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elmrfudd Forum Newbie JoinedMay 30, 2021Threads0Messages9 Saturday at 9:15 AM / Mower no start I had a similar situation once, and found that I had lost a good ground connection where the solenoid mounts to the frame. I ran a new ground wire from the solenoid to another area of the frame, and...

I’ve worked at a couple of different repair shops over the years, both having pneumatic lift tables, and protocol for walk-behind mowers, tillers, and other smaller 4-cycle equipment was to tip it over on its side (always dipstick side down, of course). Sometimes you needed to prop the engine or...

I had a similar situation once, and found that I had lost a good ground connection where the solenoid mounts to the frame. I ran a new ground wire from the solenoid to another area of the frame, and it cranked over perfectly. So check to make sure your solenoid body itself is well grounded. You...

My dad used to reload center fire cartridges when he was alive, and he tumbled his brass with water, Palmolive dish soap and Lemi-Shine dishwasher additive, using stainless steel pins as his medium, and his brass came out clean and shiny, but always used purified water with no contaminants. I’ve...

Fortunately, I have never encountered those passages with the rubber check valves on a four cycle engine, but I use the torch cleaning wires all the time, and they are great as long as you don’t ream out the hole with a wire with too large a diameter. When I use the ultrasonic cleaner, I use...