Recent content by Dan400Man

So, does pulling the rope til it tightens indicate that the valves are closed, preventing fuel and/or oil from leaking into the piston chamber and out to the muffler and/or air filter?

Not sure how that answered my question. The oil change was the point of tipping the mower. The fuel tank is nearly empty. I plan on running it to empty before changing the oil. I just want to know whether the video I linked correctly identifies how to prevent hydrolocking.

As I was looking for info on how to drain oil from my lawnmower (reference this post), I came across a video that discussed hydrolocking, which is something I'd never heard of. I've seen other posts in this forum that suggest symptoms point to hydrolocking, but I've seen no information on how...

Thanks for the replies! My previous mower was from the 90s, so I guess that explains me not noticing the trend! Is "hydrolocking" a thing? A few youtube videos mentioned this. Nothing in the operator's manual about it. The operator's manual does say "When you drain the oil from the top oil...

I have a TroyBilt TB280 ES with a B&S 725EX engine (model 128M05-0012-F1). Just for a sanity check, can anyone confirm that there is *NOT* a drain plug on the bottom of this engine, even though the operator's manual suggests that there is? From under the deck, I've removed the blade and the...