Recent content by CLStout

This wasn't cheap line (at least I didn't think so), and the sections of it that are in use currently are holding up very well. This section was on a shelf with the other small engine parts. It didn't get exposed to anything. I just cleaned up the old line, checked it for any cracks, and...

Hoping that someone here has seen this. I was replacing the fuel line from the tank to the fuel filter on an Ariens 20hp 42" mower. The fuel line that I was using I had purchased last year, and I had used small portions of it to replace the line from the fuel filter to the fuel pump, and from...

No, it's nothing like that. Not even close to draining the battery. Just was trying to be sure it wasn't a problem, since I had a slight backfire going on while idling. I adjusted the valves to the tolerance called for in the manual and adjusted the gap on the spark plugs. I haven't started it...

Thanks Bert. The pump is still good, so I'm not going to replace it. The fuel is fresh. I fill the tank each time I mow. The gas can was filled with new fuel a few days ago. It's in a sealed container. About the only thing I haven't replaced as far as the fuel system is concerned is the fuel...

By "gasket sealer" I am referring to RTV sealer.

OK, I checked the valve lash, and both cylinders needed adjusted. They were tighter than the factory specs call for. Those were all adjusted to .005. The spark plugs were also gapped a hair too big, so those were adjusted, also. I didn't start it yet because the gasket sealer needs to set up.

Very good, thanks.

I do have the manual, which is where I got the numbers from. As for the cooling fins, yes I do clean them yearly. However, I have not decarbonized the cylinders. How is that done?

Yeah, I've been meaning to check the valve lash. I believe it's .005 on both intake and exhaust?

I will do that. Thanks!

Thanks much! Yeah, it's a standard B&S vacuum operated fuel pump. The electric fuel pump is intriguing. Does it run in place of the stock pump?

Model number 406777, type 0442 B1. Intek OHV 20hp.

Well thank you, sir. I will do that. I see there are additives on the market that claim to "treat" ethanol. Are these just snake oil?

Thanks. Yeah, the choke is working. I have checked that. Well, I don't exactly "love" E10, but ethanol free gas is not easy to find around here. I've looked, and I did locate some at a station that is about a 45 minute drive from me. Here it's about a dollar more a gallon. According to the...

Thank you, sir for your response. The battery is not quite a year old, and it spins the engine over just fine. It seems more like the carb is empty. I don't have a fuel shutoff valve in the fuel line. Been meaning to get one, just haven't got around to it yet.

This is a B&S 20hp v-twin engine on an Ariens model 936042 riding mower. If the mower sits for a week or so without running, it takes several seconds to get it started. I don't want to seem paranoid, and if this is normal then I apologize now. It runs very well after it starts, and when it's...