Recent content by northcreeek262

These machines will creep in the neutral position most times, that is what the park brake is for. You can lubricate and adjust the linkage to get it fine tuned but, the creep will always be there which I actually like when I hose the tires off. As for the arm, I'm assuming you mean the arm that...

My B&S engine on my log splitter would do the same thing ( spin like crazy and not start then start with one pull) never could figure it out , have to think that the spark is degraded when starting electric but, WHY ?

You will learn to love it like I did. Not too much activity here mostly because these machines are very rugged. You might want to look at my earlier posts from a few years ago regarding 4wd. These are set up to not drive the steering wheels in reverse, I found a way to defeat this and have 4wd...

You need to provide more information/pictures to get to the bottom of this. At a glance those spindles look short and possibly the previous owner installed low tunnel or some other spindles .

I'm assuming that this exhausts through the lower unit like most outboards. If so, make sure that it is not plugged by a rodent, mud dauber, sea weed, etc. Nothing goes in if nothing gets out.

I was replying to what you said earlier.

Fowled plug?

The key word is spray.

I would do a compression test, could be that you don't have enough vacuum . Possible stuck/bad valve or rings,etc.

Is this a 2 or 4 cycle engine ?

Check to see if the tip of the idle screw is broken off and stuck in the hole. Had this happen on an Evinrude and it drove me nuts until I found it. It was impossible to get the tip out so I got another carb on FeeBay.

The only reason we need Lawyers is because there are Lawyers....

I agree that too much time spent on coatings is wasted time, and I have done most. Now all I do in fall is, pressure wash the undersides and coat it with a spray of WD40 and it's ready for spring....(y)

If you can find a Jacobsen Turfcat like I did from a high school sale or other establishment you will never regret it.

Being a fertile bed for the Covid Delta and passing it on to others is not a personal liberty but, it is personal stupidity. Like the Doctor said "if this attitude existed in the 50's we would still have polio today" Last time I looked it was the red states being knuckleheads about the vaccine.