Recent content by cprodave

Hi All, the Mower Belt on my 37inch Side Discharge (2 spindles/blades) is cracked and show signs of failing very soon. Mower was giftet to our son after sitting around 10 years in good dry storage barn. I have the original Operating and Maintenance Instructions for the Mower Deck (as well as the...

Thanks for the input but the video you reference is for a front wheel drive vs. Rear-wheel drive (which I am trying to fix). I have replaced belts/cables on the front-wheel drive Troy-Bilts before, but this rear-wheel drive is entirely different design.

On Troy-Bilt 21inch 7.75 hp Professional model 12AI869F011 what is the easy way to replace Drive Control Cable 946-04440? I am thinking I can remove the Blade and then Plastic Baffle(s) above the Blade to gain necessary access. Thanks for any advice...

Mower is running fine now. Thanks for the inputs, especially to check for Fuel in the Oil. Oil does not smell like gasoline. I checked Oil "necking" between thumb and Index finder--seems fine, i.e. Oil is not thinned. I had a neighbor who accidentally put gas in his mower's Oil Fill. That did...

I removed about 2 ounces of Oil to get back to within Fill Range. I always keep the cooling fins etc clean (although this was a good reminder). I removed the carb, disassembled it--didn't see any obvious sign of Stuck Float but soaked the carb in Isopropyl overnight, blew out all passages and...

This engine on my TroyBilt TB200 mower is suddenly fouling plugs and doubling fuel consumption. Was previously mowing whole lawn in 1/2 tank fuel. Now it uses more than 1 tank to complete the job. RPM'S cycle up and down more now vs. before. Oil level remains fine, possibly slight overfill but...

Weird that this mower developed 2 unrelated problems simultaneously , right?

I got lucky. I tilted the mower back and shot carb cleaner plus some 30 weight along the stem. Waited a couple hours. Grabbed the valve with a rag and pliers, rotated it about 10 turns--stiff at first then it became looser. Untilted mower, pulled rope, it puked oil and carb cleaner out...

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The Intake Valve (top valve in photo) is stuck. The Exhaust Valve ( bottom valve in photo) moves freely. Without doing further disassembly what is the best way to unstick the Intake Valve? Rotate the valve by gripping with cloth covered Pliers or visegrip? Tap the valve inward with light hammer...

I found an easy fix on the Spark problem already. There was some dried grass mixed with oil in between the flywheel and coil. I cleaned and reset the gap, it has a strong spark now. I checked for piston movement--looks good. Pretty sure it is stuck valve. If parts to fix cost more than $40 i...

On a Murray 22inch Mower 4hp Briggs & Stratton Sprint Model 10J902 Type 0293 Code 05042651 will not start. Using an adjustable gap Spark Tester I see no Spark. Using Compression Tester I see zero compression. When I pull the Recoil Starter Rope the blade DOES rotate correctly (indicating that...

Thanks StarTech!

What are the dimensions on above screw? Is it 8-32 threads by 4inches (or 4.5 inches) long? Any help would be appreciated (so I don't have to order/expedite just this one part vs. getting at local hardware store).

I replaced both Crankcase Seals and the Piston Ring (after thoroughly cleaning the Piston with Marvel Mystery Oil. . Unfortunately no change. I also watched most of the Joe Pace YouTube videos. Now I understand that it would be a waste of time to replace any parts without doing the proper...