Recent content by mitchstein443

can you turn the transmission pulley by hand? or is it locked? If you can turn it by hand does the axle move at all. ALso do the wheels spin free in otherwords do they turn if you push the mower? If they do then the rod in the back is in the out position diengaging the axle from the...

it's normal to hear the knocking noise at too low an rpm.. I have a 1972 opposed twin B&S and a 1973 Kohler opposed twin, if I lower the rpms below 1500 it banks like a bi...h.. keeping up over 1500 and it runs nie and smooth and proper like.. Running so low in rpms will mess with the...

Oh, also, oil splashing around in the crankcase even spewing out of the dipstick is pretty common as the crakshaft slas into the oil and throws it all over the insides. To tell if compression is leaking into the crankcase (blown head gasket, worn cylinder walls worn valve guides etc etc) put...

If you put too much oil in the crankcase it will do what yours is doing. Bluish greyish smoke coming out of the muffler is an idication of nothing except the motor is burning oil in the combustion chamber. Possile causes include, thin oil(old or wrong type), worn piston rings, worn cylinder...

batteries are not rocket science any more. they are pretty much the same no matter who makes them.. and no lead acid battery deep cycle or standard car is designed to be 100% drained ever. IF it is drained 100% and somehow you manage to get it to take a charge at best it will be working at...

I hdn't either... until I accidently over filled my kohler engine 22hp.. it would run great but once warmed up would hesitate, stuuter nd eventully stall.. I figured, coil going bad, replaced it. samething happened.. Then figured must be the head gasket, which i had replaced a years back...

atually, 3amps is more then enough to charge the battery.. unless the battery is totally drained. for a siply turnkey start the battery will be fully recharged in under 10 minutes at 3 amps.. 30 minutes at 1 amp.. The battery will only absorb what amperage it needs to charge fully provided, the...

I got to page 2 and stopped reading responses, but want to make sure one of them hit on this point.. if not here is new information.. If it was equipted with one from the manufacturer is is required by law and INSURANCE rules.. Here's what has happened to a homeowner.. He was weedwacking...

the single wire going to the coil is the kill wire.. unplug it and see if it sparks up, if it does then you got either a short to ground with tht wire or your ignition switch fried as well.. I have that same exact mower, I use it about 4x's a year just to pickup the leaves in my yard. Minedid...

wait.. first thing to do is check the voltage it is putting out.. to charge a 12v garden battery the voltage must be between 12.2 and 14.5 volts with 13.8 being perfect.. check it at highest and lowest rpms.. of course going too low at low rpm is fine as long as your running the mower not at...

not sure on that particular motor, but on my kohler engine in an older dyt4000 craftsman I found tht there is a locking nut on the valve adjustment, a little allen key screw to lock the nut in place once the valves are adjusted.. Well they like to break off.. which is how I got this moer for...

Searched google for "how to replace starter on a Briggs and Stratton 26hp on a zero-turn Gravely" second link as this..

My ryobi electric riding mower cuts don to about 1 inch with bagger and works just fine...

sounds like the clutch is not fully engaging right away... oil up the linkage (i like to pb blaster or wd40), check it for an adjustment maybe it needs to be tightened or the drive belt mybe worn or strecthed and need replacement or adjustment. also there should be a large spring which engages...

ok, did you check the belts to make sure they are not missing, off the pulleys or broken? maybe the clutch is rusted or otherwise stuck, mkesure the levers are moving freely with the pedal. without looking up the actual mower I think it is a hydrostatic trans, was there "oil" leaking from the...

usually what goes wrong with that part is gets a ridge worn in it and keeps the dek from being engaged, all you might need to do is grind the ridge off to smooth and it should work.. Had that hapen with lt1000 craftsman with 42" deck, I got the fix by watching a Terreldactyl video on...

if it's just like a stall as if you turned the key to the off position then yup the above post being the seat switch or other safety switch would most likely be the cause.. If it jumps to a stop then the drive belt may have rusted itself to the pulley and won't turn, but this is only likely if...

I just got a ryobi electric mower.. and I love it!! I got the small one with 50ah battery about 2 months ago and it mows my backyard and to neighbor yards on a single charge, yards are like 25x150 feet has a 32" deck.. My neighbor who has 2 acres just got the 200ah ryobi and he mows his whole...

bert and born above have the right things to do. Here's why.. Almost every lawnmower engine has a way of auto shutting off if it tips over, the way it shuts itself off is the oil from the crnkcase will flood into the intake and choke out the motor.. therefore, if the float on the old carb...

Just use ATF, dextron or mercron is best for it. In all seriousness, when it comes to hydrolics, ATF, motor oil, powersteering fluid, brake fluid will all work. Powersteering fluid will just work as hydro fluid, ATF will superclean the system, swell up any worn seals and recondition them. Brake...