean then off befre trying to refit the flywheel or the key will continue to shear.

If you took the flywheel off, then remove the bolt & check that the key has not fractured, actually, check the key regardless as a decient backfire can shear it. Was there a lot of crud around the barrel because overheating can casue the valve guides and or the valve seat to shift & that will...

Thanks Mark, Yes I have been to all of those places. Most of the sites that Google bring up do not list any belts for the Speed 30 Quite a few places have the genuine Dixon belt for sale bu none would be here by tomorrow ( USA is currently 3 weeks ) and no one in Australia lists the belt at all...

You might need to bend the connecting wire from the auto choke to the choke in order to put more pressure on the choke to open & not flap.

High speed is around 3600 rpm +/- 200 rpm There is no advantage making them rev faster all you do is use more fuel. Too slow and you get a bad cut because the blade tips are traveling too slow

Could be a few things 1) exhaust valve opening a touch too early ( cam out 1 tooth or lash too small ) 2) rich mixture Check the spark plug for powdery black deposits ( soot ) 3) spark timing a touch too retarded ( move the magneto closer to the flywheel ) ( check the flywheel key ) If it is an...

They rust on if not removed regularly and greased or coated with anti-sieze. My method put a pair of scissor jacks between the wheel & mower body to push the wheel off. Only do them up finger tight +1 turn Then Hit the axle( I use an air hammer ) till the jacks drop a little Retighten jacks &...

Arh well that makes things different. The governor arm is not touching the governor inside the engine. Now I am not all hat conversant with he set up inside your motor Some will self destruct if run without load on them others don't . So some times you can just rotate the shaft till it contacts...

You would not believe the sorts of stuff that I find in fuel tanks . From things you would be very embarassed if your mother found them ( family channel ) right up to 3 garden gloves . Glad to hear you got it sorted. I usually drain the tanks, leave them a hour or more to dry in the sun then...

Was oing to pit this in the Husqvarna section but I think this model predates the take over. Would any of you gentlemen out there know the actual size of the deck belt on the early Z 30 ? Part number is 539-120185 . Got to go out on Saturday & do a field service on one and the very elderly owner...

If it is any consolidation I am currently re ringing A kawasaki FR 691V Mr K says 64 psi to 98 psi for the engine at cranking speed. Because of the ACR he actual time the valve is open to decompress will be inversely proportional to the actual valve lash Rule of thumb is you need 70 psi for an...

Fires with fuel down the plug hole but won't run with fuel down tha cab throat screms out stuck valve or loose valve seat.

Sorry. I must have read the wrong meaning. Whe running the governor is always pushing the throttle closed, working against the spring on the throttle .

The instant it stops , check for a spark. If you have one todd a SMALL amoutnt of fuel down the carb. It it fires right up & just burns off the fuel you tossed in then suspect a clogged fuel tank outlet or bad fuel lines.

I would tell you that I use a pump, but that will cause the tipper to chime in and we get into a Chevy vs Ford type of discussion

Back when you were a boy, he copper sheeting on the copper asbestos composite gaskets , with out without a steel fire ring was thicker than a heavy duty condom . Now days they are thinner. Asbestos is no longer able to be used and the new pretend asbestos not only takes up a perminent shape when...

Hondas are dipped with the cap sitting on the top of the tube,, NOT SCREWED DOWN . If you are screwing the dip stick in then you will be under filling the engine . Never likes he tip it over drain method as it can take quite a long time for all the oil to drain out and if tipped with the...

Under the carb there 2 springs. A light one in the lower position which is the throttle return spring and a heavier one higher up which is the governor spring Both are connected to the governor arm. Go to Briggs web page, drop your numbers in and download the IPL for your engine .

Because of the decompression mechanism cranking cylinder pressures are meaningless which is why we use leak down tests to check cylinders & valves. New rings in an old bore take a while to bed in particularly if it has not been honed before the rings were fitted.

Replace the fuel lines & filter Fit a ceramic one , usually called Pourex. You probably have a bad filter or a hole in the fuel line so you are sucking in unfiltered fuel. Double check hat the carb is connected properly so the shor line is the return & the long line is the pick up Return is the...

Glad to hear you got a result. Please remember hat we are not there listening , seeing &smelling what is happening so words like rough can cover a myraid of things like my head through to a plug wire shorting on the block so the engine only fires 1 in 3 .

Welcome I face this problem almost daily even worse because down here it would have been sold as a Super Roo or Emu Runner or some local name, hence the measure with rope trick mentioned to the previous poster. If you have the old belt and the ends sit properly into each other, so you can be...

Note I said it only fits one one way From memory you can install it into the choke so it pushes or pulls However the mechanism pushes so if you link it up in the pull hole it will lock up. It also fouls on the manifold.

Do you hear any change in the sound of the engine when you move the sticks ? If not then suspect the drive belt to be broken or jumped off one of the pulleys. So get the back up in the air and put some stout jack stands under the body as there is not much space for you should it come crashing...

First guess would be the reverse switch has come loose & it is cutting out because the MIR cut out is being activated. Got a dozen or so 2000 series garden tractors in the service run and the MIR switch on all of them has given me endless grief . From memory it is under the dash, right on the...

Well he is obviously a mower breaker by the looks of his other items and has a vary good feedback score so i would be happy buying it form him at least OTOH I would never fit a used bolt. Seen way too many where the bolt has let go so they are new only . Been a bit of a long trip hasen't it...

FWIW I have replaced about 5 in 7 years, not a common problem I treat them like a bearing so warm the carb & chill the elbow. They should be a commonly available part Both my wholesalers sell them aftermarket one in packs of 5 & the other in packs of 10 So Oregon, Stens, Rotary all sell them.

But did you clean the tank out at the same time ? Now when it "bogs Down" does it blow black smoke or get really loud ? Both of these are signs of a blown head gasket There are 2 circuits in your carb, an idle circuit & a full speed circuit. IF the main jet has fallen out the engine will run...

Firstly being 125 cc engine the model number will start with 08 or just plain 8 and be 5 or 6 digits. 125 cc = 7.6 cu inch and the first digit ( or 2 ) is the cu inch of the engine. And they generally round up . The serial number just tells me it was made on Dec 14 2003 08?(5,6,7,or8 )02...

Depends upon where it is leaking from If it is leaking from cracked side walls then it is fit a tube time If it is leaking from a hole in the tread then it is put a plug in there time If it is leaking around the valve it is 50:50 and depends why Usually it will be because rust is preventing the...

Any engine with a 1" pto will fit Some will require more work than others.

Please be careful what you type. Remember we have nothing to go on but what you have written on the screen. The governor shaft comes out of the engine . It has the governor arm clamped to it The other end has he throttle rod It connects to the throttle butterfly the throttle butterfly is mounted...

Before you start, pull the spark plug & try to rotate the engine by hand. No use checking the electrics if you have a hydraulic lock, seized engine or jambed belt overloading the stater motor. Assuming the engine turns freely. I like to start from the starter motor and go backwards . Do the...

The rod on the left of the photo goes to the choke The goveernor arm on the right should connect to a similar rod on the right of the carb . BE caereful they only go on one way and if fitted inside out or upside down they will foul on the manifold

Carefully check the connection on that switch he fitted. I have never seen a mower switch that is not labled. But very few car switches are labled Only mower & boat switches have a ground wire fitting to turn off the magneto If he has fitted a car switch then it only connects various pins to...

Usually it will be a gummed up carburettor. Go to Carb cleaning and follow the directions for either one of the Honda carbs. Although neither is your exact one, the cleaning process will be the same. Generally gum builds up over winter and blocks off the main jet which you need to unscrew to...

So we have ruled out the carb & the coil switch. That only leaves us with the governor , the fuel supply or the control cable. In cases like this I like to push the spacers out of the air filter housing so I can fit the carburettor without the air box fitted. Then start the engine using carb...

Welcome That part is called an elbow , The brass bit pulls strait out but warming the carb will allow it to come out easier . When you get the new one push it is AT THE EXACT POSITION IT HAS TO BE IN. Yes i was yelling Attempting to turn it to the right spot after it is in will cause the...

Well the belt is listed as an GX20006 which according to Gates is A section x 88 29/32" so that A 89 looks good enough if you are in the USA. For the rest of the world you should be using an A 87 There are only 2 idlers, a flat one & a V one laying under the mower with your legs hanging out...

Check the belt chances are it has jumper off one of the pulleys.

Check the flow from the fuel tank. ZTR's seem to suck a lot of crud into the tanks + seals from under the lid of fuel cans, plastic bags, grass clippings, I have even pulled 3 garden gloves out of one. As for the deck, pull the belt off then check that there is no see saw type wobble in each...

The carbs are the same The only difference is there is a longer rod that goes from the governor arm to the carb. and the spring is different . Check the parts diagrams . If you were near here and not a $ 50 parcel away I would pop one in the post to you. Governor arms do require replacement very...

did any one suggest cleaning out the fuel tank ? Did you try spraying WD 40 or similar from a trigger pack all over the carb & intake manifold to check for induction leaks ? On a governed engine surging is always caused by too little fuel and the governor over correcting. That leaves two...

No problems Some puicture applications just change the display size when you resize them so the file size remains the same This is why it is good to change the resolution not just the size. In any case yours displayed fine If it were me I would buy a governor arm , link ord & spring set. The...

Look at the cc's not the Hp. Honda use restrictors on the intake to change the Hp The gasket that goes between the manifold & the head may be as small as 1/2 the hole size Cutting the restricting bit out will up the Hp . Some also use different governor springs to modify the Hp

the server stores thepictures on it so they are size capped I use 12"x 10" @ 72 dpi which seem to come up a good size on the screen. Drag & drop if you hit the picture icon in the navigation bar. Or if you have the photos stored on a remote server then use the link icon to link them to the...

Don't feel bad about that You are not alone.

Find the magneto coil and remove the kill wire from the coil Attach another piece of wire to the terminal make sure it is insulated & not touching anything. Start the tiller ir it runs fine then you have a problem with the kill switch Ground your extra wire anywhere to stop the engine I have...

Go back to that manual and read the chapter on governors The governor SLOWS down the engine and works against the throttle lever via a spring Either the gvernor is not connected, badly adjusted or broken.

The brake & clutch are on the same pedal If you get under and have a good look there may be an adjustment. The brake is sudden death as it locks the diff so each wheel turns in opposite directions So the trick is adjusting the spring so the clutch just engages as the brake dissengages. A hit &...

Part number ? !/4" fuel line Rubber if you want it to look the same Tygon if you want spend some more money on better tube. What ever you get make sure it is BRANDED on the tube Lots of fake tube made from recycled chewing gum and about as long lasting.

Not worth argueing about But walk into any mower shop and you will see a shelf full of genuine B & S engine maintenence kits complete with a Briggs & Stratton oil pump and a pair of disposable gloves . As for the effectiveness os either method I doubt there would be much in it . let us not...

Dies how ? it makes a difference when trying to diagnose your problems over the web . Does it just slow down & stop Rev up a couple of times & stop like when you run the tank dry just stop dead. And the numbers we need are the ones on the rocker cover under the black plastic cover.

Remove all of the heavy power cables including the grounds. Clean them all up nice & bright and where they they bolt on, clean up the bolts & nuts then try again If it starts fine off the battery get a can of liquid electrical tape and paint over all of the terminals so you wont get then...

Well done, Should be fine

Answered in your other thread. Please refrain from double posting the same question it makes things very confusing.

Take the plugs out & try again If it spins freely then adjust the valve lash If goo blasts out of the plug hole then clean the carb, check the float needle is working and change the diluted oil .

That would be tempting fate a bit too far. Right now it is the back up I never use , till of course I get rid of it when it will be neded.

As you already guessed it will mowhawk your grass You buy longer ones & cut them down just so long as they are balanced .

Only 2 reasons that it won't start but runs fine 1) choke not closing fully / primer not working 2) idle circuit in carb partially blocked 3) bad fuel that no longer has the highly volatile aromatics that evaporate at room temperature so a cold engine can start. If it will start quite happily...

Only 2 reasons that it won't start but runs fine 1) choke not closing fully / primer not working 2) idle circuit in carb partially blocked 3) bad fuel that no longer has the highly volatile aromatics that evaporate at room temperature so a cold engine can start. If it will start quite happily...

Have you tried the rocker cover, top& bottom as they can go on either way . Otherwise post some pickies of the engine & the carb. Some one will recognise it.

The ELS from memory was Extended Life Series and has a cast iron bore so it is one up from the basic mower engine. Nothing particularly wrong with them, hundres of thousands have been fitted. Some will always be duds, that is why we have warranties . Very few people write in and say " mower...

Just be a little wary of allowing these engines to over rev. Most spin at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm without much hassel but at 5,000 rpm it is exit piston , sage right,,, through the crank case.

Depends upon the actual mower. If it has an AC lighting circuit the L connected the lights to the ground . As you have a walk behind I assume there are no lights on it. The booklet has the interconnections for different switches . Some switches have A1 , A2 , L 1 & L2 terminals There are quite...

IT should prize off but of course it is stuffed. The bearing is not listed as being a repacement part. SO you will need to take both the cleaned crank shaft ( bearing removed ) and the counter weight to a bearing shop. There will be a replacement available but you might need to trim it to width...

Once a monthor so I have to take the bottom of my pump to remove the sludge build up because it takes up better than 1/4 of the pump's capacity. If the oil is hot & the engine freshly run 90+ % of the particulates will be in suspension. This is what a detergent oil is specifically designed to...

Awye hammer don't be a spoil sport. Nothing is more fun than baiting one of the ignorant, passionates then destroying their self ritchious beliefs by quoting facts to them. I use a lot of 2 stroke mowers and have a mile of fun showning them that the 2 stroke is responsible for less than 1/3 the...

Welcome. bad news is you are going to have to split the cases. The bit you are talking about is called a tappet or cam follower AFAIK thye are button, or mushroom shape if you like so no reason why it would be stuck. Some engines have shoe shaped ones that can turn sideways & jamb when there is...

Some companies like John Deere specify a stronger steel for the crank and perhaps a different cam material but apart from that the internals will be the same as hammer has already noted . With hoeizonalcrank engines you get a few variations in thecrank depending what the engine is going to be...

Key switch codes M = magneto kill wire B = battery ( power in ) which should be fused X = A ? should have the regulated rectified feed from the alternator G= Ground S= Start L = lights

Download this guide from Briggs & Stratton Alternator replacement guide It contains everything you need to know and towards the back has generic wiring diagrams for most set ups If you get stuck came back & ask questions. The more question the better. If you work from that book then we all will...

Well that explains the no start reinstall & regap both of the valves. I use 0.004" set with the piston 1/4" ( approx) down the bore on firing stroke. Note the nut is the adjuster & the grub screw ( Torx head ) is the lock . They are quite fiddly to get right so don't worry if it takes you 1/2...

You are correct it is NLA as both a Dixon part or a Husqvarna part. So you will either have to find a good used one , repair your old one or get or made from scratch.

Welcome Small engine course 101 Firstly from your high school physics , only gasses can burn, so the fuel has to e turned into a vapour inside the engine or nothing is going to happen. Second compressing a gas requires energy, in this case from you via the starting rope. Working out if the...

My go to is the can of carb cleaner. If I can keep the engine running by sending short shots of carb cleaner down the carb throat then I have a fuel supply problem. Some carbs have taken hours of cooking in the ultra sound before they came good

Yes we have done things exactly the wrong way. Nature can generally handle any pollutant in small quantities, break them down & carry on . We "smart" humans decided to combine it all into massive heaps so big , nature will take thousands of years to break it all down if it actually can. But of...

I am thinking more like some water in the fuel tank We really need to know which 4 Hp B & S so model & code numbers please.

Not difficult , just fiddly and requires a high degree of cleanliness . Firstly you will need to pull the long fuel line out of the tank using a hooked piece of wire. Cut a 1/4" off the end and put the filter back on the line. Next you have to remove the carburettor then pull it apart and either...

Thanks for the follow up & happy mowing. In the previous reply I wrote the word filter where I mean to say "Tap" between the tank & pump. It has been corrected.

I use nothing but a pump . Put the front right wheel on an old brick, lump of 2 x 4 whatever you have that is between 1" & about 4" high . Then drain the oil with the pump . It will be good enough . No oil change ever gets100% of the old oil out and I find pumps quick clean & very convienant ...

The thing holding the bowl on is the solenoid and should have a wire fitted to it. The wire should show battery voltage when ever the key is turned on If the plug has 2 wires then the other should be ground all the time. The pin in the solenoid should retract when energised . Because it is at...

From the first photo I can see fresh scrapes on the fly wheel so the coil is too close It should be gaped at .010" to .012" from the magnet . As Mac posted earlier carbon filled fiberglass High Tension wires can not be soldered they get capped & fitted with crimp on terminals that puncture the...

your mower could have one of several different kinda of transmissions so we really need a bit of help here For for starters does it have a 6,5,4,3,2,1,N,R shift ? or A 1,2,3,4,5, 6 on one stick and F-N-R on another ? Some pictures would be really helpful There should be a sticker under the seat...

I do similar but being a belt & braces type of person I slip about 1/2' or so glued heat shrink up each cable before I fit the terminal then slide it down to the shoulder of the terminal before shrinking it. This tends to exclude moisture getting into the open end of the wire and provides a lot...

have to agree with Lugbolt Nothing works better on a Kubota than genuine Kubota blades

Glad to hear it. Those bushes are a WEAR item and are supposed to be changed every X hours. The belt does not stretch, it wears thinner side to side so sits deeper in the pulley thus becomes loose. It is important to remember this because you should always check the new belt against the old one...

Welcome. The magneto is self energizing and has a hall effect trigger embedded in the coil The one wire going to it is a ground wire and shorts out the coil causing the engine to stop , so it should not melt through , in fact it should never carry any current ever. If it does the tne magneto...

cleaner electricity like from Thorium salt reactors will go a very long way to cleaning the environment. They were abandoned in the 60's because they did not produce waste Plutonium which of course could only be used to make atomic weapons . we can do clean engines and these use Hydrogen as the...

The first thing to do is check the diode Poke a pin through the red wire between the plug and the engine Then check for continuity between the pin and the terminal in the plug With the leads connected one way you should get an open circuit and when reversed you should get a closed circuit, The...

If it cranks with the key when the two yellow wires are bridged and does not work when the switch is connected ( pto off ) then the you are correct & the switch is not bridging the wires as it should. Thus the PTO switch looks like being the guilty party all along. When doing a diagnosis on...

Only if the fan fouls on the cover

Yes. Toro actually understand how to wire lawnmower. It is both the kill relay & the start relay

Nothing goes on the end of that filter. It is there to allow air INTO the fuel tank so the fuel can get out.

To give a meanngful answer we ned to know which B & S engine you are having trouble with ( Model & code numbers please ) and what it is in.

One of the greatest myths perpertrated by people who are as passionate about as they are ignorant of the environment is that battery power is green. It is not, never has been and never will be cleaner than burning a fuel. The energy effiency of an electric motor is substantially higher than a...

Check the belt number on both diagrams. Once in a blue moon a real engineer is accidently employed by a mower company They look at a deck and ask "why don't we use 3 idlers the same size and either move the bolt 1/4" of fit a shorter belt" When the other incompetants see he knows what he is...

If noting else it is now out of balance. Used flywheels are fairly cheap. Every mower reapir shop ( not bigh brand sales shop ) will have buckets full of them unless they are close to an iron foundry.

Due to EPA regulations for 0.0000000% lead in exhausts the insulator on the nose of a spark plug is no longer glazed. Because of this stuff sets stuck on the rough surface Modern fuel. which s not petrol conducts electricity at cylinder compression pressures so a slightly damp plug will not...

Check the wires on the solenoid Their should be 2 wires at the base The orange wire should go from 0 to 12 V when the key is turned to start The green should go from open circuit to ground when the key is turned to start If the orange wire does not show 12 V ( or battery voltage ) then the key...

The hour meter is not resettable. So it will fash a service warning for a couple of hours then go back to normal mode till the hours get clocked up for the next service. Long warranties are not what people think. If a manufacturing defect has not shown up in the first two years you are highly...

This is the real hidden price when buying cheap and not getting the mower fully assembled and ( hopefully) test run before delivery. SO we are all talking the same language what you are sayings the engine cranks ( rotates) fine but does not start . What do you mean by mess with the choke ? You...

Just about every JD tractor mower made in the last 20 years has this system and they work just fine. Add to that about 1/3 of the output from AYP ( Husky, Craftsaman, McCulloch, Roper, Rover etc etc ) They all work just fine so there is nothing wrong with the design. There is a problem with...

If this mower has a fuel filter, it is best put between the pump & the carburettor . I install an in line filter between the tank & the pump on every mower that comes in for service because it makes servicing them easier & cleaner. Pinching off the fuel line with a pair of lockjaw pliers is a...

Glad you got it sorted And yes that manual is worth its weight in gold You will become the resident Z 225 expert in no time flat. While we would have eventually gotten you there, going through the test proceedures in the manual, in the order prescribed is the fasted way to getting backon the...

And check the pivot hole in the clutch bracket. They flog out oval which will also cause the same symptoms. A dragging brake can also cause similar problems. Also a build up of debris under the mower preventing the clutch brakepedal fully returning to the drive position can cause symptoms.

Yes. A little is good. The right amount is better and too much is bad. Modern fuel has a small amount of highly volatile liquid so it will vapourise at or below room temperature. This has to happen to allow the engine to start when cold. Stabilizers do not stop this fraction from evaporating out...

That is the vent. Fuel comes out of it because the float is not shutting off the fuel . So it is time to pull the carb apart & clean it Probably a little bit of rubber came off the fuel lines & is blocking the needle. If this is an old mower then replace the fuel lines as well as cleaning the...

No need to appologise two people saying the same thing is twice as good as one person saying it

Easiest way to check it is to blow & suck as quickly as you can sort of mimicking the engine. Unless you have a thing about oil, remove the tube first and clean the tube before testing. Obviously it should suck very easily but not blow

This site is not face book where it is compulsory for for some clot to answer everything within 0.5 nanno seconds. Second it is a free site so you are not being charged for the advice from experts , techs , or experienced owners of the same mower or others who have had the same problem fixed. If...

Now cut out is not a good enough description Does it stop dead from full speed like you just turned the engine off or does it surge a few times then stop like you have run out of fuel Have a good think about that and get back. If it stops dead then 90% chance it is electrical If it surges...

Go to a farm supply company and get a 5 gallon drum of it. You will be using a lot of it in most manual gearboxes . Very cheap from farm shops, very expensive from auto or mower shops.

If the fan is loose then it is broken It should fixed to the pulley hey are not all that strong. PIA to replace cause you need to drop the tranny unless you are double jointed

You get different Hondas over there fitted with all sorts of Doo-dads on the PTO shaft so no idea about them. The replacement engine web pages ( small Engine Warehouse & small engine suppliers ) have engine sizes or hot linke to manufactureres web pages with engine sizes on them. With push mower...

Thin oil is a SYMPTOM not the disease. The fuel gets in there because the float is not completely shutting off the fuel so when not in use fuel overflows down into the cylinder then dribbles past the piston & into the sump. You really need to fix the actual problem which is the carb.

We look forward to your photos. Open the photo on your computer, Resize it to 12" x 10" @ 72 dpi and save as a JPG That will upload to the forum and appear on the screens about 1/2 screen size

Not as far as I know. ARI who supply the parts lists you see on most retail web sites are the closest you will get and it costs big bucks to have a direct subscription. Even then they can only archive & make available the IPL's that the manufacturers sell to them and many Sthil is a good...

A UK manufacturer that did not get gobbled up by the EU Global Garden Products ( formally known as Stiga ) conglomerate and according to their web page , now part of Ariens . When Husqvarna split off it triggered a massive reorganization of the EU lawn & garden factories . Husqvarna bought a lot...

any engine with the same crank diameter & length will fit into the mower. Most cranks are the same length . So measure yours and measure the replacement you wish to use. Usually it will be either 7/8" ( USA domestic) or 20 mm ( EU export ) . next thing is do not be fooled by the stickers on...

I think I am following what you are doing. So pull the yellow wire & the black /white wire off the solenoid. Turn the key on Jump 12V to one of the small terminals on the solenoid and ground the other terminal . Does not matter which way they are connected . If the starter cranks the engine then...

And one last check to be made with the engine OFF and the bake on slip your fingers up under the transmission pulley or over the top of it so you can feel the shaft turn the pulley ans see if the shaft turns with it The pulley is on a fine spline which rips out over time . As for trannies I...

Charlie. Sit down, take a few deep breaths and tell us the whole story, from start to finish in the order that things happened. Also why you did things like replaced the deck belt. It will help greatly because we have nothing to go on but what you have typed in and the more information we get...

I don't have an IPL for your engine & can not get one without the code numbers so this might not be applicable to your engine. If this engine has the long manifold tube that runs across the top of the cylinder remove it and check for cracks. I replace 3 or 4 of these each season on older mowers...

You won't be able to post the IPL on here because of file size limits. I have found the owners manual on the Westwood web site to confirm the belt run & adjustments. It seems that there was a counter rotating deck as well as the mulching one you have which explains the bad belt run as the other...

With the blade brake off and the belt off you should be able to spin the blades with your little finger. If this can not happen the spindle has too much resistance I am still a bit confused about that deck It is very rare to have a 3 pulley set up without a spring loaded tensioning pulley in...

Any KT 7000 series engine will bolt right up Just check the PTO shaft diameter & length If the one you get is not exactly the same the old parts from the deceased mower can be swapped over to the new engine. Otherwise you will be paying the extra $ 300 for convienance.

This will usually be due to a float valve not cutting off the fuel supply or a build up of water in the oil raising the oil level too high .

Order than all from a mower shop or better still from a repair shop that does not sell new mowers. All of the after market parts companies like Rotary, Oregon, Prime Line, Stens do a pack of assorted squares of gasket board The muffler ones are a PIA to cut I use a knibbler To do the holes I...

A riding friend of mine has been fixing mowers for 50 years He is about 300 lbs with the girth that you would imagine for that weight So any mower he was to get under would need to be 3' off the ground if not more. When i was at his place just after buying the repair run I asked him what jacks...

So if the starter does not spin then the solenoid is shot. The terminals burn out . Next step is to put some fuel down the plug hole and crank the engine. If the engine fires & runs a second or so then the ignition timing is OK Should that be the case remove the solenoid from the carburettor If...

The solenoid is not polarity sensitive so either cable on any terminal is fine If you have all the controls in the correct position & the yellow wire shows better than 10 V and the black/white wire is ground but the starter does not spin then either the starter or the solenoud is deceased. The...

At that age the carb is probably leaking air around the shafts . No fix other than replacing the carb or just living with it.

Was the oil level high ? Did the oil feel thin & smell like fuel ?

If you want help, then we need to know exactly which blower you have . There are around 22,000 ( got that number off the web ) different cube carbs for engines under 100cc capacity. I carry around 40 and still have to buy in a new carb around 1 in 7 times that I have to replace one. The...

No they are different. The Low needle is longer and has a different taper. Adjustable needles are now illegal so you will not find one for sale Since tier 3 came in most new products are fitted with rotary valve carbs so have no H & L needle .

Thanks for the follow up. Get a can of "Liquid Electrical Tape " , clean the area around the ground contact and the ground wire itself then apply liberally, allowing a couple of hours for it to dry into a protective plastic cover that will prevent further corrosion.

My tractor forum , search for manuals . This site does not have a facility to store documents My tractor does or you can buy it from JD as a download , disc or paper ( cheaper left to right ) If it were me I would buy a choke cable and the choke bracket. The lever in the dash will not have the...

Not sure up there. The USA has a bad habit of measuring things differently to the rest of the planet . Down hee the clips are specified by the size ( diameter ) of the shaft they go on . SO if the shaft is 1/2" then you use a 1/2" clip which will measure .040" under that because that is the...

What the bottom photo shows is belt burn and that is caused by the belt slipping on a pulley that is not moving. Two reasons for that Too much resistance on the pulley Belt too long so not tight enough . Your belt run looks about right, the mid height setting usually has the belt running close...

Not quite right. Hardness & brittleness do not go hand in hand While we all use the word hard for a stronger bolt what we really mean is a higher tensile strength bolt . And a grade 8 bolt is both harder & tougher than a grade 5 bolt which is the standard strength bolt . When it comes to nuts &...

try jacking up the rear end & spinning the wheels or rocking the mower to & fro a little.

That was why I suggested to order them from a bearing shop A plain external C clip will not work as well as an E clip. If you go that way then put a washer between the clip and the casting or the tabs on the clip will eat out the casting Welding is never a good idea

The battery or the battery position is wrong. Batteries are the last thing fitted to a mower so should come out withut removing anythig other than the battery retainer. If that position is correct then it probably had a much smaller battery fitted originally. NO engineer would even dream of...

Nice fix You have that backwards. Belts pull only so all of the slack will be at 1 which is where a tensioning pulley would be if fitted to take up any slack in the belt . Make sure that the brake pads are not touching either pulley with the beck engaged. If the belt is falpping there badly then...

You could have a faulty clutch Try popping in a bigger fuse and take a current draw ( amps ) reading on the clutch wires cold then do the same when hot If it is substantially higher when hot there is probably an internal short in the clutch that only makes contact when hot & expanded.

So you have the 7000 series Kohler KT725 2 cylinder engine . AFAIK this is not a specific model problem so I go back to the original suggestion to check the valve lash Take the rocker covers & spark plugs out then turn the engine over by hand slowly . Each valve should go in & out exactly the...

OK now we get the entire story That mower originally came out with a 407777 engine and was fitted with a separate throttle & choke cables with a 2 barrel carb The 40n877 comes with only 2 variations & a single barrel nikki carburettor Some on has fitted the 40N877 that has come from a mower...

And double check the kill wire terminal on your mower. It should be open circuit ( to run ) or ground ( top stop ) If it is showing any voltage it can & will kill the Hall Effect trigger chip in your magneto coils. So if you see Volts on that wire, some thing is wired wrong. We don't know what...

Somewhere there will be an adjuster for the choke lever that has backed off or totally fallen out Once you get the throttle control to the the position in photo2 it can not go any further which is why the cable bows out.

make sure you find all the bits from the clip. If you go to a hardwear store check the thickness of the clip they sell you. Some are too thin & will pop out. I had to get one from a bearing shop to get the right thickness . Or to be honest a packet of 10 . Congratulations by the way for getting...

you verify the solenoid by jumping 12V to the small terminal at the base That should cause the solenoid to energise & spin the starter. You check the cranking circuit by reading the voltage on that wire It should show 12 V when all of the controls are in the start position and you turn the key...

Also check the bypass ( push mode ) valve These can suddenly open while mowing If it is fine look at the shaft under the pulley on the right side ( not easy to do ) as the pulley is on a spline which can strip out. Rare for a hydor to suddenly go from working to not working I presume there is...

Definately not Take it back & let us know how it goes.

With very much difficulty. The tank went on before the rear mudguard The mudguard went on before the dash went on The dash went on before the steering wheel went on So removal is the reverse of this , or loosening all of these to give you enough room . Generally you can get by with removing...

Take the old one to any mower repair shop . Most will have bulk cable and Z benders. I charge $ 10 (AUS ) to make a cable. If your inner is bending and not moving the controls then the coltrols need a touch of lubricant or heaven forbid a clean .

Same as Rivets but I use tweezers to install the keepers rather than a screwdriver with a dab of grease. Bent end ones to place the keepers in position and a reverse set ( sprung closed ) to keep the keeper 1/2's together while the pressure is let off the spring

hard to give good information when we don't know what the engine is. However what you describe dose happen when the valve lash is too big.

100% with you on that Pete. My reps are always at me to stock & sell the Mo-Jack brand of mower jack but an engine crane is a far more useful tool, take less space & I already had one . Apart from that to do a full service it is good to get the weight off the front wheels to get grease into the...

Noise ? Screach Scream rattle tap slap whirr Whistle Yankee Doodle ?

Go for one or the other. It is never a good idea to mix multigrade oils The 20 W50 will be a little thicker when cold so may require you et the engine warm up fopr a few minutes before moving off. If it is too thick you will hear the starter straining to crank the engine on really cold days...

You can not do that because the PTO switch is part of the cranking circuit as well so you can not crank the engine with the blades engaged. That is why there are 5 to 7 wires on the plug. JD generally uses a relay to fire the starting solenoid One st of safety switches is connected to the...

for the kill wire. Stick your multimeter on it If it shows continuity to ground then you have wiring problem. One at a time disconnect each of the safety switches till the wire goes open circuit and "there's yer dinner " to use a familiar quote. If you have the small 4 pin flat plug on the seat...

Then you are fine to mow naked :devilish:

The best oil to use is a LAWNMOWER OIL synthetic, semi-synthetic , strait mineral makes very little diffrence so long as the viscosity is withing those listed in the mower manual. Running synthetic oil will not hurt your engine no will it make the engine run for longer between services or any...

When a flywheel spins on the crank, they nearly always raise a burr on one ot both parts. This burr prevents the fly wheel & crank shaft from sealing on the taper so they need to be filed off before the 2 parts go back together.

Go to Stens, Rotary, Oregon & Prime Line. Search their on line catalogue then check the details of each blade holder. You might have to do multiple searches using adapter, holder , carrier , etc Some have buil in keys & some have key slots Measure your crankshaft I seriously doubt that an off...

I started off using a standard engine crane and a couple of flat slings. Worked a dream Latter on upgraded to a yard crane . But in a pinch I have used a rope & pulley over a balcony post when both of the cranes had something on them that I did not want to drop right then & there. A doubleaction...

Goo in the muffler is not unusual It is a sign of a failing ignition or more commonly an owner running a mix with too much oil. Take the entire muffler off and have a look at the exhaust port chances are you will find it partially blocked with carbon which will need to be removed. As for the...

getting GGP information down here is near impossible Their main web site is in Italian The Castle garden web site does not recognise your model number so without the IPL there is nothing more I can do. Hopefully a member from the UK or EU will chip in & help you. Good luck.

A s the inlet & B is the return line If you hold your finger over the pipes and press the purge button you should feel A sucking & B blowing

Unless the crankshaft is tapered or a funny size then any blade adapter ( we call them carriers ) should fit . The crank will be 7/8" or 1" if it was a USA model or 20 mm or 25 mm if it was an export model . So start by getting the carrier off the crank shaft. This will not be easy if it has not...

The carb choke is normal they are supposed to do that For starting you depress the trigger then pull the choke out then release the trigger. The throttle & choke have tab so when the engine is running you can not have the choke fully on. White smoke is oil burning and if it is coming from the...

The high pitched wirring sound is a dry bearing or perhaps a belt slipping on a flat idler pulley, hart to tell from the video Usually a slipping belt will be accompanied by some smoke & a burning rubber smell.

As long as it looks dead square from the top the key is fine. If it backfied with fuel down the plug hole then the valves are your problem

Never tried that but might give it a shot next time . And yes having a cast iron frame they are not light Your great grand kids can worry about that when they inherit it.

No one to blame but yourselves and the stupid idea that an economy can continue to grow forever and that everything MUST get cheaper every year so next to no one is willing to pay a fair & reasonable price any more for anything anymore . Have a little talk to people in your social circle and you...

Steering box on a lawnmower, way too sofisticated . You have a simple rack & pinion. The rack is curved and called a fan gear and the pinion is part of the steering shaft. Being that it is a John Deere and made properly, the fan gear has a bush on the end of it that requires replacing as dose...

Nothing on the mower However when you do the landscaping make sure you hae 2 deck widths between everything Thus as the trees grow they will be always be easy to mow around.

Not familiar with this mower But if it starts from a battery then yes you can test the starter by putting 12V across it. The solenoid should have a small terminal with nothing but a small wire in it. Put 12V on it while you are there IF it activated and the starter trns then you battery...

John. Tried to check out what an XT 102 was but nothing comes up on the casltegarden web site IS that model number correct ?

Remove the float bowl& tip the carb upside down. If the seat & float are installed correctly then the float will be horizontal when the carb is vertical. And when you blow through the fuel intake spiggot it will be closed with nothing more than the weight of the float If the float sits up at...

Usually it is because the throttle cable has slipped under the clamp just far enough so the tab on the throttle linkage no longer pushes the choke all the way on. Set the lever in the dash to choke position, loosen the clamp bolt slide the cable till the choke fully engages then tighten the bolt...

An old T shirt makes a good seat cover or you can buy one for a lot of money. Nothing that comes out of a tube or can will prevent UV rays from degrading the seat over time.

If there are no kids using the mower & you can train yourself to always enter and exit over the front of the mower and the set switch is operational then by all means take them off. I regularly cut holes in them for customers to prevent grass accumulating under them or make them easy to clean...

Do not wash the deck, use air to blow the clippings away You will soon get bored of the novelty of the flip up deck But just the same it is an excellent idea I would have one myself except there are way too many dips & hollows ( on a farm ) and the deck gets caught on the hollows. They ae also a...

Do you mean part # 152 in this parts diagram ? LT 1238 deck If so it passes through the bracket # 151 and on to the lever # 157 Remove the wheel to make life a bit easier for yourself.

No it is just rust When you replace it some copper or nickle anti sieze on the shaft is a very good idea. They can be a right royal bugger to get off then when they do, they come off with a rush & smack you in the head. Unlike the pulley you can use a gear puller on the clutch, if you have one...

Too reasons for batteries going flat 1) bad battery self discharging 2) faulty regulator attempting turning the alternator into a motor Doing as Mac advised will allow you to determine which one is causing the flat battery

My first piece of advice is to buy the JD technical manual. IT is worth 3 times what they charge for it which is about what a tech will charge for a single hour's work.. The only reason why the engine cuts out when the parking brake is released is the mower is getting an empty seat signal . Not...

Take the belt off an lay it flat on the ground. If it wants to sit in a twisted way then it is buggered. Kevlar belts do not stretch, they wear thin so go sloppy. However when jumping off they can also damage the chords within the belt

I get real tempted to give you instructions for rebuilding a Power Torque decompressor valve which will be of no use to you unless of course you happen to be trying to start a Victa mower. How do you expect people to diagnose a problem without telling them what engine in which mower However I...

Yes if you can crank with the PTO engaged the switch or the wiring is a problem. The PTO also has a magneto kill wire as part of it so it may have been the PTO switch all along. Advising how to test this over the web will be a problem as there are several ways it could be wired. Usually the...

When it is all said & done, A push mower takes about 500 ml of oil a year so if that oil is $ 2/ L or $ 20 /L it really is not going to make much difference to your wallet Same sory with a rider, most use 1.5 to 2 L once a year ( at the end of each season ) so again not really going to send you...

From the 80's most mowers had a manual gear box Most manual gearboxes had a neutral switch and when not fitted the neutral switch is on the shift linkages. So there is a PTO , Neutral & brake switch that will prevent the engine from cranking as will a blown fuse or broken power wire. However...

Cling will not be able to cling onto the HDPE plastic tank so will leak around the cling / tank interface. thus a couple of layers and the need to put the cap back on tight. Some plastic bags will also work but most are too hard & will crease so provide a path for the fuel to leak out of ...

If fuel is coming out the emulsion tube then the fuel is either too high or under pressure or both . Try loosening the fuel cap . If a needle & seat is working the carb should hold back 10 psi pressure on the fuel intake line .

remove the spark plugs and see if it spins freely. If not remove the belts and see if it cranks as normal

The really annoying bit is I am yet to find a use for the electromagnet.It has to be able to be repurposed for something Unless it is a long difficult job, I don't remember people who post here. Like every one else I am here to learn . Being an independent reapir workshop I usually don't see...

ANd remember the center torx / hex grub screw is the locking screw and the large nut is the actual adjuster which is backwards to all other engines.

And it will depend upon how high you have the deck set ' For some reason beyond my pay grade a lot seen to do a better job on leaves on the mid height settings. You would expect them to do a cleaner job on the bottom but that is not the case.

That is exactly what I do 29 times a week Sling it up by the front cross member and stand it up on its bum. Just watch the battery & fuel tank A ,sealed battery should be fine but if the tank is full you might need to either drain it or put some cling wrap over the spout the screw the cap on tight.

Not that it will be of any use to you but we have a couple of back yarders who reline Howard clutches down here in OZ . Took a long while to find one and he does them when he feels like it but at least the customer got his father tiller back in a working condition. HE uses it a lot . Great...

Yes,,, and No. The clutch is anchored to the body of the mower and keyed onto the PTO shaft So depending upon what is locked up then it can lock the engine. Easiest way to check is to remove the clutch, as you will have to do that in any case and try to turn the engine over by hand . Bearings on...

Send the dealer a "please explain" EMAIL so you will get a written reply to keep on file should you have any warranty claims. I am yet to lay a spannar on any Gravely so don't know how the hour meter is hooked up so can not comment about weather the numbers are an accident or it has been used as...

When they first brought the model int the USA they were banned as being too dangerous so Husqvarna shipped them all down here till the "safe" USA model was made. It is longer wider and does not turn as sharp as the EU version. Very confusing for me with little to distinguish them 15 rider &...

Black wire s a ground JD generally use blue for the PTO so you might find it only gets power when the PTO is turned on. A lot of lights are powered directl from the alternator so if it is a light wire then it may only show a reading when the engine is running.

If the governor is not working at all the engine will go Zoooooom BANG and toss a rod through the side. You can confirm the governor is governing by putting your finger on the governor arm and pushing it to increase the ngine speed a bit. The faster the engine is spinning the harder the arm...

Only one reason for a carb to leak fuel out and that is the float valve not cutting off the fuel . Honda use a needle with a rubber tip so replace it Roll some steel wool int a little log shape and clean the seat in the carb bady as the set is not removable.

The hours shown on the meter mean nothing just provided they are shown on the delivery docket or the invoice. A lot of mowers just measure the hours the key is on so not uncommon for delivery driver not to turn the key off & run up a lot of hours particularly if it was loaded in the afternoon...

One at a time remove the spark plug wires IF the engine stops dead when you pull one off then the other cylinder is not working. It would be helpful if we were told what engine you have so we can avoid giving you ( both ) incorrect informatio, or rather the right information for the wrong engine.

No such thing a too much information wheh it comes to trying to diagnose a mower with nothing more than words on a screen Pull the blower housing off and check the wires to both the fuel shut off solenoid & the magneto . I am hoping you will find them chewed through and grounding on the block...

AFAIK it was made by Noma Noma went bust in 1993 were taken over by Murray who in turn went bust in 1999 Almost no parts available for the rear wheel steer but it is a simple system that can be locked so become a normal 2 wheel steer. The steering is very heavy and the one I inherited tends to...

Congeatulations. If I am still mowing at 81 I will be very thankful, let alone pulling the mower apart. IF there is space between the motor & hood I would go for the current fan & a new blower housing. OR chasing up DJ's head office customer service

Well I will put my head in the noose and say the articulated mowers are the only orange thing I would suggest my customers buy . If the new ones are anything like the old ones it should out live your car and the two that follow it. The only thing that will shorten it's life is dust accumulating...

Check the oil level If it gets too low the engine will not crank When cold all the oil is sitting in the sump Afte running a fw minutes anout 1/4 of that is everywhere else in the engine so the sump level drops.

OK, Now lets start from the beginning What machine is the Kohler in ? Make model & serial numbers please This allows forum members to pull down wiring diagrams , hopefully the correct one for your equipment. Assuming it is a mower there should be single red wire with a 20A fuse , that supplies...

Again for clarity You start your engine then release the brake & the engine stops . Is that correct ? If so start the engine and engage the blades Does the engine turn off as well ?

You will not hurt the solenoid by connecting it backwards. All that happens is it pushes the plunger forward rather than pulling ut backwards. Some do have a diode in them in which case they just work or don't work. Pull the plug off and check for ground on one of the wires which should not...

The key switch will have a ground wire on it and the switch connects the G & M wires together in the off position.

Yes, There is not much holding the axle in usually just an E clip or a gear retainer If one side can spin freely then the other will not drive much at all The other end generally has a spline which can also strip. So it is out with he tranny and pull it apart. They are not very complicated and...

no A set like one of these where you can bear down hard on the jet to prevent it jumping out of the slot I use Irwin bits that I buy in a 5 pack of a single size 4.5's or 5's are the size from memory Get a good handle mine is a Bacho but not quite the same as the one in the photo that I...

For jets I use a 4" ratchet and loose bits. You should be able to get a set for under $ 10 US By using that you cah push down ( or up ) really hard while turning. THe hex of the bits ( 1/4" or 5mm depending which market they were made for ) holds the bit reasonably true in the main jet tube. You...

A magneto ignition consists of a magnet that passes by ( or rotates within ) a coil and a triggering device . In the case of a lawnmower the coil has 2 sets of windings just the same as a battery coil so the voltage generated by the magnet in the primary can be stepped up to be sufficient to...

get some one to start the engine. The instant it starts pull the trigger wire form the starter solenoid . IF the starter continues to crank then the solenoid / starter is at fault. If it stops dead then the switch / wiring is at fault.

Good call There is definately something very wrong if tightening the blade tightens the spindle when you are not touching the pulley nut which does tighten the spindle .

I used a boiling tank I got from a closed down lolly factory They used steam to heat the tank which was of course stainless . Bought it for scrap price $ 150 then welded an outlet to it & ran it as a gravity tank When we sold the property the new owner had it ripped out and installed a mains...

To test for a coil dropping out when hot. get a pair of red / orange in line spark testers. These can be fitted to the engine before you start mowing so when it stats to play up it is simply a matter of looking at them They should both be glowing at the same colour In fact they are flashing but...

OK just to be sure we are talking the same language here. When you say the blade stops spinning do you mean spinning on the shaft or the blade and the shaft stops spinning in the mandrel ?

Remove the carburettor, disassemble it and clean it properly You will find detailed instruction one the outdoor power Equipment site Two specific problems come to mind 1) blockage in the float needle & seat 2) blocked up main jet We really need either a photo of the carb or the model & type...

Your symptoms are consistent with floating debris in the fuel tank getting sucked into the outlet and plugging it. When the engine stop, the debris floats away till the engine starts running again. I use an external tank to confirm this . When the mowr stops, I hook the tank off then go mow, if...

And old mysery guts here will add, beware of your insurance cover. I do not touch the electrical side of any generator because I am not covered should the unthinkable happen & a customer get a shock. Almost nobody bothers to ground their generators when using them which makes them very...

Just don't drink it or use it to clean your teeth. Lots of nasty chemicals in garden hose. It always surprises me how few people fit proper stand alone solar hot water to their houses.

Interesting I got 4 791236 Current 790698 04 to 06 499603 00 to 04 798760 selected models only

Let us know how you go. Should not be a big job Hardest part is getting the !@#* engine pulley off. And on that subject, put some anti -sieze on the shaft to prevent the pulley rusting on. IS it a new engine or a used one ?

Tar, I will look into that We seem to call thsese terminals different names down here but all of the auto electricans I frequent only carry plane blade terminals and just chop custom ones off

Interesting. When J D specify a part that is different from the general production run of an engine it usually gets a JD number and is shown n the JD parts list. Fan is not there just checked My copy of the 407777 parts list shows 4 fans and yours should be 790698 used between date codes...

If Briggs made a 31h777 engine for 25 different manufacturers then there could be 25 different plugs on the ends of the wires because they are part of the mower not the engine . This is where the 0297-B1 comes into play . However the alternator from any 31??? engine will swap to any other 31...

Potted inside the coil is a micro chip that replaces the points & condenser This measures the rising voltage ( or falling as the case may be ) voltage being induced in the coil. When it gets to a predetermined voltage the chip closes a circuit to allow spark to be generated by the collapsing...

Rule of thumb for annuals you poison either using a pre-emergent ( soil ) poison in the first warm week of spring or while flowering before it seeds with herbacide . Problems 1) soil poison will stop all early shooting plants from germinating and may leave an ugly bare patch prone to weed...

104M02-0223-F1 is a valid number for a Chinese made B & S by the looks of it as the owners are listed for all EU languages . as for Stan, There are no adjustments on these new EPA carbs So pull the carb off and check that the main jet housing is in place. Tip it upside down & blow through the...

The sliding anchor was for fine tuning the cable and not really necessary . No JD expert but there are a lot of 42" decks My supplier list 4 belts and they are yet to list the new aceel deep deck . Hard to get the belt on wrong, to be a little polite, it looks rather like a drawing you might...

For $ 500 more you could get a mower that will last 1/2 as long as the one you are replacing . Go to the surplus engine wholesalers Small engine warehouse SMALL ENGINE SUPPLIERS SURPLUS CENTER Any engine with the same shaft diameter & length can be made to fit Any B & S engine will be the...

Not familiar with the exact tranny but the letters A ->Z reffer to external differences line the position of the various control levers, the diameter of the input pulley posission of the bypass valve et etc etc. Any K51 will bolt into the place that any other K1 has been but you might need to...

Check the oil If it is thin , smells like fuel or is too high then the carb float is stuck & flooding the engine dilluting the oil . Run the engine for 10 minutes stop it, count to 10 then pull the dip[ stick Smoke rising from the tube confirms that Star Tech has it right and the gasket has...

Wd 40 is a dewatering fluid and does not contain sufficient low temperature volatile hydrocarbons to run an engine so you will do well to forget that misinformation and everything else on that persons page / post they are talking from their rear orriface . Magnets do not need to be clean &...

To test the voltage at the clutch plug you must have some on in the seat or the seat switch clamped closed. Otherwise the safety circuit will cut power to the clutch

not sure what you mean. The belt should be loose with the blades turned on and go tight when the PTO lever pulls the cable to move the tensioning pulley . IF thta does not happen they you either have the wrong belt or the belt is routed wrong.

Well perhaps lapping won't cut the mustard with that flywheel

FWIW I use a nut splitter with the cutting edge ground round. Works a lot better than the $ 150 dedicated battery terminal crimper. And yes I like then really tight as well The trouble is the strand size & lay of the actual wires. What I have noticed is some of the Chinese made AYP copies...

I use longish bolts to connect the battery terminals with wing nuts When you pait the terminal, you only need to cover the bit where the nut, lug & terminal are all in contact because to get a galvanic cell you need the metals to be connected and an electroylte on the edge . I do not cover the...

looks like there might be enough key to locate the flywheel Now here is the go. Get some diamond grinding paste around 10 microns get some cotton wool , NOTHING ELSE WILL DO . (YES I AM SHOUTING ) and pack it hard around the crankshaft below the level of the oil seal Now use the paste to lap the...

bet you didn't expect to get your first hello from Australia Welcome aboard

Thank you. Another one to cut & paste int the tranny problems section.

If it was in my shop. I would replace both battery wires I havve seen way to many on mowers that sit outside or just under an awning where the battery leads are corroded almost completely through 1/2 way between each end due to water getting sucked in . Whe the replacements get fitted, I let...

not till we know the make & model number of the blower

The choke goes gar gars because when the blades are engaged the throttle opens up and more air is sucked past the butterfly which tends to close the choke , which stretches the spring which then pulls the choke back and the air pushes it closed , the spring stretches and thus they cycle...

In all honesty I do not believe in much of the supposedly safety features fitted to most devices as they give the operator a false sence of security and allows them to use the gear in brain dissengaged mode . If we all knew some one missing 1/2 a finger or toe then it would reinforce the idea...

Not from this little black duck. The bypass is just a valve and usually has some sort of detent to hold it in position. If turning the input pulley does not turn the wheels and the mower is in a drive state the the box has problems.

So what happens with fuel down the plug hole ? Backfire, through the carb or through the exhaust . IT makes a difference and as per Rivets post the full number is really needed. And have you checke tosee if the timing key in the flywhel is still in the right position ? No need to pull the...

Funny you should mention the business card thing. When we had the courier business and 2 customers did instant printing of photos for models & hand out photos for performers We would regularly go to the paper suppliers & get sheets of board for him. No 2 were ever printed on the same weight...

In that case what you have posted makes no sense unless you have the spindle fitted upside down . There should be a raised flange on the bottom of the spindle for the blade to tighten up against and hold the blade tight. Tightening that nut should have no effect on the spindle turning because...

Your mower should have 4 safety switches Seat Parking brake PTO Neutral Two of them are connected to the seat switch They get wired up so that is there is no one in the seat & the blades get engaged the engine shuts off or if there is no one in the seat & the parking brake is not engaged then...

I had that problem a few weeks back. I ended up buying a new carb but for curosity I swapped the spring from the new to the old and that stopped the choke flapping . The linkage from the auto choke had also been bent a bit from running into things so I bent it back to tighten the Off position...

BEfore you go ordering parts we still have to work out why the counterweight broke free and was side on in your engine. It was the counteweight that caused the rod to break but something else allowed the counteweight to shift from it's normal position. Despite being an earlier model, your...

Toro do the time cutter in 36" and I think JD do the 225 in 36" as well 36" is a std garden gate Lots of Rear engine riders in the 24"to 36" size range. Also tru some different blades on your Cub. Not every blade is suitable for every type of grass.

Cute Brand and model numbers DO MATTER as does the type of MOWER. Your problems fit a broken fuel solenoid perfectly but if it is a push mower then you won't have one. SO very general Tip a small amout of fuel down the plug hole & try to start. Engine fires = ignition timing is good Do the...

The belt stays on because the idler has a flange on it . Unless you run a free floating pulley on a splined shaft, the deck & the engine can only ever be in alignment at one cutting height. Usually this is in the middle of the range. A keeper is only needed to prevent a SLACK belt jumping off...

That housing has a step machined into the top & bottom to seat the outside race of the bearings This housing uses the same bearing top & bottom However there is no lip on the shaft to locate the inner race of the bearing In place of that there is a tube to prevent the inners being crushed into...

There is not as much profit in supplying aftermarket parts as one might expect. And definately not enough to justify buying each & every mower season then strip it down to see which existing parts are used in the new model. And of course the manufacturers are not going to give any aftermarket...

There are quite a few different spindles used by Murray over the years and it would help if we knew which one you are having trouble with. So please start with the mower model number from under the seat. Then the make & number of the replacement spindles you fitted & where you got them from I...

Checked the valves ? exactly what did you do ? People have different ideas of what checking is.

No arguement about that Walt. I suppose some time I should go to the effort of clocking the cams but like you I have better things to do with my time. Use both methods depending upon what is the recommendations . However they are lawn mowers and if the passionate want to do it a different way...

You can heel the deck ( back lower than the front ) and it will give a cleaner cut. However in long grass it will overwhelm the deck . Once a deck belt gets thrown usually it is damaged internally so it fails completely in a short time The blades are what does the cutting so you measure the cut...

And I go the opposite way. Just regap the old plugs & put them back if they are good. Draw attention the the fact that I did not change the plugs cause they were still good & no use in replacing a part that does not need replacing. After that no one questions weather some thing I replace needed...

Kawasaki comes through one of my wholesalers web site. Downs side of that is after 1/2 hour of no activity the wholesalers site tosses me out so I have to start from scratch again. The JD portal is access in a similar mannar except it is unintentional and will eventually get closed out but while...

Not really doing much differently because of the virus Gate is now kept locked & I meet customers there so I can keep a reasonable distance from them. No more wait while it is fixed jobs for a while . Hand helds sit in the sun for a day before I touch them & the first thing they get is a...

IT goes like this And is a two forked problem. The first bit is the EPA mandating things like 0.00 % lead in exhaust. THis means that spark plugs can no longer have a glaze on the insulator on the center electrode thus attempts at mechanical cleaning leave a trail of metal particles to make a...

When the CSIRO was researching mower noise they found that most of it comes form the blades. That was a surprize to many and the "quiet " Victa Vortex has a really funny shaped blade holder. They sold the exact same mower all over Europe as the Mustang with the standard blade holder on it And I...

Put the nut back on loosely Put a socket over the nut and smack with big hammer If you are worried about damaging the housing then support it from underneat the deck. I use an air hammer for this as I can lay on the hammer and the 20,000 little taps a minute usually walk the pulley off in a...

Tomato Tomarto Different ways of getting to the same place.

looks like popping in a few veggies is very popular down here while we are in lock down. Now that toilet paper h returned to the shelves veggie seedlings have all vanished . Prefab raised garden beds are all gone as well as have pop up greenhouses . So I expect there will be a rash of people...

Could not find it through the Kawasaki portal but was there in the JD portal. Guess it is a unique number for JD so one can not use generic Kawasaki parts. Now experienced enough with the big K to know if it is just a different name or not.

Stens do 2 different lines in SAE 30 mower oils Optimaa & their house brand about 1/2 to 2/3 the price of B & S branded oil Go to a mower shop.

Common ones are fine as I can get them aftermarket through my wholesalers But deck idlers can go over $ 200 down here because of exclusive franchise agreements . Bad Boy, Dixie Choppers, to name a few that have deck idlers all over $ 100 retail .

Sorry Cambre but diesels ar above my pay grade

Welcome Matt. Please post the numbers from the tag under the seat so we can chase up wiring schematic for your mower. If turning on the blades kills the engine then the mower "thinks" there is no one in the drivers seat Si that is a fault in the seat switch & / or the wiring to or from the...

There is a diode that does between the kill wire to prevent the coils talking to each other. So you will need a replacement sub harness ( easy way ) or make your own . If you search this forum using the words COIL DIODE you should bring up a few posts that have either the part number or the...

Thanks, I saw the original post/ hard to find information on it as it is from the pre-Husqvarna AYP days. The same mower was sold down here painted green & badged Electroluxe And yes the Engine is worth that alone. The wires do not go brittle for their full length just where the terminal is...

I was a partner in a domestic courier business. Atom industries were one of our customers. I like to know who I work for & what they do. made the job a lot more interesting than treating every customer job as a snatch & run.

You are welcome. Locking the brake, locking the input pulley both lock the diff. Never heard of the belt doing it but I am here to learn just like every one else/

Yes it tells me you have a lot of gunk in the carb that needs to be cleaned out. And by cleaned I mean pulled apart

It makes absolutely no difference. The solenoid is nothing but a big switch that joins the two terminals together. All that is important is the power feed to the mower is on the terminal with the power from the battery

sounds very much like your governor has slipped so when a load is put on the engine it does not allow the throttle to open further to give the engine more power.

go to a mower shop and buy the extension kit. They take about 10 minutes to fit The hardest part is cleaning the hole in the sump so the sealer will work. Then find a place to tie it up out of harms way . Toro seem to be fitting then to their time cutters as standard down here . Husqvarna had a...

Take the deck off, get the mower up in the air and have some one work the brake pedal The switch in under the mower floor.

As the others have said already. I have done it before and probably will have to do it again to get pulleys that are NLA or will take 3 months to get here. A center drill works best then in mu case some bolts & some welds tool over 3 hours but the customer was happy to pay that. I have a big box...

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OK The terminal with the double black wire is the seat switch. Check each of the terminals for ground. They all should be open circuit to ground If not you have a short somewhere . And I would be betting it is around the seat switch wires. On the back of the key switch will be the letters...

As Dougand3 mentioned. A generic remote solenoid from any engine will do fine. There are lots of Honda copies out there on the web fitted to kids motorcycles & quads that run Honda clone engine. Just remember to ground the solenoid as well as fitting the trigger wire . You can install it...

Check the oil . As previously mentioned if the carb is leaking into the engine it will thin the oil and the thin oil will bypass the rings . And running on thinned oil will drastically reduce the big end life . Other than that just so long as you keep the oil level up, you will not do any...

A couple of tings come to mind but need to know a little more about the mower. Does it have a manual or electric PTO ? IT sound like you have a manual one but that should only have a 4 terminal PTO switch. Secondly the magneto is grounded by the key switch so if the key is off then the engine...

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Ok, I did some digging and the PA420A engine was fitted to the JD F510 mower The PA420A engine is fitted with an external trigger module , called an Igniter for some stupid reason known only to Kawasaki Now magneto ignitions theory 101 When a magnet approaches a coil it will generate a...

Yes. At low idle there is no load on the engine so you are runningon the idle jet When you engage the blades you put a load on the engine so the throttle plate opens up and you suck fuel through the main jet. So you were asked to do the same thing as tuning the blades on would do, open up the...

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You are not alone. Glad you got it sorted I have service more than one where the owners have painted arrows on the deck

The difference between pot & tobacco is the tobacco industry was already well established with powerful political connections when the prohibition on booze was lifted . The government had no appetite for another fight so they banned pot at the behest of the then redundant FBI & Dow Chemical who...

Now you have explained your problems better it sound like a carburettor problem, Up until reciently the seat switch was not in the cranking circuit so techs can start the mower & work on it. Now days we need to fit dummy plugs to start a lot of them due to shaved monkeys with lower IQ's than...

Exactly the same as you do it with a car, motorcycle or bicycle. Because they are so wide, breaking the bead seal is somewhat difficult without a bead breaker .

take the fuel line off at the pump on the tank side Take the fuel cap off and cover it with your hand then apply some air pressure to the tank . Fuel should come out of the fuel line strong & hard like water from a hose. If not then the fuel line has collapsed. Need I say new "anti-pollution"...

Anything that looks like a Husqvarna that is painted a different colour is just that . Basically the same mower off the same line usually made with cheaper parts . What has Husqvarna on the side is the best quality, everything else is a cheaper version. Deeres are usually built to a higher level...

Are you 100% sure that the belts are routed correctly and the springs that tension the belt are in the right place ? Where did you get the belts from ? What was the numbers on the belt sleeve ?

You can run the engine for a good 20 minutes or so without the blower housing on so your next step is to remove said housing and degrease th e engine thouroughly Then fire it up and watch for oil rips . The wind created form the blower is quite good at shifting oil all over the place but only...

Don't really know with that mower. The front drag link will change the pitch which will change the cutting height but you should have the Cub Cadet quick hitch but worked by a cable , not threaded lift rods. Somewhere hidden around the rear of the mower , under the seat there should be an...

Just remember reel mowers were invented to maniqure the fine grasses on M'lord front lawn and spread the peacock droppings . They do not kike tough grasses , rough uneven surfaces or a lawn full of sticks & twigs. OTOH the rollers being quite large can happily drive up really steep hills. And...

Bad news , Sorry about this Black smoke is either a rich mixture or retarded timing so everything you have done was not part of your problem. OTOH you are now very competant in changing B & S head gaskets . The carb probably have a float valve that is sticking or the main jet has fallen out ...

The Sears diagram and the Husqvarna diagram seem to differ The husqvarna diagram shows rod # 403806 with an eye at the brake pedal end and a hook at the transmission end The hook has a spring # 532413678 to bridge the space between the rod & the lever on the gear box. BRAKE ROD The brake rod...

boating shops will sell sump pumps cheaper than mower shops ( it is a volume thing ) . A cheap syringe type should be less than $ 20 I have seen some maintenance kits sold with these in them as well. Otherwise do as suggested and get a long flexible drain hose screw it in with some sealant into...

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Well & truly out of my pay grade Tom. The bloke who dose them told me there was a very specific surface finish &i did not bother to ask what it was . He gives me a small trade discount now days because I always deliver the units to clean & dry ready to be split. Even if I did nkow the finish...

Check the funnel that sends the grass to the catcher If it is broken, fitted wrong or plain missing debris builds up around the brake which is on the trany behind the right wheel . The brake locks the layshaft so the wheels can only turn is opposite directions. Very common or rear discharge...

Go to an engineering workshop with a mandrel complete with blade & pulley Also a photo of it mounted into the deck and ask him yo make you one in steel pipe. We had / have a company in South Australia that has been selling them on ebay for a while . You could try looking on ebay.com.au but with...

We poineered the plate running softwear and what you have up there is probably used under license from us. The plate softwear we have runs 16 databases so the cop who pulls you over knows who you are, where you live if you or any one else in your family or residing at the same address has a...

It will depend upon who has access to the file. Down here almost any one can can access drivers license information, for a fee. In most cases the vendor submits your d/l number & name and it will confirm that it is correct and valid . For a bit more money it will check the address that is shown...

Look behind the carb on the crankcase, or the entire crankcase for that matter for a number electro etched like on old dot matrix printer. Being it is on a Craftsman push mower and the serial number is so high it is probably an engine from the Briggs factory in China . It will not have the words...

usually you have to take the upper belt of to do the lower When both are off check the sliding part of the double pulley slides up & down easily. Lube all of the places where something turns , slips over some thing else with dry lithium spray grease or push bike dry chain wax, Check every...

Nothing is compulsory. If you are going to replace the engine, wait till the end of the season when the surplus engine hit the market . You can ususally get them for around 1/2 retail price. There might be some factory pulls available, but it is a bit late in the season for them right now.

Very rare to have friction material on a trimer clutch the shoes are softer than the drum so they wear. On a chain saw it is the opposite way round, hard shoes soft drum because the drums are a wear item as they also are the sprocket. Clean up the rust polish the sliding surfaces of the weights...

Don't look all that bad. Rod is obviously deceased. Nothing lurking in that oil on the bottom ?

Not really A problem that was not apparent when testing was done appears when the engines ae used so a new one is designed. The manufacturer of the early one could not keep up supply Lots of reasons to have more than one carb L while back the Californian engines had a better, ( much more...

What was that quote ? Two peoples separated by a common language. IF you take .050" off the valve plate and 0.020" off the valve chest you have to make up that 0.070" or the two parts won't seal against each other. Being over confident the first time I pulled one down I chucked up both parts...

Yes that is a relay rapidly opening and closing. You will be able to find it by putting our finger on various ones and feeling the buzz. Some times it is the relay going bad but usually it is a broken wire or bad connection. Toro have their manuals on line . We will need the full model numbers...

If your grass is in good condition consider a reel mower. Because the engine is horizontal they can handle really steep slopes. In reality ou should be using 2 stroke but the flat earth EPA regulators overlooked mowing on steep hills.

Don't give up yet. IT could be nothing worse than the valve lash widening to the point that the ACR is defeated. They are simple motors, easy to work on and being a Briggs, cheap to repair , So whip off that rocket cover and see what is inside. Without trying to sold self praising ,the good...

Most owners are too lazy to do this, but I always engage the blades at the height setting where all the pulleys are in line. On most mowers this will be the mid height point and belts that are running strait rarely throw off.

Used farm machinery dealers , usually a bit more expensive than craigs list or evilabay but generally a better condition mower . Use google maps or google earth to print out a photo of your block so you can work out what you want to do. If you plant trees remember to plant them at least twice...

You lot use different alloy number than we do but in general Al-Mn alloys do not weld but they are extrusions so you don't want to weld them in any case. And no not crap, the right tool for fixing leaky bots or installing air con radiators and mower base plates . Wrong thing for mower engines...

Yes big , wide whatever. OK next step is to put your palm down on the screen and try to rotate the engine. If it rotates fairly easily then that points the figner of blame at the starter If it is difficult to turn than is going to make your wallet lighter. Slip the belts off the engine &...

Tell them a week to 10 days and get it back in 5 and you are a brilliant mechanic. fast & reliable . Tell them 4 days and get it back in 5 and you are slow & take forever . I always quote 1 to 2 weeks if I have the parts in stock , longer if I have to order in parts and longer still they have...

rattle is a funny work. The clutch is a loose fit on the retainer. Some rattle really bad some don't COngratulations on getting back on the grass . Get some on to sit in the seat, drop the deck to the lowest position then get down and watch the belt running with the blades turning ( watch your...

Take the tranny apart . Inside there are filters and magnets that need to be cleaned / replaced. Once apart go drill a drain hole , it would be a good idea. However I am yet to find a domestic tranny that can be refilled while still in the mower unless it has an external overflow chamber.

With the wheels up in the air & the transmission in Neutral try to turn the wheels by hand in the same direction. IF they will only move in opposite directions then the brake is jambed on. The brake locks the lay shaft which locks diff so the wheels can only turn in opposite directions so when...

Degrease the crank shaft then clean the aluminium off with hydrochloric acid ( muriatic is the same just a lower grade ) Don't leave it sit in there for hours it should dissolve off in about 10 minutes. neutralize the the acid bath with pool chlorine and it will be safe to tip down the drain (...

When you get one apart and see the damage done to the valve plate you will understand why they go bad. The motor is almost identical except it has one less piston. FWIW when I do one I degrease the tranny, then soda blast it then pressure wash it . The rest of the work is done in the bathroom...

It would really really help if you posted those pictures so we would have some idea about what what carb on which engine fitted to what impliment.

The stuff has been around for as long as I can remember . It keeps o being reinvented. It is a Zinc based SOLDER Used to be called Alumi-Weld and eazi-weld It is a quateranary alloy of zinc , bismuth, antimony & aluminium The earlier stuff had cadimum in there which has been deleted . It was...

OK, you have me on that one. I can not see how the carb would prime / purge and then not have fuel in the metering chamber as the only way in is through the pump & metering needle. Cubes that start OK then peter out have usually been either an impulse loss or a tank pressure failure. Had them...

Previous incorrect post corrected. Must be this new medication I should go back to smoking wacky tobaccie . So yes the belt is a 5L and Yes it sits loose on the pulley when the brake is applied to stop the mower trying to brake & accelerate at the same time Wrapped belts are called "clutching "...

The heads wear between the cylinder hole & the push rod tube hole. So for the head, you can lap it on a piece of wet & dry on a sheet of glass. Anything finer than 400 will usually do For the block you cant do that so I use an oil stone to flatten the block under the gasket . Some times you get...

Is the oil thin & smells a bit like fuel ? The head asket on these engines is the fail safe measure If fuel leaks into the cylinder it will blow out the gasket when the engine comes up to compression stroke. There engines blow head gaskets regularly On a lot of them I have to stone both the...

Right outcome, wrong explanation , where would I be without you to correct my mistakes

Your belt is on right Weather it is the right belt is another matter all together ,. Lots of different belts for these ones that are only a inch or so different. They are also not a standard B section, they are 5L same width different V angle & shallower . IT is prudent to replace these belts as...

take the plug out and try again. If the starter spins the engine over fine then the decompressor is not working ON OHV engines it is generally because the valve lash has gotten too bit or the cam is busted.

It will be cheaper to rebuild with a new block, but not by that much. Small engine warehouse Small engine suppliers Surplus center All do surplus engines at big discounts Any engine + or - 5 hp to yours will not make a wrinkled rats rectum to the mower so don't need to e too precious...

Check your oil level. If it is high the carb is leaking and needs a clean / rebuild because the float is not stopping the fuel flow which because of EPA regulation now overflows into the engine and ends up in the sump.

Yes it sucks the air / fuel thrugh the carb then pumps it into the tank. The tank is and should be pressureised so the engine can work when the tank is lower than the carb. Pinch off the return line & press the bulb . It should not move much if the non return valves / valves are working. If...

Well the tranny is obsolete so it is a case of nothing to loose Clean it thoroughly . They are made in dust free environments and should be serviced in one as close to that as possible. The whine is the oil escaping past the pump &/or motor . In the mean time, check that the belt is in fact...

If it won't start with the engine cover bolted down tight start by looking at the kill wires on the coil Good chance you will find a spot where they are being pinched onto the block and are shorting out. The kill is a ground wire so if it is bare anywhere and the bare bit touches any metal then...

Close but no cigar. The date is coded into the Serial number ABCDEFGHI AB will be the 2 number year CD will be the day EF will be the month GHI is the factory code

Sounds like it is in reasonable condition. Before you start playing with the carb, remove the muffler and see if it responds to throttle. Wht you describe is typical of a blocked muffler either with accumulated soot or some small critters calling it home. Like all old gear, some things are...

Before you open your wallet, make a detail plan . Two acres is not much to farm on . My second oldest customer is 86 and he just stopped farming his 10 hill side acres which he been doing single handed for 30 years since his father died using nothing but walk behinds which would all be better...

If the seats need to be recut take it along to a mower shop & ask them to do it. Any motorcycle workshop that works on old British motorcycle will also have the gear in the right size. That will be a small fraction of the price to buy the gear you need to cut seats. Should be lots of old gear in...

Oooh yes, remove the con rod that would be a good idea that I forgot to mention. Really need to stop drinking this red when sitting at the computer.

cork gaskets do not need any sort of goo on them. What most do is tighten them way way way too much and that chops the gasket into peaces. You only need to fo them up till the bolts snug down the 1/2 to 1 turn so there is a lot of gasket material that can compress when the cases get hot & expand...

Provided you have taken the pulleys off from underneath the crank should pull strait out leaving the other 1/2 of the counterweight sitting on the bottom of the sump. I never reuse the old oil seal because if they leak or split most people do not notice it till the last drop of oil has exited...

They are a lot more robust than you would think and the parts are not all that expensive. It is just time consuming & filthy . Usually just a new bush either end . Really bad will be a crown wheel should come out at under $ 200 The seal is with silicon from memory

Welcome, If the mower will not roll in neutral then the brake is locked on. Usually debris build up around the brake & prevents it releasing. so get the back in the air. work the brake pedal and follow the rod to the transmission to find the brake. Some are internal, some are exteranal when up...

Without having a rewinding tool most string trimmer rewind springs are near impossible to get back in. Not sure about your actual machine but th e spring generally sits in a cup which is removable . The spring is wound into the cup then the cup is dropped into the pull start , spring end down as...

The gear has to come off first . It will simply prise up off the crank with a couple of screwdrivers. he only thing holding it on is the top cover and the key in the side.

I can see where you are coming from it is part of due dilligence . For me brake even on fixed costs is about $ 20 /day. However after that everything is a guess. The Bucket Kohler had 6 hours labour so a nice profit on that but the 2 push mowers I did yesterday were break even. It is not like a...

Your tranny will be packed with grease. They drop out fairly easy but removing the big pulley on the top will make it easier . Then wash it thoroughly. There should be a sticker on there with the makers name & model number . Unless the DPO has been using it to drag his mobile home around with...

IF you have to store a mower standing up then do it front wheels in the air so the oil will all drain to the back of the engine where there are no holes. Same story for looking underneath . A lot of mowers will actually stand upright all by themselves in this way after the handles are tripped ...

I can get all of that from MYOB plus it will make next year predictions and this year predictions based on the recurring transactions frequency. Don't think the version I use will do graphs and again I can not see much benefit of the graphs other than to alert you to keep some extra cash on...

Welcome Thomas. Nothing would make me happier than to help you to get your mower running like a top. However the Covid - 19 virus have affected my ESP so I can not quite work out which mower & what engine you have. So telling you to turn the carburettor poppet around so the C lines up with the...

Interesting way to look at it Cpurvis . However you have to know what an average profit is first. Sort of difficult to do until you have been doing it for a while, Add to that the massive variation in profit from making a chain loop right through to a full engine rebuild . I did accidentally...

you go to the briggs & stratton web site and down load the parts list for your mower . It will show all carbs that were fitted to your mower and list which serial numbers what carb was used on. Generally they will be interchangable and the difference was simply because one supplier could not...

The size of the gear is determined by the number of teeth A 9 tooth gear will be smaller than a 10 tooth gear because you are pulling 1 tooth length from the circumference of the base circle. So to compensate the starter has to go closer to the flywheel They may have changed the mounting bracket...

I rule up the inside front cover of an indexed ( numbered pages ) carbon book . The customers name & job get written there so Joe - saw or something similar. The books when filled get numbered & dated so it is not a great deal to go back through them. A triplicate book works even better because...

Most mower repair shops carry bulk cable and have a z bender so can make you a new cable . Most do not charge particularly much for this service I do not charge a fitting fee because I charge the customer the same price as an off the shelf cable so I have made a reasonable profit.

Are you sure that you have the pump connected correctly ? Impulse line on the top ( flat bit ) input tube under impulse line output tube all by itself on the other side . The output has a one way check valve in it so if hooked up backwards it will not pump.

You can not remove the dust seals from the idler pulleys because the pulley is captive . From memory yours should be plastic and are cast into the pulley so not replaceable . You can after removing the pulley & cleaning them inject some grease into them with a syrenge but as this is a very...

The thing to keep in your head is "they had to make this some how" .So if a factory worker made it you should be able to pull it apart. It is times like this that I notice the difference between a quality mower and one built down to a price . People here poo poo me when I advise others to buy...

Check the trigger wire going to the solenoid You should see battery voltage on it. That wire is in a daisy chain from the kety switch through the PTO switch then the Brake switch and finally down to the solenoid. Key switch is rarely ever the problem so trace the wire all the way before spending...

Start the engine and push the governor arm open & closed you should feel the tension changing. As it is the mechanical type also check that the arm is tight on the shaft. If not reset the governor. If the arm is tight to the shaft and there is no obvious change in the tension of the governor...

You can get to the heads from underneath to replace the idler pulleys . You can inject grease into the bearings with a syringe to extend their life a bit but the price of them makes faffing around a bit of a waste unless you are really strapped for cash . Never put WD 40 or similar anywhere near...

Unless you are a dab hand at metal spinning that pulley is now toast so you can be rough with it guilt free . MY method Put a bearing separator under the pulley ( between it & the sump ) and if possible clamped onto the boss . Hang engine upside down by the separator. Heat pulley red hot Put an...

Welcome, Take the blower hpusing off and run the engine for a minute or two . The source f the leak should become obvious. UT will not hurt to run the engine for a few minutes without the housing but not for long enough to mow . You might need to push the dip stick tube down if it is held in...

It is the sea switch or the wires between the seat switch & the brake switch. Try turning the blades on & off while sitting on the seat, engine off. You should hear the clutch going KLUNK if not then that confirms the seat switch / seat switch wiring is at fault . Wiring includes relays were...

Did you take the tank right out ? many of them take off slightly above the floor to avoid sucking up dirt & debris . Thus there will be 1/4" or so of diesel in the bottom of the tank.

A noisy pulley has no grease in it The end result is the same as running the engine with no oil. Even worse they can take the belts with them. So yes the top pulley has to come off because the side of the engine acts as a belt keeper. They system works as a tug 0 war between the two belts ...

I will be the dark horse here . Forget the multi tools and go with a dedicated bladed edger. One with 3 wheels , depth & angle adjustments. You should be able to pick one up of Craigs list ebay , boot sales . Trash & treasure markets etc for $ 50. Every clean up there would be 1/2 dozen tosses...

They are all easy to use but a PIA to set up. All of them are either a set of data bases or spreadsheets with fancy dancy data input windows & output windows . BEhind that are just cell calculations look ups and relations rules . I find it too cumbersome to use as intended. So I use one of the...

In the routine service schedule it states the wheels come off every 200 hours. I got caught out a couple of times with flats just after I had serviced them so now it has become an every service job. Only takes a few minutes and I add it to the labour section "remove rear wheels & grease axels "...

Your governor is broken or something is jambing it. 2 types of governor air vane & mechanical which one do you have

Push every time you go into reverse but not needed to be held in. When you go forward it resets.

What was the valve lash ? Usually the valve lash opens up thus defeating the ACR.

What s most likely happening is the float in the carb is not shutting ff the fuel. Because of EPA regualtions the overflow is inside the carb so the overflowing fuel runsinto the cylinder then drips pas the rings & into the sump thinning the oil So start with the carb and changing the oil

It is a play off between shock loading of the deck & belt and shock loading of the engine. Check that the tension pulley arm is free to move. IT is there to take up those sorts of shocks but they do get stuck . JUst did a Timecutter where the pivot hole had elongated to double its length so...

Take the cover off and turn the transmission pulley by hand with the S/P engaged the mower should just about go 1:1 wheels to pulley. Sears did not make that mower some one else did and all they did was fit the engine sears specified and paint it the colour sears specified. The 917 code means...

Check the decompressor they shed little bits of shrapnel as well.

We did not have a war nor revolution to break the power of the old established money hoarders. So the banks were creted by those with lots of money to protect their money and make more money while preventing those without any money acquiring money and threaten the advantaged position of the old...

Old is relative. But I did do a 13 week unit on oils , lubricants etc so have enough knowledge to make a reasonable assmenent of oils And I do fix mowers for a living And I am on a lot of forums & groups cars, motorcycles & mower . Like most things in life people argue most passionately about...

The problem that I have & I am sure you have is you can have $ 5000 sitting in the yard waiting for the customers to collect & pay and $ 0 in the bank . So with a cheque you can hold onto the cheque for a week or two till the money has come in . Once you have given card numbers to suppliers they...

I use an air hammer and a pair of scissor jacks. The jacks go between the wheel & side of the mower & get done up tight enough to take all the slack out of the axel so there is no load on the tranny . Then lots of penetrant down the key slot and attack it with an air hammer When the jacks slip...

Sounds very much like you local fuel supplier has a bad batch of fuel. Get some from a different branded place & see if it makes a difference . Also check your fuel drum some times a little off fuel can make 5 gal go bad in no time flat .

If you have a trade account then you should be getting monthly statements and you can pay them with a cheque. Down here you get a discount for paying when ordering but it is only 2% where as my volume discount is 15%. And by using a cheque you don't accidentially miss a payment which on a credit...

At present he Stens filters are made by Champion in the USA, or so my rep tells me. I use them mainly because they are sold in trade packs so I can sell them to my customers cheaply and still make the the same mark up in dollars . I can get genuine B & S oil filters in trade packs & keep one of...

If you change the oil hot immediately after the engine is shut down you do get most of the grindings out. I have some blocks so the front left wheel is higher. However nothing will get them all out but just so long as enough come out for you to see them that is all you need because it means a...

I use cash or cheques. Never buy anything with a card except on line & that is a debit card with just enough money in it to cover the costs . Pay wave is the least safe way to pay for anything. Countlees hundreds of people down here have been caught with card readers in a bag walking through...

FWIW Down here only one blender makes mower oils So I use Stens strait 30 because they regularly have it on special I use Gripskie & Sons ( another parts wholesalr ) 10W 40 for Kawasaki Honda & 4 stroke hand helds because 10W 30 seems to blow out of them too fast.

IF you drive a Ferrari use Ferrai oil If you use a mower us a mower oil Not rocket science Any oil is better than no oil and no oil is any better in your mower than the oil specifically made for use in your mower. What is important is changing it and the more often the better. A synthetic or...

That is a dampening spring. IT is there to kill the hysteresis of the throttle over running then over compensating in ever decreasing amounts

Mostly the locals use domestics or the old 3 speed 21" The new commercials are way too heavy to high & cumbersome to use . Some are now going back to Super Swifts & tying the new Toros but again the "anti idiot " multi bail set up makes the Toros a pain to use all day long unless you have a 10"...

A slightly bigger self tapper will do the job quite fine or some of that epoxy thread repair putty . Clean out the hole with brake cleaner or it wont stick.

Dry Lithium chassis grease and regular cleaning is what all of my commercial customers use/\. IT is a routine maintenance job required one a season , generally at the end of a season. For the tade customers it is a once a week / month job but their week can be up to 80 hours of mowing.

Find the starter solenoid and make sure that the thin trigger wire is on the tab and the pressure washed did not blow it off . If it is on there check if you get 12 V between it and ground with the key in the S position. If no voltage , check the fuses and if they are OK check all of the...

rom where you are now , just pull the whole thing apart. The gear wheel will prize off , don't loose the key then undo the counter weight bolt and it should lift strait off. After that it is undo the con rod and push the piston up into the bore From there the crankshaft should pull strait out...

having the attention span of a flea I am usually working on 6 or more things at the same time. And with the parts supply down here that can easily blow out to double numbers. Currently there are 7 chainsaws all waiting for what should be commonly kept parts, 4 line trimmers in the same boat + 1...

I use a 6 liter hand pump and would not be without it ( them I have 3 ) Got one with the business and when the Stens agent went bust, picked up 30 more which I have sold to my motorcycling friends & they love them

The problem usually comes with fouling on handlebars , The discharge chute or height adjusters. Some times you have to change the air filter or fit the engine back to front or east west . There is more to it than just the mounting bolt centers .

That will depend on where the viewer is. Standing in front of the mower, spannar in hand or sitting in the drivers seat .

Thank you original reply suitably ammended . All of the ones that I have serviced were in for less & out for more or clockwise for less & counter clockwise for more. Only ones I have attempted to fix were plain needles but I don't do all that many chain saw oilers, unless they are not working at...

So the impulse pressure replaces the oil pump ? Not see one of them but sounds a reasonable idea .

Welcome to the wonderful world of chainsaws. The oil valve is a simple tapered needle , in for less out for more . Some have an O ring on them which will flatten so they leak like seive. Just about all bar oilers leak like a seive I suggest customes pop an old length of towel under the saw to...

You should be able to rotate the crankshaft now that you have got the top counterweight off the crank case. Ideally you should always pull a single cylinder engine down at TDC on the firing stroke so neither of the valves are pressing on the cam. Obviously you can not do this with a multi...

And a painful video it was to watch. Reusing a split gasket on an engine where the gasket sets the end float , no leakdown test , didn't even check the valves seating with water / fuel etc after stating it had low compression, which it does not because the exhasut cam has a decompressor which...

IT was a JOKE which is why I put the Imogie in there Blue down here is the Liberal colour and out liberals are anything but liberal more conservative than republicans but not as market orientated . The funny bit was we had both used the same colour for the metrics.

Well that might explain the shrapnel siting inside the engine in his second photo. Going to physio tomorrow but will dig a couple of deaden out of the krapper box. looks like there are 2 closure plates 20 009 10-S ( early ) and 20 009 35 -S ( late ) both a little $$$$ At least they are both...

If you swing it t the right as seen in the photo you should be able to rotate the crank. You might need to do both at the same time . You have the Mk I version which predates me by some time Just under the gear which turns the cams is the cam that moves the counterweight you will see that it is...

Note the position of the counter weight in the video Bama posted a while back Any what got mine done so here are some pickies Weight closes to crankcase Weight closest to crankshaft Note groove when the oil seal was running. When you replace the oil seal tap it in about 1 mm higher so...

So tell us EXACTLY what naughtyness it is up to. There is enough brainpower & experience here to get just about anything back up & running. IF you don't know what part is called just take a photo of it . It is amazing just how many people who have never held a screwdriver in their hands have...

Check the shift keys that slide in the key ways on the shaft. If they are broken then there may be enough there to provide drive when there is no load on the axels .

That is the counter balance and it is broken, or rather the connecting rod is broken. In an hour or so i will pop a photo on showing you what it should look like as I am about to split a bucket myself. You are really lucky usually when that lets go the weight generally punches a nice big hole in...