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I can't remember the last OHV engine I worked on with the ACR on the exhaust I will hazard a guess that ones again it would be an EPA regulation to prevent unburned fuel being emitted from the engine thus compression release shifted to the intake.

The media's job is to fuel anxiety & depression in the community. This is because the human mind is most open to suggestion in an anxious or depressed state which means the viewers will adsorb the bull the advertisers are pushing . Rates are set by the number of viewers / listeners / web hits...

We are currently in lockdown due to a total failure of the transport department to properly supervise the movement of air crew through Mascot airport. 6 dead to date and another 6 weeks to run minimum. My gate is locked and it does not get unlocked unless the person on the other side is masked .

This is what the Aust site looks like JD manuals The important thing is the .deere. after www

Interesting . All of the original blades I have fitted for anything were stamped on the top All of the aftermarket blades were stamped on the bottom I had assumed that original blades are likely to be fitted by a dealer who should know which way the blades go . Now you are going to force me to...

I made it quite clear several posts back I have no intention trying to change your mind and fully support your right to believe what you want to. So please carry on with you dellusion if it makes you feel good. Please do not get vaccinated and hang around with as many unvacinated like minded...

People do all sorts of silly things . I could write a book about all of what I have come across & I have only been doing this for 8 years Remove both solenoids & test both of them as described earlier. I have seen some one replace a solenoid & battery cable because they bought the wrong battery...

Rings rotate in the grooves unless they are pegged . The spring of the ring does not create the compression, it is the gasses trying to get past the ring which forces them out to make the seal with the oil on the bore & in the ring groove . This is why on 4 strokes champhers always point up...

Genuine part will have it's number stamped into the top of the blade. Aftermarket blades usually stamp on the bottom along with the words "Grass Side"

When you live some where that is essentially lawless OH & S is not a priority. Not being hyjacked , robbed , blown up or dragged out and hacked to pieces because you are the wrong religion is probably a lot higher on their priority list . We view a lot of these things through our own prism where...

Only thing I don't do in house is 2 stroke rebores & crank grinding . But back to the OP A set of new rings can extend the life of the engine for quite a while but you do need the ridge reamer . A job that most familiar with tools can comfortably do for around $ 200 Aus . Like the others here I...

I didn't spend 12 years learning metallurgy for nothing although I never really used it much as a graduate. Too much money down here to be made from real estate , shipping concentrates and being shopkeepers for any one to invest in manufacturing. No need to be an axe sharp edge, most bar blades...

Glad you are back on the grass Always correcting is part & parcel of independent drives. After a while you will do it without thinking it becomes a reflex action . If you are not used to driving ZTR's a couple of mental tricks. I tell my customers to use their dominant hand to do all the...

IF that is the offical JD technical manual , you will not be dissapointed. and wll be on here next week telling others how to fix their mowers. If it was one oof those 20 JD manuals on a CD off evil pay don't be surprised if all you get is a badly scanned copy of the owners manual

Firstly the harder the blade the finer the cutting edge needed to cut it. Mill Bastard will slide across a full hard surface leaving it untouched To get it to bite you need to apply an unsafe amount of downforce and hope it does not slip throwing your hand into the sharp edge of the blade...

Glad to hear you & your echo are doing well. So looks like bad fuel or water .

That is where JD put the solenoid. However some one has been in there big time by the looks of the joiners on the cables . Did you take the battery cables off ? A PIA to get to but placed there to reduce the amount of wire used. Remove both the wheel & battery

That is a plain pressure pump and does not do vacuum testing . Oregon, Prime Line , Rotary & Stens all do a couple of different testers that do both pressure & vacuum. Most Pros I know use the all metal Mity Max and the home owners jut the bulb tester ,.

Go to Hustler & download the parts book Locate the two dampers that go on the end of lap bars. They have either failed or come loose Common problem PIA to get at .

Get a can of carb cleaner the instant it stops squirt a VERY SMALL amount down the card & pull the rope. Engine goes bong = fuel supply problem Engine does not go bang = electrical / valve problem.

And the pulley needs to be replaced. It won't get better in use and then you run the risk of it taking the belt with it .

A bastard file is way too agressive for sharpening unless you are looking at taking 1/4" off the blade I use a double cut second cut when I file blades and a single cut 2nd cut for filing saw guide bars. However I have been using files for over 50 years so have a reasonable feel for them. I...

I use one for checking swing back blades They are supposed to be balanced to within 5 g of each other

I would start by checking the valve lash, some thing that definately changes when hot Second thing I would check is the inlet manifold for being loose or cracked , some thing that also changes when hot. We could give ou specific information for some of the know hot start problems with various B...

Only 4 reasons why oil ends up in the filter 1) mower tipped on it's side 2) oil over filled 3) blown head gasket 4) failed breather valve

Firstly, no such thing as "too much information" , a line invented by the ignorant so they could use lack of knowledge as an excuse . Starting with the no move situation Jack up the rear of the mower so both wheels are free of the ground Try to turn either wheel if they move in opposite...

This site gets around 200 posts a day & I answer about 30 or so of them. There are about 20 or so techs who regularly answer questions and another 20 who just answer specific model or equipment type question. Then a few hundred who are owners who answer a couple of posts a year from personal...

In the mean time, mow your grass in a clockwise fashion. That will throw all of the grass to the right and eventually a heap in the middle of the lawn. If it is big then several circles It is what we used to do before mowers had catchers . Mow a small block in the middle then go out to the edge...

The single diode is a crude , rude , unsofisticated charging system that works "sort of ". It uses the battery to regulate the charging, has nothing to prevent overcharging and because you are pumping in pulsed DC that varies from 0 Volts up to whatever the maximum is ≈ 14 V then drops down to 0...

Thanks for clarifing. If the cables are getting very hot then either they are too small , corroded at the ends or internally or the electric motor is under too much load

If the pump is working then ignore the gauge . You should have a rough idea about how much you use per mow and put that in every time you come back or just keep the tank full. If your lawn is so big it requires multi tank fills use the timer on your cell phone to warn you to refill or take a...

A 21 years old I can safely say that the pivot holes on the rear belt tensioner are and the front belt tensioner arm are flogged out oval . This causes erratic movement of the tension arm as some times they rotate and some times they slide in the flogged out holes and at no time is either pulley...

or it is routed wrong

Naw Aussies are cheap The average age of the mowers I fix is around 20 years and at least half are still running flat heads. So mostly cheap single barrel carbs on single cylinder engines. The only really new mowers I do are the 50 or so commercial customers with Toros, Scags Deere's & Walkers...

Never assume anything is in good working order strait out of the box, particularly after market parts. I don't know about the other techs here, but I keep around a 1/2 dozen different good carbs on hand for the purpose of diagnosis . When you read a lot of service manuals they often use the...

You see a ZTR from a distance but you don't see what the operator is doing or how it has been modified. You also should have noticed they were not mowing with an Ariens Ikon, for very good reasons . Contractors use ZTR's because they can mow faster with them and time is money, that extra 1 or 2...

I you want to diagnose it there are two fairly simple things to do 1) fill the tank right up to the top of the filler neck then go trim Problem goes away till the tank is say 1/2 empty then you have a fuel line problem 2) buy a red inline spark tester fit it , tie it out of the way then go trim...

They come up really easy if you keep the pivot points clean and lubed with some dry spray on chassis grease. The other thing is how often you do it I have 4 walkers in the repair run. The commercial customers decks are one hand jobs because I do blades on the 4 times a year The privates are an...

I always encourage my customers to keep a spare mower , usually the old one and use it regularly for whatever part of the lawn it is better suited for than the new mower. Simple reason is parts availibility and service times. In peak season ( before covid ) I would get backed up as far as 6...

The only ZTR's that behave on hills are the ones with a steering wheel. Toro & Cub Cadet used to do one but I think Toro have discontinued theirs. They work well till the steering jams then they are a big problem to fix Apart from that you would be better off with a tractor style mower where the...

when sitting on the seat & key in the on position ( engine not running ) If the PTO goes Klunk when you push & pull the PTO switch then the bearing is shot If the PTo goes klunk when ever you turn the key on & off then you have wiring problem / switch problem

Only mow down hill then drive up blades off. Adding weight will cause the mower to cut lower because it is heavier but you can add more if you like. The big problem with tossing wheelies is the engine oil runs to the cylinder end of the engine and you can end up with a no oil / low oil pressure...

Model number please ? Electric PTO or manual PTO ?

Grass clippings find their way into the tank. Over time fuel replaces the water in the clippings which makes them transparent and almost the same density as the fuel so they float around in the fuel. As fuel is drawn out of the discharge hole they get sucked into it blocking off the holes like...

Are you charging the batteries with the proper charger ? CHarging a Li battery with a Pb charger destroys the battery and has been know to start fires that burn peoples houses down because they can not be put out . Other than that batteries have a maximum discharge rate and if you exceed that...

There won't be a planet for his grand kids kids kids to mow grass on .

Put a little bit of string on the governor arm When going up hill pull the string to open up the throttle butterfly a bit more. If you can & the mower picks up then the governor need adjusting or the spring needs replacing IF the throttle is already fully open then you are flogging a dead horse .

I think you have got what I am tying to say And yes it is just the same as ethanol in fuel and unfortuneately CO2 with climate change. CO2 is just one tiny part of the equation but by now 99% of the general population believe that if they buy a battery car & use solar electricity everything will...

Yes we trimmed the spacers a little to take up the play a couple of times

See Star, this is the power of the media If an intelligent person such as you, who is technically savvy can be totally mislead , what chance does the average Joe have who did almost no science in high school ? Had I not done the 5 years with Unitest I would have been just as ignorant as the next...

All adjustable jet carbs should be done the same way Rich till it 8 strokes then lean till it starts to miss and set 1/2 way between the two . Best to err slightly on the rich side . easy on the old carbs where too rich to too lean was between 1/2 & 3/4 of a turn. Then EPA carbs came in with a...

Same as Star & Scrubby A cheap cone balancer and try to balance the blade left right & front back Vibrations kill spindle bearings very quickly

What was the second line of my reply ? So old spindles where there are no grease nipples fitted go in with a light coating of grease on them to surpress rust which it actually does fairly well if the owner does not use the deck wash system. New housings get grease nipples put in them and like...

Sitting in traffic would only be a problem from sniffing unburned fuel as far as lead goes & you would have to sniff a lot of it. Nitrogen oxides is what makes you sick in heavy traffic and on still days, straight lack of oxygen &/or CO & CO2 posioning On a still day the O2 content of air can...

Two individual magnetos

Only in America ?

Jump the starter from where to where ?

The history of the demonization of lead. During the fuel crisis Europe wanted to use the local oil for fuel rather than middle eastern oil. The local oils are not suitable for making petrol with So rather than spending a fortune cleaning the locally distilled petrol at the refinery they made the...

Start with mechanical things that are either right or wrong Timing key in flywheel and valve lash

I use the oil drain bolt cause it is close to the starter & the clamp can hold on nicely All you are doing is bypassing the mowers battery cables. I have seen cables where each end looks good but it was corroded through in the middle so a Ω test shows a good cable but it could not carry 1/2 amp

I did it . And silver , tin , nickle , aluminium & paladium We split the metals amongst the class, all swallowed a pea sized ball then recovered it ( messy) washed & dried them to a constant weight then comparred the before & after weights. Nickle & aluminium both were a lot lighter , silver...

Newer B & S engines use BR2LM the R being resistor. I should run on both but will run a little better on the R plug.

NEver liked the idea of trying to find an induction leak with a flammiable gas / liquid. Too much of a chance of it igniting while your nose is in there looking closely at what you are doing. The USA is the only place on the planet whee mechanics get taught to use propane to check for manifold...

And check the valve lash.

And that is the difference between quality mores and the throw away junk that is killing the planet and the population. Quality mowers have greasable spindlel that last for thousands of hours Junk ones use sealed bearings that dry out quickly , allow water to get in and fall apart . OTOH I do...

Lead metal poses no more environmental hazard than any other metal You can eat it. Goes in one end and 100% comes out the other Undergraduate experiment done 1000's or times till ethics committees put an end to it Only 5 common metals can be injested and come out 100%. Lead oxides, different story

Well you fix the fuel lines by replacing them with longer ones to get a better run. Chokes can be swapped over If you have a choke on the air filter housing then remove the choke for the carburettor and plug the 2 holes the shaft goes through with some metal filler . If the old carb has a...

Switches come normally open & normally closed but they look identical. I only have an old STX manual and it does not show a reverse switch anywhere. just a neutral switch & a seat switch

On the F-N-R shifter there is a small spring / clip that can fall off so it won't select the proper drive Get under and have a good look The F-N-R shifter ultimately pushes & pulls a little plunger that moves a gear inside the diff Check the plunger goes all the way in or out as you shift The...

Well either the kit you got was wrong or it is fitted wrong. Please post the Kohler part number & the full engine number . Those who can access the Kohler dealer network can then check that you have the right parts to start with .

People who pressure wash daily know how to direct the spray so that it does not cause more problems than it fixes I have a low pressure electric unit I use for most stuff around the workshop and a big unit that will take paint off . Joe average goes into the hardwear shop and sees a 1200psi (...

Always good to pull the carb and clean / replace the float needle & / or seat Most tims it will just be a little crud but if the float can not cut off the fuel supply the mower will be running rich and it will only get worse .

Stick a fine point marker on the blade then scribe a line around the deck Do the same from the other end see if they make a strait line one on top of the other

That looks very much like a fatigue fracture that would happen if the shaft is bent slightly

If people have money and spend it then the economy benefits greatly because we all end up with more business. Right now all the economics gurus are busy rewriting the text books. The best thing a country can do for economic wealth is give money to those who have none because they will spend it...

Plenty of engine makers in China that will happily put whatever name you want on your engines if you buy enough. Toro was the first maker to fit a Chinese engine and was the "test case" , Once the market was convinced that Loncin could provide reasonable quality engines then MTD & Husqvarna...

Where did you undo the battery cables from ?

Check the mounting bolts are tight Take the blower housing off the engine when warm and use a screwdriver as a stethascope to see if you can identify where the rattle is coming from. Lots of things can make a funny rattle like a bit of gravel caught in the fins right through to a loose big end

in the actual housing they will be 1/4" SAE threaded In the spindle itself they are a press fit & not replaceable Usually when they fall out the threads are damaged beyond use so you need to tap out to the next size up Spindles can be tapped as well but you need locktite them into position.

Anthing with an all belt drive or an older model with a real gearbox

Yes. Having done chemistry I appreciate just how dangerous batteries are Many of them have more energy stored in them than landmines , RPG & hand held rockets . Yet we treat them with contempt. MY small items like phones & torches get charged in the laundry tub Bigger things like the drill &...

That is the idle jet It should be done up tight .

Did it develop this problem or was it like that from the day you bought it ? people who are mentally challenged putting batteries in a torch like to play with mower wiring.

It is anteanna wire so no great problems with any single core type wire. The actual gauge will depend upon the length Some where is the specifications is the maximum resistance for the wire so you have to multiply the resistance per yard by the length of the wire to get the total load Lower...

Once the reincarnation of P C Barnham ( Musk ) has a few of his cars baking their occupants things will quieten down And when a few more houses burn down because the battery tools / power walls burst into flames while recharging then demand will drop a bit . Ride on sales are taking a dive...

IT is always about the money Any cause that posts with a donate or subscribe button is a money making business, not a true cause. I did not post with the intention of changing CMB1's mind. It is obviously very firmly made up and probably totally closed. It was posted for the benefit of others...

Interesting Honda was supposed to have ceased production of the GXV series over 200 cc back in 2012. Does it have the universal crank case with bolt holes for both horizontal & vertical mounting ?

Slowy, Please go back & read the entire thead before you post a response which is factually correct but totally wrong for the problem at hand. The engine has a glowing pipe with the choke ON so is not likely to be running lean & thus too hot. It is just confusing people .

Plate sizes do not vary according to the CCA of a battery Plate numbers do the plates are all the same It costs too much to cast different thickness plates fr different ratings on the same size battery. The separators do vary in thickness but they are an extrusion that gets cut to length so very...

OK now we have seen a better video it is surging Was not sure before ANd I will go for a blocked idle circuit Go to outdoorpowerinfo and follow their instructions for cleaning the carb

It is all about dividends The big investment houses now run nearly every large business now days They demand massive increases in dividends every year or they vote the entire board & CEO out of the company so in place of running a business in a proper mannar on behalf of all shareholders they...

If it gets hot enough to melt the solder then the insulation has already melted & started to burn and the battery has probably exploded. Now if it was a 200A alternator feed ten things might be different but mowers are lucky if they manage to push out the rated 20 Amps. FWIW I crimp with a...

If the exhaust valve is not fully closing you get the mixture burning all the way down the exhaust pipe. The same thing happens when the spark is too far retarded Both of these will cause the pipe to glow red and the engine to stall out when the choke is closed off . A leak down test is used to...

Interesting I was under the impression that Honda had abandoned the ride on mower engine market Is this a horizontal shaft Honda engine The only ones I have seen for a long while are in small skid steers .

Terrorist radicalize the undecided & vunerable by slipping garbage in places where no one expects to see it. It is called ambush marketing . And while intelligent people read the rubbish & may initially discount for what it is, a peverse distortion of the truth, it stays in the back of their...

So you know the friends & families of the 600,000 Americans who supposedly died from Covid & can confirm that they all died from some thing else ? If the truth be know the actual number would be well over 1,000,000 , it definately plots that way . Now if you can count & graph ( don't have to be...

If the copper gasket was annealed so it was full soft then no need to retorque The test for full soft is to roll your thumbnail on the gasket. If it makes a crescent shaped indentation then it is full soft . Double check your valve lash and that you have the right pushrods on the right cam...

Does not mean it did not foul the instant you started to use it A photo of the business end of the plug would be helpful And we still need to know if the governor arm is ossiliating back & forth in time with the engine miss .

Then you should be fine if the PTO measures 7/8" diameter any one of 100 different blade holders will fit There is nothing different from one maker to the next unless they have a Honda style blade clutch/ brake when the shaft will be a bit shorter. So pick any maker who sells a 20" mower . Just...

This is the problem with trying to diagnose things on the web That does not sound like surging to me, it is cycling way too quickly. It really sound like a bad plug or a magneto problem. Surging happens because the air fuel ratio is too lean to maintain a constant speed This causes it to slow...

Next time one comes in I will try to remember to photograph it & post the pix. Originally I thought it was fake but a little chat to the B & S dealer I get original parts from when needed assured me it was a genuine mower. All sorts of thins like only 3 bolts holding to blower housing down, 1...

Hydros work because the pressure from the viscious friction applied to the oil as it escapes from the space between the valve chest & the valve plate is greater than the pressure needed to move the pistons. It is an astoundingly complicated set of equations and has taken decades to get right and...

As the last time Semimechanicman posted, in fact the only time he posted was May 6 he either got Covid & died, the eEcho got Covid & died or he bought a new one

Thanks Star. Not looking for anything at the moment When I get a new customer I like to download their IPL's so I have them on file and can get in consumables if I don't have them in stock. As it would happen, the build quality on the Chinese assembled engines was so bad all of the locally...

DO they have the Chinese made engines in the Power Portal or just the USA made ones. Some of the Chinese made B & S engines we saw down here had funny numbers that did not break down into the usual model code & type format. These engines usually had a 12 digit number electro etched into the...

Measure the shaft diameter It is probably a EU B & S engine made in China and might have a 20mm or 25mm shaft. In that case you will need an early Honda ( pre blade brakes ) blade holder and of course Honda blades. If it has 7/8" shaft then just about any USA mower bade holder will fit. The...

Auto chokes are by & large not repairable. You can break some open and replace the spring or wax but generally the repair will not last for long. So it is an either or case If the choke butterfly is not closing fully when the engine is cold . If there is no auto choke you adjust the throttle...

The clutch & the brake are on the same pedal The brake works on the layshaft so locks the diff which is the same as putting your car in the Park position. This means the rear wheels can only turn in the opposite directions which is a sudden death stop. When letting off the clutch brake pedal the...

Your spares man will be very happy with you doing that because he needs the money from that and the next one you will buy If the stator really is putting out 51V AC that will fry it in no time flat Being that it is a Walker & the alternator is buried 25 pulleys deep I might hazard a guess that...

Take the air filter off put your finger on the choke plate if you can push it a bit further closed then the auto choke unit is faulty .

Have you released the transport lock ? On the height adjuster there should be clip of some sort to stop the height adjustment lever bouncing out when trailering the mower.

The throttle cable slips under the clamp so when you put it in the choke position the choke is not fully closed .

Start by removing the carb & cleaning it Do the same with the fuel tank

It is common for set switches to be too sensitive . My usual trick is to drill a very small hole in the end of the plunger then fit a self tapping screw in the end to make the plunger longer Some times it needs to be backed off 1 to 2 turns to get it right. I mow several acres of very rough...

Excellent, Now we are getting some where The "brass straw" ( blue arrow) is the air vent . In order for fuel to come out of a carb bowl, air has to get in. When we had fewer idiots in government and more people who understood things, carburettors had overflows that dripped out of a tube under...

Now to your problem which I think is blow back through the carb, if the "fuel fountain" is actually coming out of the carb throat & not the breather hose next to it. If it is coming out the carb then the most likely cause is an inlet valve staying open Stuck valve, bent valve, shifted valve...

Stop doing this All you need to do is blow the mower down with an air duster or even a leaf blower Once a season remove the blower housing and clean the fins. If you have mice around, do this at the end of the season & leave it off to prevent them nesting

Makes no difference except the crud will be inside the the element thus hard to see .

They will ignore your email However what I have done & encourage others to do is send them copies of receipts for things you ( & your friends ) have bought from other retailers . The message does sink in eventually.

And there in lies one of the problems My L300 was designed to run on 20W 50 Latter versions were designed to run on 10w40 If I put 10W40 in this engine now it leaks past everything when cold And you are also wrong about splashing. Synthetics & semi synthetics have lower surface tensions so they...

Asking the same question in two different places is only going to get you the same answers twice

Take the blower cover off the old engine. Look at the plug then mark where each wire went to on the mower side of the plug THe Kohler has the same parts so the coil wire goes to the coil & the carb solenoid wire will go to the carb solenoid the rectifier wire will go to the rectifier That is...

JD have all of their parts lists on line Down side is you can only print them off one page at a time I always advise JD owners to buy a download of the JD Technical manual,

Which engine and what type of starter ? I could ramble on about water causing a bad body ground on a 3 post solenoid which would be just confusing if he has a Kohler or Kawakasi fitted with a shift starter . This is even more important with people who are unfamiliar with mower repairs because...

A knocking noise will be the belt, or the pulley spinning on the shaft Hydros scream or howl they don't knock unless the diff or axel is broken .

IF you have clean access then yes you could pin it back then fill the cracks & smooth off

Run a jumper directly from the battery + to the starter + if it cranks fine you got a bad connection Still giving grief do the same but with a second jumper from the battery - to a good ground near the starter. Spins fine = bad ground connection Still no joy, try using jumpers and a known good...

Did you walk intto the garage & the engine was cranking all by itself ? If not how about the full story ?

If you still have both mowers remove both blower housings The only different thing will be the solenoid trigger wire Mark the mowers wires where they went to on the old engine Alternator, carb solenoid & magneto kill are the only connections you need The blue wire that went to the starter will...

You are looking for part number # 103-2913 Damper-Control, Motion . There are 2 of them, one for each side. Drop the deck and while some one works the lap bars look for the difference left to right It won't be sitting on the ground, just the bolt fallen out. Parts book & service manual are...

Have they sold or started to redevelop the Wisconsin properties ? I suspect that was all they were after. Then sell the Chinese factories to the Chinese partners and the brand to whoever in India wants to own it .

Not quite the implement I had in mind. That looks more like a roller than a mulcher. We of course had no idea where you are So looks like some of those trees will be going through a mill for timber ? Shortage of lumber is world wide. The fires down here last year knocked out 85% of our...

Standard car valve size Mower valves are usually a little shorter but because I can get car ones for 45¢ and mower ones are $ 2 + I fit car valves to all wheels .

Don't know about US freight rates but down here freight & warehousing can represent better than 60% of the invoice price and if the invoice price only has a 35% mark up then you are in trouble. RGS do not give any free freight on after market parts . Masport ( Stens distributor ) go free for...

Check the tyres & body paint for signs of rubbing The transmission might be coming loose & locking against the body.

Franchise dealers don't have much choice they can only order in what the manufacturer has in their catalogue. What I have seen is a lot more mower shops with house branded cheap Chinese mowers & ride ons. Most mower shops here are franchised dealers so will only carry 2 or 3 brands Stihl Shops...

Wrong mower for this job. Those articulated out front mowers give a stunningly beautiful cut on a fine lawn But using it for this and you will kill it stone dead Best thing is to hire a flail mower and if you find one mounted to the front of a skid steer then all the better Really long stalky...

Fuel comes into the carb, gets mixed with air then that flows through a tube into the engine Get a trigger bottle of WD 40 or similar Remove the bonnet Start the engine and saturate the area between the carb & the engine If it starts to blow white smoke or the revs suddenly change then there...

For quite some time the local mower shops have been sending people to me because they know I keep a large inventory . Got stuff that has been on back order for over a year B & S Aust is by far the worst as there are parts they don't have but Jacks seemed to be able to order them from B & S USA...

Preheat on that would need to be around 10 minutes minimum with the biggest burner you can lay your hands on. I use an air:acetylene preheat torch. I think you lot call them rose bud torches You need to get the block to around 200 C before you think about building up or welding the broken bit...

Lets not get too exoteric here 1) it is an aluminium die casting alloy So it will be either 12% Si or 7% Si + 4 % Cu. A very weldable alloy All Aluminium alloys are weldable, some are just a bit more difficult to weld than others When you gas weld aluminium you dip stitch weld where when you...

I have a modified floor jack with a pin that I use if the crane is busy . The pin of course goes through the hitch hole

It did not shred for the fun of it. Usually a belt shreds because it is rubbing against some thing that it should not or a pulley is not turning Check it all unless you want to become the neighbourhood expert in replacing these belts

Pull the plug cap off then cut the wire as close to the terminal as possible Poke a small screw into the end of the wire If that throws a good spark, needs to be at least 1/4" then put a new cap on the end of the High tension lead

At a guess cause I don't have the feintest idea what mower you have. Most have a damper cylinder ( like a shock adsorber ) underneath Yours has probably fallen off .

That is surging Surging happens because the fuel:air ratio is too lean to maintain constant speeds So either the carb is not putting enough fuel into the engine or air is leaking in after the carburettor Usually it is because the carb is dirty You will find cleaning instructions at outdoorpowerinfo

It is oil No one will understand But every one will argue about it .

Being in OZ I naturally use emails Always answered in a day or two

Try fitting metal shields Same bearing number but has a ZZ on the end From memory they are 6203 2rs in which case you need a 6203 zz . Down side is while the ZZ stop a lot more mechanical damage, they do not stop water and really should be used with a grease nipple.

2005-2006 models with 30 Hp Kohlers & 60" deck Not sure of the model name AFAIK DC do not have a local distribution network My customers got theirs from a farm tractor mob up north who I think directly imported them Never been able to find an owners manual nor IPL that matched what was in...

That is used by some models to force the rod to the neutral position when you put your foot on the brake. IT is cheaper to make them all the same than to make 2 different ones And yes you will need to adjust the neutral position when fitted. Instructions are in the owners handbook .

This is the outcome from 70 years of idological brainwashing the entire population that "the market will always make the best decisions" and any attempt to regulate is a form of communism that will destroy the country and probably make you sterile to boot. Toss in some conspiracy mongers and you...

Walker have all of their owners manuals, spares manual and parts books on line for free. Mark gave you the link in post #2 What more do you want ? Walker have one of the best customer service departments in the USA they are a family owed company and very proud of their products and will shift...

See post # 5

Tanks used to be mae from Tern Plate with is like tin plate but using lead a the coating These are the tanks you find in the rusted out bodies of old flat head V 8 and while being a little rusty on the outside are perfect on the inside. Then lead suddenly switched faith and became the spawn of...

If you can get a drill to run square into the hole Drill & tap for a solid insert and install it so it is just lower than the original surface Build up the broken bit with what ever liquid mets / putty type goop you like. let it set then sand to a smooth flat surface. And I woud do as Scrubby...

To test for continuity all you need is a globe and 2 pieces of wire I would have been nearly 30 before I got my first meter although I was know to borrow some gear from the lab. Funny when you think I was working with an electron microscope by day and fixing my bikes with a transistor battery &...

Lots of ways to do it You can cut a hole in the bottom of the seat to take an internal switch. it is just a round hole with 3 slots Or fit a bracket to take a switch that is depressed by plate the seat is bolted to. Down here we get a lot more UV than anywhere else in the planet so seats do not...

Pull it off Put it in a big glass jar with enough water to fully cover it Put a line on both the intake & return. Pump up the fuel intake tube no bubbles should come from anywhere except the return line Pump up the return line, No bubbles should be seen from anywhere. Fill the tank to the brim...

Take the battery out and store it on a solid non-flamiable surface with at least 2 ' clear space above it Charge on the floor or a welding bench & only ever use the charger that came with it . Li batteries can ( rare) spontaneously burst into flames and they can not be put out. Thus they should...

We should see if we can get a tragic injury forum so all of these can be easily found and people who are not thinking properly can be directed to

Yep, New drive cone for a Cox $ 145 Fitting fee $120 Operating life 1500 to 4000 hours New drive plates for a Greenfields $ 45 Fitting fee $ 180 Operation life 2000 + hours Both use plain pollyester unwrapped belts $ 25 to $ 45 And these are Aust $

Fuel is a bigger lottery than the lottery is. So many things can make it go off which will be particular to almost anything from the time of day, humidity, dew point, etc etc etc . Try to keep your fuel tank either full to the top or totally empty when the mower is not in use

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No you just buy a new boot If the cable is long enough cut 1/4" off the end & fit new boot If cable is short fit a longer boot I often fit Honda boots ( we call them caps down here ) because they come with a 1 piece handle to prevent pulling it off again and the boot screws into the HT cable...

Dixie may have discontinued to stock the bearing but it will be a standard bearing, unless the balls . rollers run directly onto the housing or shaft. So take it to a bearing shop and order replacements No one uses custom bearings they are just too expensive

You are looking in the wrong place Under the mower should be two long 1/4" rods that retain the belt when the PTO is released The left side one will be bent or broken off. Part number # 094066MA

I use a yard crane Before that an engine crane Both of thee are of course multi use tools so come handy for lifting all sorts of things where as a mower lift does one thin & one thing only Also I can sling the mower from the front, back to do the hydro belt or sides Most mower lifts can only...

Well both Big Dog & Hustler come out of the same factory, the Excel factory in Kansas I doubt there would be too much difference between the Big Dogs & the equivalent sized Hustlers. It would just be economical to make 2 totally different mowers. However what Excel do to keep quality up is have...

Take the kill wire off the coil & see if it starts Yes then have a good look at the mowers wiring

The pump is a Hydro part, not a DC part So look up the hydro maker and order the drop in rebuild kit. These things are assembled on a dust free closed workshop . So I usually blow with an air dusted, degrease, pressure wash soda blast then pressure wash again before opening them up When you pull...

Big problem with 2 self contained units is getting the drive from the belt balanced between the two of them. Ideally if you have 2 units each should have its own belt. BEcause the engine is behind the drives and rotates clockwise , the right hydro gets a direct pull from the belt and the tension...

Because the brake & clutch are on the same control, there is an adjustment to time the release of the brake . In theory it should release a tiny fraction of a second before the clutch takes up & the mower moves forward. The big problem is the actual brake is a sudden death application. The brake...

Thanks, Always wondered what the coding system was .

People will not pay a fair & reasonable price for anything We want everything and we want it for free . Thus top end mowers get downgraded to a level that enough of the market will pay for to make it economically viable .

Just be aware that if it hangs lower then the belt will be a little lower & may foul on the deck when in the highest mowing position.

Oils are liquids so they do not compress very much As such they can be used for power transmission as well as lubrication. And as most pumps generate friction and need both lubrication and a means of removing heat so oil is fine in a hydro transmission. All oils are basically the same but we put...

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Check the fuse Get a really big key ring and put the key on it When you get off the mower pull the key and slip it over the dip stick Two good things then happen 1) you remember to check the oil 2) kids do not bugger things up Now you have checked that all the controls are in the proper...

The only real difference is snow engines may have a recirculating system on the exhaust to prevent the carb freezing This can be blocked off .

What you have don is confirmed that the coils are working ( might be slightly out of time ) , the valves are working and the idle / primary side of the carb is working. Your problem is with the main running jet / circuit. The jets clog up because they are too small and they also fall out If it...

So we need to start looking to isolate the problem ( s) . Easy start is a can of carb cleaner Remove on plug spray a very small amount down the plug hole put the plug back & crank the engine It should go bang once Do the same with the other side If no bang, do it a couple of times more just to...

A make & model number for the mower and engine numbrs for the B & S will go a long way to helping us give you Sound advice rather than general guseeing. Now if this was a Nikki carb with the white intermediate plate between the body & the bowl I will guess you lost the main jet from the end of...

Remote purge carbs with a choke butterfly are used most regularly on chainsaws. My parts book says it is a WT 160 which superceeded to a WT 492 then a WT 327 Almost any WT body can be used as a substitute as the choke & throttle shafts are the same diameter provided it has the same size bore The...

A bit of a rub on a sheet of 600 wet & dry on a sheet of glass. Probably need a few sheets. Head is easy block is a bit more tricky make sure the copper gasket is dead soft when you get it. If it is dead soft rolling your thumb nail across it should leave a crescent indentation If not anneal it

You really need to pull a few hydros down so you can appreciate just how precisely hey are machined. As for using old engine oil, it would have to be chemically stabilized then filtered through a 0-1µ to get rid or particulates which will cause errosion between the kidney plate & valve chest...

The mower factory often uses a thinner oil than the tranny makers recommend to compensate for things like snow blowing . JD get their hydros filled with 10W 40 Good thing about that is when the 10w40 gives up the ghost you can usualy squeeze a season or 3 out of the duff box by refilling with 20W50

You are not alone When the new one goes on make sure you put some never sieze on the shaft under both pulleys When you are servicing the mower remember to slide the PTO off around every 5 years which is a about the right time to do the same to the rear wheels

And note the deck belt is listed as "Wedge" this is a specific belt that is nearly twice as deep as a standard section belt and fitting a standard belt will wreck the pulleys.

It is a simple make or break switch so either you jump the wires or disconnect the switch all together. If it is a 4 pin switch, one pair will need to be open & the other closed . And they connect flat to flat inside the switch.

Oil gets into the engine from 3 sources 1) past the rings 2) down the intake valve guide 3) through the carb via the breather The driving force for this excessive pressure in the crankcase . So in your case the breather is restricting the flow of crankcase gasses and the oil is blowing out the...

It is very rare for a mower company to use any seal that is not a standard size This is a simple economy as a custom seal can cost $ 20 to $ 50 a piece where as a standard one can go for less than $ 1 if bought in large enough qualtities. So you need top go to a specialist bearing supplier with...

They were a good little mower and a head gasket is not expensive nor difficult to replace .

Most people only ever see one or two cube carbs together but when you do this every day it becomes blaitentely apparent that they are all the same . They all mount on the same centers so can be changed with any other cube carb that has the same bore size. All that is really different is what...

And buy a starter from a real mower parts retailer not of ebay, amazon or craigs. Just about all of them are fake and will only last a short time before failing . Got a 44 gallon drum 1/2 full of dead Chinese "EXTRA HIGH POWER " & "HIGH POWER LONG" B & S starters. All they did was consume a...

I regularly have to dress the head & the block because they errode where the gasket is blown. Did you check both for square & for hollows with a strait edge before you replaced the gasket. It would not be the first time a brand new gasket failed in service.

Got 2 DC's in my repair run. Both have low / no oil switch on the cranking circuit. Think they are both Kohlers . Know this because I get called out because they won't crank only to find it is low on oil & usually parked on a hill thus activating the low oil switch in the cranking circuit.

Moving guides are a symptom & not the problem, excepting the 0.01% manufacturing faults. The guide moves because the head gets too hot. Head gets too hot because 1) cooling fins are obstructed 2) engine is run at less than full speed 3) timing is too far advanced 4) carb is way too lean.

The switch is a very simple sliding contact The plunger has a bit of brass on it that connected the left & right terminals ( on most ) when depressed. Cut your old one in 1/2 and you will appreciate how simple they are. They cop a beating from dirt & weather plus unlike the brake or PTO or MIR...

If it worries you take the filter off and install it backwards It works exactly the same in either direction except all of the crud will be inside the paper where you can not see it accumulating. What you are seeing is an air lock because the outlet is almost at the inlet end of the paper filter...

You have to get behind the complete unit with a bearing separator Or threat it the same way as a flywheel and put a pry bar behind the entire unit applying pressure then smack the Bolt with a hammer This is easier to do if you stand the mower vertical but remove the battery & drain the fuel tank...

Sounds very similar to what would happen if the main jet is missing or has fallen out Start the engine then clamp off the fuel line If the engine runs a whole lot better as it is running out of fuel then suspect the carb. When diagnosing a problem forget every thing that has been done and go...

And I will make that number 3 In any case it still loos like it is going to drive out from the top So put the nut back on the top And give it a few healthy "taps" and see if it shifts. The only thing I have seen anything like that is the Ariens Zoom spindle housing which has a similar looking...

Well actually Star he has been tossed. In place of responding to the post, it should be treated the same way as general spam. Reported and hopefully deleted along with the account. That way the poster gets no satisfaction by seeing they have made people angry or offended. You might like to note...

Not at all sure what you are describing The spindle should push out from the top as it has a flange on the bottom for the blades to bolt onto Once the spindle is out there are a couple of spacers then a snap ring above the top & below the bottom bearings that retain them

IMHO way too much theory and not enough practice I fit one Mower does not 8 stroke so it is not too rich Motor does not surge so not too lean Job done I for one can not see any practical difference I think they are associating a snorkel with a velocity stack But the long & short is I have...

All 3 of the problems will cause that to happen

Yes. We don't get Ryobi electric ride ons down here but we do get Ryobi petrol ride ons. Take it back and get your money back GO to a mower shop with some photos of your yard and ask them for a suitable mower. There is no such thing as the "best" mower but you can get the "right" mower for your...

Click from the starter solenoid ( potential safety switch problem ) Click from the fuel solenoid ( potential battery failure / blown fuse ) Low oil so the cut out is working as it should Lots of options and too many to start guessing with .

And send some emails to the dealer so if it falls apart at a latter date you have dated proof of your problem. This is very important.

Most likely some oil has seeped into the muffler when you were working on the engine Cut the grass a few times & see if it clears up If not pull the breather tube off the air box Problem goes away = head gasket leaking / breather valve malfunctioning . Rocker cover should have oil in there .

The only time I replace the air filter on a snorkel fitted mower is when there are so many spider webs I can not see the colour of the filter paper. We used both the filter in the top of the snorkel ( Victa , Rover Pace & Masport ) or strait snorkels that feed onto the standard air filter ( B &...

Blown head gasket Stuck crank case vent Overfilled sump

That is because you are listening to he wrong shaved monkeys Water cooled engines get idled for a few minutes before shut down Air cooled engines get shut off at full throttle. The air flow is not directly proportional to the engine speed, it is a exponential relationship so at 1/2 speed you...

As previously stated. They are all genuine Kawakasi parts in these kits . ow down here we get lots of droughts so lots of dust so the local variants of most mowers come with better air filters than the std USA ones do. Up until B & S took over Victa all local push mower variants either came with...

Going backwards For $ 3000 I would expect the quality for some thing I paid 3 weeks wages for,,,,, not much My sister still has my fathers first petrol powered push mower. The unit owners next to her uses it to mow the common area for their block & 5 others. He bought it in 1962 and paid 3...

Ryobi are like a lot of companies who design products then tender the manufacture out to a third party. This is always fraught with problems as you loose control over quality . Also from a uses point of view we never know weather it was made by a top end factory or the cheapest nastiest cut...

Remember I am in OZ so those are monopoly money dollars and if you look at the RGS page you will see they are all genuine Kawakasi parts with Kawakasi part numbers as there is a full break down of the "kit" As to weather kawakasi offer it as a kit or it was assembled by RGS, no idea but they...

I knew I had seen the kit somewhere So here it is on offer from an on line parts retailer Their SKU number is their suppliers number Canister filter kit for FS & FR And the same kit from my wholesaler FR & FS filter upgrade Unfortunately RGS have the worst computer searching program ever...

Not really All consumer durables follow the same basic path When first invented the profits are high so they are made well . As more manufacturers enter the market the market separates with a small number continuing to make high quality goods while the rest set up for high volume low profit...

Won' start wont get much in the way of useful help We are not there drinking your beer and looking at your mowers So we need detail and no detail is too insignificant. So what do you see, hear smell ? what happens from the time you bum hits he seat till you get off & kick the mower .?

Rubber fuel line is a 2 or 3 layer construction The inner is petrol proof butyl and because it is expensive is very thin Behind that is a tough filler layer The outer is generally fibre reinforced neoprene for high UV & oil resistance These can separate so when you push the new tube on the...

No reason to be embarressed We have all done it I would get called out at least 5 times a season cause " the mower stopped while I was mowing & now won't start "

Yep, I play the vintage & veteran motorcycles Some might be lucky to get run once every 2 or more years so the carbs can get quite yucky Then there are the ones that turn up in boxes that have been sitting for 50 years

From the top There are two big problems with fuels 1) they go off over time 2) ethanol can separate out in the presence of water Now if you buy it in small amounts and use it quickly then no problem If you live a long way away from the fuel station and buy in large quantities then store it...

before you consign the fuel pump to the naughty bin 1) pull the input line off the pump and with the fuel cap removed see if you can easily blow back into the fuel tank 2) dampen you finger and hold it loose over the end of the impulse line then crank your engine and check for blow & suck This...

Most companies buy in their spindles so it is worth while having a good look around Great Dane for instance used the same spindles as John Deere but down here the JD ones are 1/2 the GD ones. Most times if the spindle housing is a casting then they are bought in If the spindle is welded up using...

1mm will be way too much Firstly make sure you are on the firing stroke and B&S recommends to go 1/4" past TDC Too easy to to be at TDC exhaust stroke and really stuff things up THe head should come off & the valve come out . Valve lash is set by shortening the valve stem ( increases ) or...

Thanks for that I shall go back & remove incorrect posting

From the top Make & model number of the engine What type of "bang" , like you hit it with a 10lb hammer or like a bomb went off ? Where did it go bang ? From the carb, from the exhaust ? And exactly what was happening at the time ?Going sideway along a hill, up hill , down hill, mowing 10' tall...

Before I got the ultrasound we used to boil the carbs Big pot of water 2 x dishwasher tablets and a nice rolling boil for about 1/2 hour Then rinse in hot water twice ( two lots of clean hot water from the tap ) Then a third rinse in clean boiling water for 10 minutes followed by a blow dry...

Unless you are at the top of the Rockeys or use it for pushing snow that oil is a touch on the thin side You know when it is too thin cause you get a bit of oil smoke on start up that goes away after a couple of minutes. Surging happens because the air:fuel ratio gets too lean If it only happens...

Pull the outlet off the fuel pump and slip some hose on it into a bucket Crank the engine for about a minute Fuel gushes out of the fuel line then you have a carb or ignition problem. Helps if you remove the spark plugs and tie then back out of the way Also be wary of the big yellow dog that...

Materials technology is not the only thing that has gone in leaps & bounds. Computer modling & designs have also advanced astronomically so now days they can make products that will reliably expire the second warranty expires. And the sick thing about this is even if people know the product is...

OK, pump is hooked up right 1) remove the outlet line and crank the engine You should get squirts of fuel that will go about 1' in the air. Might be an idea to slip some spare hose onto the outlet so you don't get fuel every where . If so the problem lies between the pump & the carb 2) should...

Yep looks like the air filter is at fault So if you want to persue a claim then it has to be against the filter maker If it came from ebay / amazon not much chance of that Keep the oil level up for the remainder of this season At the end of the year get a set of rings, a full gasket kit and a...

So start a new thread with your exact problem and what has happened to date Lots of dealers on this site who can advise you what course to follow. If they are claiming that an after market filter caused the problem then write a nice letter to the filter maker. However if they do not list your...

Because if the filter is fitted properly then it can do the job. However it is a little difficult to fit properly and most push the tube on too far which causes it to leak. This is a customer created problem. The ones I fit don't leak The factory can not control how the mower is used nor can it...

The plastic filter housing warps so the primer leaks and does not prime the carb It works by depressing the float and flooding the carb, not particularly good idea but it had to keep the EPA happy and they want you to buy an electric mower . Some times a new gasket fixes it, some times 2 new...

The CV22 is a Command commercial grade engine and has hydraulic lifters so no valve lash to adjust . Go to K & T mower parts on the left of the red navigation bar is a link to Mower manuals. Or You can go to Kohler and download the repair manual direct from them Impulse fuel pumps rarely give...

As luck would have it I got one of these ( well the McCulloch branded one ) in the worksop right now The spring goes across to the left hand side seat mount plate pillar as shown in the photos below Standing at the back of the mower Note the idler goes between the engine pulley and the LEFT...

Some here might know but my go to for this stuff is Mulligans . Honest advice regardless of weather they will get a sale or not

The common item to both of those is the seat switch or seat switch relay Read the manual If you need help come back

Oh Not quite a std B & S engine then

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Yes But it is not their fault Every year the factories demand lower prices or they will fit imported Chinese engines . So every year every engine maker has to find a way to cut costs OTOH every year engineering plastic technology advances by leaps & bounds . Old machines had gears machined from...

What is because the voltage required to jump the same sized gap on a resistor plug is higher so the magnets need to get just a touch further into ( or out of ) the coil before sufficient voltae has been generated. Would not have thought it was a full degree at mower revs. I have gone to the...

A resistor plug will deliver a higher voltage to the plug gap than a non resistor so will be less likely to track down the side of the electrode Resistor plugs put a greater load on the magneto Makes 5/8 of SFA difference to mowers but a big difference to trimmers & chain saws cause the spark...

After market from Prime Line, Rotary , Stens or Oregon

Running line that is too heavy destroys the trimmer The engine will always be under excessive load and the piston will carbon up in no time flat. If it has a wire drive then that will break way too early If it is a strait shaft then the bevel gears will wear out rapidly if not just break a tooth...

Wouldn't mind a magic pudden can like she was using Must have poured 5 gallons out of a 1 gallon can and down here it is $ 14 . gallon

From the grasses point of view, taller is better I live the the Blue Mountains at 1200' and I mow at 4" all year round The workshop is at 130' on a flood plain and again I mow at 4" We mow the pasture paddocks at 6" . Long soft grass is nice under foot and smothers out weeds. When we go into...

The stuff that goes into old wick storm lamps. Aladin lamps, old pressure blow lamps. Some call it parrafin this stuff

Just your own bum is enough load to worry about Even throtteling down to drive into a trailer is bad practice.

Nothing much has changed Pull soak scrub rinse reassemble Replace float needle & seat if required

You have to remember that OZ is a small market with big ideas So to bolster B & S warehouse profits authorised dealers have to keep , or at least initally order a lot of parts although that does include wholegoods but only B & S branded ones. At one time I did have that amount of new engines but...

A bolt shop Get a grade 9 bolt

I use a test lamp more than a multi meter , I find it easier. What eve you buy make sure it comes with a clip lead You spend a lot of time checking for a ground short and it is so easy to clip one end to the battery +

Pour about 1/2 a cylinder full of kerro down the plug hole Rock the engine back & forth a dozen or so times then give the starter a good spin DO it twice if you are worried Then change the oil The worst that might happen is a tiny bit get stuck under the exhaust valve but being struck by...

The specifications of lawn mower oil filters are close enough to be the same I think is what I said. Filter media is not a calculator so the numbers are not absolute thus a commercial 27 µ paper is 27µ +/- 15% or 23 µ to 31 µ and yes the numbers are rounded because it is not that accurate...

The backfiring is unburned fuel igniting in the muffler Remove the blower housing and remove the kill wires form the coils Problem goes away = failed diodes If the problem stays then swap the coils left right Problem moves to other side = bad coil Problem stays on same side = carb or valve problem

Apart from just taking it around to some hardwear stores and looking for a battery that is close enough to fit, or be slightly modified to fit you are only left with repacking. Carefully pull the pack apart Inside you will find 7 x 3V batteries ( might be 6 ) They are standard Li cells and will...

Quickest way to destroy a hydro drive is to run it under load at low engine speeds

That sounds good B & S OZ told me something substantially different , ie ;- do an acredited course ( in Melbourne , 1100km away ) for an outrageous amount of money then open an account ( which requires $ 30,000 of stock to be held ) By ODK I presume you mean the King run by Bruce In which case...

Just get an after market throttle cable' Most more shops keep them. OR Get a motorcycle choke cable and an old mower throttle lever / choke lever Lots of them about

Sounds like the manufacturer of the cam shafts will not supply B & S till they pay for the stuff they got out of paying for legally by declairing. We have worked with several customers who went under on the grounds that they payed 20% higher rate for their couriers till the money they owed was...

in the top right corner of the green navigation bar is a magnifying glass Click on it and type HYDRO GEAR MANUALS in the search box Just today there were 3 posts with links to their service page

Most newish engines are mechanical governors because they use the old air vane for the auto choke

The usual reason for the pulleys getting out of alignment is the bracing straps between the hydro units coming loose or even cracking along the welds . Because they are stand alone units left & right they tend to spread apart

I would be having a conversation with the dealer right now and do it by email so there is a written copy . manufacturing accidents do happen but should have been picked up by the dealer in the pre delivery I concur with Rivets, looks like the purple wire slipped out of the crimper .

It will help if we knew which engine you ave and what you are putting it into

Randy may have some used ones. Echo are a unique engine so little chance of finding a substitute

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Why is every one terrified to contact the manufacturers ? So start with Hydrogear Drop them an email & usually they will either send you just the information , a link to the PDF file or the file itself if it is small enough to attach to an email

I fitted some about 7 years ago that seem to be doing fine OTOH make sure the seat is strong enough for you. If you are a big fellow then a flimsy light seat will not cut the mustard Down here seats have a weight rating so you can get the right one for you .

So the wheel is rotating but the entire assembly is not swiveling ? If that is the case when was the last time you took it apart, cleaned & lubricated it. At a rough guess I would say the two flanged bushes part # 00462600 have seen better days and need replacing If you have been running with...

It would help enormously if you posted the engine make & model number of the engine. Mowers have internal perminent magnet alternators that work almost the same as external ones electrically. Incorrect text removed And remember that the rectifier body is the ground contact. Some mowers mount...

For the time being replace the solenoid with carburrettor bolt # 691511 and copper/ fiber or aluminium washer When you shut down run the throttle to minimum then turn engine off . Occasionally you might get a backfire from the muffler , it won't hurt anything other than your nerves .

Yep the Buck is an Aussie & Oceannia only model

Does it restart immediately or do you have to wait 10 minutes or so ?

Any B & S engine with the same output shaft size will fit No need to get an exact identical replacement Go to places like The Surplus Center Small Engine Warehouse Small Engine Supplies Find a cheap B & S engine around the same size as yours. Spin on oil filter is good Nothing else matters as...

Check the battery leads at both ends Check the fuse Let us know what you find

No arguement apart from the customers not wanting to pay the extra for the more expensive grease I use McNaught Mini lubes which get refilled from 5 gallon bulk tubs which I get for a really good price at the real tractor shops 5 lb of silicon grese is about the same price as 5 gallons of...

For the time being just fix the carb so the float valve actually works change the oil a couple of times then carry on till you can get a replacement Your problem is very common and quite recoverable unless you have been mowing for months with petrol diluted oil

The machine that makes the coils will make a number say 100 or so of bad ones while it is being set up then make 10,000 good ones till the wire runs out so the next 50 will be doubtful and so on. This is standard for mass produced parts They all get tested as they come off the end of the line...

I use blue marine grease because it has better weather resistance than the red hi-tac but again it is not the space shuttle And like Rivets I use it on everything that takes a Lithium soap grease which is everything on a mower except diffs & gearboxes . A bit of dripping from the sunday roast...

And you got a fairly strait forward answer. Quality parts are always branded You are stressing over nothing. It makes no difference which filter you fit. They are all the same internally . there is next to no difference internally the only difference is physical size of the container because of...

Not sure how your deck is mounted, but if you have an adjustable front drag link and there are no obstructions where you mow, you can also heel the deck. That means raising the front 1/2 " higher than the back . Down side is the mower will hang on any tree root etc it comes across and you will...

People get hung up on numbers. If the tyre is 10 psi at 6 am in the shed then it will be 12 psi after being left in the sun for a couple of hours and perhaps right up to 15 or more in the heat of the afternoon. SO you find a pressure that works for you measured at say 9 am in your shed and then...

Take the plastic cover off the engine Follow the spark plug wires back to the coils On each one there will be a thin wire pushed onto a tab, usually underneath Pull them off & tie back out of the way so they don't get chopped up by the flywheel teeth Put the plasitc cover back on Put a pait...

anything written in an ebay add cab be taken with a grain of salt Note it says "fits" and not works with > , So if it bolted up to the block ,the plug lead can get to the plug & the kill wire hooks up then it "FITS" Does not mean it will work. When there are dozens of real mower parts suppliers...

Cobble up an alternative fuel tank and see if the problem goes away when using it. You get a lot of floating debris that builds up inside tanks that gets dragged down into the outlet ( great bit of writing ) which blocks off the fuel supply. When it dies does it happens sudden death style like...

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And even better most can be reupholstered unlike the moulded covers on most mower seats

Need a phot According to all of the information I can get it should have a Kohler fitted.

IT does not need to be all that accurate Good ones will come from tractor shops cause a lot of those run in the 10 to 20 psi range You find an indicated pressure that works for you and then just use that number A 0 to 20 psi gauge will not be very far out at 15 psi , even an ebay cheapie

Do as Mark recommended but send your warranty registration for into Honda before you do so .

And try it with the kill wires removed from both coils Not sure if they use embedded diodes or wired in diodes to prevent one coil causing a misfire in the other

No bang from the engine with fuel down the plug hole that has a good spark usually means either the timing is very wrong, valve is stuck or piston is not moving. Then we get to exotics like a big hole in the piston, no rings at all

Electricity flow can not be speeded up, just slowed down Resistor plugs slow down the flow of electrons till a larger potential ( voltage to some ) accumulates at the end of the plug If you strobe a resistor plug then a non resistor plug, the no resistor always fires earlier The down side is...

Well actually right now you can buy worm eggs to consume to infest your gut with intestinal worms There is strong evidence that the excreations of worms living in your gut actually protect you from some forms of cancer & gut ulcers . The theory goes is we evolved with intestinal worms but it is...

In which case the "e" probably means a "Spartan special "

Oil is the cheapest part you can put in an engine The filter would come a close second. While manufacturing has come leaps & bounds over the years an initial oil & filter change is a good idea When I fit a new engine , it gets a full tank of fuel run through it, the oil & filter changed , valve...

Never thought about that so I have just learned something new

Very rarely the pump Usually debris in the fuel tank blocking the outlet or swollen fuel lines doing the same.

A bit of context would help It could just be mislabled or have the wrong photo

Yes When turned on the power generated has to get back to the battery So when in the on position it has to be connected to the red power wire at the key switch.

HEight of cut is nominal and measured from the CONCRETE floor of the workshop to the tip of the blades In reality they will always be lower on the grass and depending upon how soft your soil is it can easily go to a full inch If you want to cut at 4" you really need to look at one of the...

Or it was the wrong switch They all look the same but they are not

It is a LAWNMOWER not the space shuttle. Mower engine filter specifications are so close to each other that the only real consideration is the physical size & shape that will fit in the space . As it is a new mower either use what ever the dealer sells you & keep the receipts or buy a recognised...

No problems other than things that leak out like fuel & battery acid I stand them vertical all the time to replace transmission belts

I am with Star on this Get yourself a red in line plug tester, fit it and start the engine. Watch the flashes When running you should see a continious orange glow from the tube If it stays like that till after the engine starts to miss and continues to flash right to the bitter end then you have...

I rather think it is your mowing & not the mower. When you run over grass with a wheel of any sort the blades get depressed. That is basically how striping works It takes a while for the grass to stand back up again. The amount of time for this to happen varies with the time of day, water...

Get a digital camera, not a mobile phone and take some photos of the sticker at a variety of angles Then drop the images into any photo app you like Some where will be a command that says "make negative" or "invert colours" After that keep hitting the increase contrast till there is enough of...

Are you sure of that ? Copper is generally used for all but very high temperatures and on stainless steel. The silver is usually nickel for stainless and very high temperatures like exhaust manifold bolts .

I do deliberately enlarge jets from time to time on engines where they are just running too lean Had Titan which was blistering plugs till I took the left main jet out 2 sizes. That took a long while to figure out and ultimately I had to use the colortune & camera to confirm my suspicion.

When I was in college we would spend an hour to mount & polish a near perfect microscope specimen Then I went to work in industry where you had to make a profit & I was expected to do around 15 an hour. Scratches & facets mean nothing just so long as you can see & photograph what you need to. A...

Total and utter crap Get a # 65 micro drill and try to cut a B &S jet biger If you press hard enough you will get 1/2 turn in and the drill will jamb and most likely break. And you can drill a hole through brass with a wooden stick and some sand if you try for long enough. If the debris in the...

Well this thread is from 20 days ago. JMB never bothered to come back but I think I saw the same thread on 2 other forums. If you actually read the post and not just jumped in to spruke your fix for everything you would have noticed that the plug he was supplied was a plain CJ8 which while being...

Except when a per 2019 JD comes in for a repair

Why grow grass under the tree around the root zone. Put in a loose retaining wall around the trees and fill in with mulch Put a seat & table there Stop & have a beer under the shade when mowing on a hot day. or Put in the edging and fill the space under the trees with bromelades or things like...

Not quite right It looses the parts that are volatile at room temperature called aromatics These evaporate out of the fuel because they vapourise at room temperature. Nothing to do with octane rating Can be regenerated by adding a few mil of acetone. Water adsorbed does not prevent the engine...

Moot point Mark. If the aftermarket part is the same or higher specification to the OEM warranty can not be refused. Air filters are always a problem particularly whaen they are a different design. If K & N say it complies with the Ford specification then it should be fine to use it. I have had...

Adjust ? The cruise control is nothing more than a a ratchet plate & a spring loaded pawl The spring is prone to breaking or falling out and the pawl gets clogged up with dust .

If you intend to keep the mower ( and I would as it is worth keeping ) then do yourself a massive favour & buy the JD Technical Manual The $ price seems to scare most people but when looked at objectively it is about 1 hour of labour charge from the JD shop.

Fuel pouring out of the muffler is usually because the metering diaphragm is torn or the metering needle is stuck open. For the novice it is best to replace the carb As you paid £10 for a £ 150 trimmer it is probably worth while getting it looked at by a small engine workshop ( not a glass front...

The Loncin engines are copies of Honda engines and for that reason, Honda filters fit. They have metric threads

Usual suspect is the float valve failing allowing fuel to overfill the carb then trickle down into the engine ( thank the EPA for that ) and end up diluting the oil. Remove the carb and clean the float needle & seat ( may need replacing ) then fit an in line tap between the tank & the carb and...

Also check the main ground connection. a loose or corroded one can cause fuses to blow but not show as a problem with a meter. And yes the case on just about all rectifiers is both a heat sink and grounded .

Belts get checked regularly and changed as required. No such thing as average belt life way too many variables Get a white paint pen and put a mark on the back of the belt Then run it trough till you see the mark again noting how many cracks , burns etc you see. Keep a pair of spare belts...

Firstly, Your friend Scotty sounds like a mechanic who has finally worked out he can make more money from presenting You-Tube videos than he can fixing cars. Most of what he said was total trash apart from the line " no fancy plugs will magically increase Hp or give better fuel economy". I...

Put your finger on the governor and move it by hand If you can make it rev up & down to "normal" speeds with your little pinkie then you have a governor problem If the carb does not respond normally then you have a carb problem We will also need to know weather your mower has a mechanical...

Yep and they ain't cheap

No they are just micro drills But they are really good for cleaning Jet drills go about $ 20 a pop

Start from basics Squirt a SMALL amount of carb cleaned down the plug hole & give the carb a pull Engine does not go bang = remove the blower housing and check the flywheel key Engine goes bang out the carb = bad timing or inlet not properly closed Check the key as above & the valve lash Engine...

You are welcome to proffer what ever advice you feel appropriate As Charles did not provide the information asked then I have no intention of offering any more to him And this happens regardless. If I ask for some information & it is not given then I stop providing any help no matter what the...