Recent content by kmills74

Good suggestion but too late. Shroud is back on. I did blow everything out with a compressor and clean the carb linkages before reassembling. Maybe next time? Celebrated by changing the oil and filter and installing some new 3-in-1 blades on the deck.

Again, thank you for your attention, info, and suggestions. I would have no idea what a compression-relief engine is if I hadn't just watched a video that describes it. I just started the mower. It was the valves, both too tight by about .002 in. Cranked right up and runs great. Still doesn't...

What’s considered a normal compression reading? Thought I’d screw a gauge into the spark plug hole instead of placing my finger over the hole.

No. Just close enough to the edge that I had to physically pull it back. Here's the sequence of events: I turned off the mower, put on the brake, and got off. I pulled the tranny release pin but failed to release the brake. I grabbed the mower by the rear and pulled it backward and away from...

Thank you. I'm not certain a new spark plug counts as "shot gunning" parts but I really appreciate your comments. Whatever occurred happened from one moment to the next. One moment everything was hunky dory. The next, not. I'll check the compression with my thumb over the spark plug hole but...

The engine cranks but will not start. Fuel feed is okay and spark plug sparks. Will not start with starting fluid, either. Running fine yesterday. I got too close to the lake edge while mowing and had to physically pull the mower away from the edge. Turned mower off, released the transmission...