Recent content by PGB1

House of Worship weekly bulletins are also good locations to place very inexpensive ads. I think most Roman Catholic parishes have bulletins. You get on-line presence from the ad, too.

Yup! Dramatic change, isn't it?

I apologize that this isn't a lawn mower, but a small engine question. I have a Wacker G 5.6A generator with a Honda GX 340 engine. Typically, with a moderate load of 12-14 amps per phase, the engine uses 0.325 to 0.40 gallons per hour. The latest ten hour use, it used 2.1 gallons per hour with...

Unfortunately, I often find die cast white metal gears inside newer equipment. No wonder stuff ends up in landfills so quickly. I'm with Lord Cavendish- Glad most of my equipment is old-school. My tiller is about 45 years old. The steel gears are like brand new with no backlash at all.

Press-In or Drive-In Zerk type grease fittings are what I use when there is a blank hole with a plug. McMaster-Carr has a wide assortment, as do many hardware and auto parts stores. The next time I'm inside the gear box, I'll tap the hole and screw in a Zerk type fitting, like what RutBuster1...

Not the same machine, but instead of a budget breaking seat switch I put ring terminals on the wires, then screwed a mending plate on the seat and one on the frame using the screws for the ring terminals. Sit & Go!

I'm glad it worked out & thanks for sharing what the cause was! Thanks, too, for advising about over-filling the oil. Happy Mowing! Paul

For what it is worth, I have a very old Briggs & Stratton Classic 35. I'm no small engine person, but the blue smoke I've had. Cause One: Once I loaned the machine it's on and the borrower was kind enough to change the oil- overfilling it. After getting the oil to proper level, it took hours...