Recent content by Hawk_91119

It’s doing well with the oil that’s in it. The oil that was in it was black as coal and it ran just fine. I meant I think the head gasket was good, but will do further testing to make sure the hg is not blown. It probably has slightly worn rings and it is burning a tiny bit of oil I believe.

I just changed the oil a week ago with Valvoline 5w-30. The mower is old and you can tell it has been worked hard. I agree that head gasket is pretty much ruled out. It will probably burn a little and have to top off every once in a while. Not the end of the world. Thank you guys for the help.

Ok, I adjusted the valves and the compression release seems to work better now and cranks over easier. It runs like a brand new one. It is way quieter and the compression is not extreme any more. I am not seeing oil leaks any more. But I am still concerned about head-gasket and/or it possibly...

I think the valves are way out of adjustment (loose), but I am going to borrow a valve checking device before I touch anything. And I have read that the cam cannot release the compression if the valves are way out of spec.

Engine Model Number: 287707 Type: 1272-E1 ( A Murray WideBody is a ride on mower ) The battery was brand new, and still hasn’t cranked well. I have already cleaned the body ground. I have replaced the solenoid because it would not crank at all. It cranks and starts, but it can barely get past...

It runs fantastically. I do not know if the valves have been adjusted ever. It was my relative’s mower who passed away.

I also forgot that it leaks a lot of oil, I had to clean a ton of it off the engine. But that could just be a valve cover gasket, which I am going to replace.

I have an old Murray mower that I am repairing. It has the 14.5 hp single cylinder over head valve engine. It is very hard for the starter to turn the motor over unless the battery is fully charged. It blows a little bit of oil up the dipstick. It has a lot of compression, but it does not smoke...

I think the engine was bad. My neighbor has it now. I tried to bend the tab for the governor and mess with the carb but the engine did not change speed.

The linkage all seems to be hooked up normally

LOL, I know the spark plug is not supposed to be there. I feel as if it may be internal damage because it was ran over a lot of sticks as I was told. There are literally chunks missing out of the blade. It seems when I start it to open the carburetor slightly from the position in the picture...