Recent content by jviews12

rust on inside of rim where seats. Like all others submergs completely and place a weight on it. bubble will show. If rust, take off, sand clean and try mounting it again.

I would after 30 minutes or 1 cutting. then at 1 hour for 2 changes. I agree look at oil until silver is gone when draining. I do this when breaking in a new generator. Once done, I put it away full of clean oil, no gas, ready to run 20+ hours when needed. To NOT break in a lawnmower or...

remove plug, does it spin. do valves go up and down when turning over engine?

innertube??? also clean all rust before inserting.

I do not have personal experience, but if the tensioner is fully out, then you can find shorter belts on the internet. They make them in many sizes not just 60 and 48 inches. Gotta exist. good luck.

I ALWAYS run gas engines dry. I clean the tank (hot water & soap ) and dry on the shop counter, then reinstall. Blow out lines. I really like the fogging idea. Used it on my boats. If you are ANAL LIKE ME, ROTATE THE PISTON to TOP to close valves. Prevents outside air from entering chamber...

Easy to machine a bushing if you have a lathe. I do not have one, so cannot volunteer.

Incomplete history. Did it run well before changing the plug??? Or was this sitting for 5-10 years, then new plug and does not run. I do not know what the status was before you started this thread. When was the last time you used this?, and were you happy with it. Was it run dry, and stored in a...

Since I assume it started and ran OK before this all happened. Since you did NOT touch the engine, I must assume either a belt problem, or possibly oil and hydro lock issue, with the latter unlikely. This is 100% based on your initial statement. Yes I would be frustrated too. Good luck. I cannot...

no cold will hurt battery. charge, bring in, charge again in 2 months

compression test results? remove both plugs, choke off, throttle wide open, then get me a reading.

IMPROVEMENT: add cuttoff valve, and run dry when putting away even for a few days. I assume you have a gas filter also already in-place.

for the record, I use this item. I am NOT an expert but think this helps. This model is retired, but they still make similar devices.

I am not certain this is a blade thing. This started recently and was not caused by chainging to a new blade group. Or was it? Thinking outside the box.

did not know a fine layer would do that. Thanks!