Recent content by chuckpen

thanks to all for the insights and replies. I will not be the repair shop on this mower per advice. As a bit of closure here is the model and serial number the owner provided. 30496 270000112 I could not find any details using either number. An ExMark repair shop had same experience. best...

New'ish to Forum. I am new to old ExMark (pre-Toro) mowers. Have a 2007 unit that blows drive motor seals. Still have original Parker motor that leaks and a replacement motor only lasted about 4 months and now leaks. Both were seal leaks as far as I can tell from owners' description...

if it snaps back hard on you then the flywheel key could be it or the exhaust valve is not set correctly and or the compression release is not working.

A couple thoughts to make your efforts a success from things I have noticed in your pictures, my experiences, and are in no particular order.. :) 1. Plug up all the open areas you have and clean that engine. put dip stick filler back in, put plug in, cover the carb area with plastic. I use...

rubbed area on flywheel is from the brake, not the coil. Mowers with the blade stop brake all look like that.

Maybe your wife is subtley trying to tell you something. :) Can you just start it for her?

your starting fluid is just taking the place of what the primer bulb is supposed to do. You should be able to see the squirt of gas when you press the primer bulb. with the airfilter outside cover and the air filter removed, take a look inside the carb throat to see (or not see) the gas...

What part of the tractor hit the stump?

Another way to check the flywheel/key. Pull plug and pull off the engine shroud so you can see the flywheel and coil. Turn over the engine the correct direction and position the flywheel magnet just after the coil pickup. That is the time that the coils primary is collapsed and the secondary...

I would ask myself, ... Do I like working on mechanical? Do I have the skills/tools or want to develop them? How much mowing will you be doing? If the mower fails does that put you in a bind? Can you actually find parts (blades, plugs, cables that fit this mower?) Shop / repair labor $$ are...

This lil trick is magic with small engine carburetors that have a stuck primary jet. Not sure where to post this, so in the repair forum it goes. Long story short, the primary jet in a chokeless Briggs carb was really stuck. Slot in jet had been damaged "before me" and I carried it through to...

I did not see a governer spring on the governer rod/shaft. Get one if missing and replace. There is some black tie wire or such, get that off. Choke is closed in video, as others have mentioned. The choke assembly is not assembled correctly. broken, and / or not properly connected to the...

Check the compression on the engine. Should be close to 60PSI with the compression release. If it is higher then adjust the valves. pat attention to the exhaust valve as it is the compression release with the assistance of a cam "bump" that opens the valve a smidge for compression release.

Wish in one hand and poop in the other. See which hand is filled first.

On a $600 dollar Kobalt Electric mower the blade adapter is made of plastic and the blade shearpins are plastic nubs. hit anything with the blade and that blade adapter is done. Oh, and Kobalt does not provide a replacement part. $600 mower on side of road... Lowes has an issue ....