Recent content by RayMcD

I happy to say the little machine is now purring. First let me correct myself, there is only 5 relays including the starter relay. I replaced all but the starter relay which clearly was working. I went through the entire machine and cleaned all connections and used die-electric grease...

Gentlemen, recently aquired a John Deere LT133 M0L133A054289 from my father-in-law, who picked it up in a yard sale. Machine was missing it's hood and battery. Judging from the condition it had been in a flood at some point but someone had made an effort to wash/clean it, even had fresh oil...

Sir, your post made me go look again and ultimately cause me to discover the problem, thank you, ray

Gentlemen, you tips proved most helpful. I discovered two problems. The coil I replace earlier had a slightly larger profile and cause the vain to drag across it. I corrected this by simply sanding down the corner. Also, someone actually assemble the machine incorrect by attaching the...

model 20331 SN 290134829

model 20331 SN 290134829

Ladies & Gentlemen, I seek your wisdom. My mower will start fine but when cold it takes several minutes of sputtering and puffing black smoke to decide to speed up and run. It has new carb, coil and plug. Once it warms up and starts first pull every time and runs fine.

After a short blast of starter fluid with no response, I pulled the engine cover. Coil was clearly suffering from being wet somewhere in the past, very rusty and absolutely dead, once replaced it fired up quickly. Went ahead an replaced the fuel filter for good measure. Machine has no hood so...

Not sure I would use a .22 in my attic but I have a .22 pellet rifle that does the trick with no chance of pass through.. r ☺

Gentlemen, recently gifted this machine, it has sat in my father-in-laws garage for years, comes with no hood or battery and I never actually seen it run. Today I checked oil, appeared very clean, put gas and a battery in it and it started right up, only ran few minutes, cut of and refused to...

Soak overnight in Kroil Oil before you start. ☺

I have a model 20016, it has 6.5 Techumseh Givey, I have a MD 20016 offered 2002 to 2006, it has a LV195EA 6.5 Tecumseh, 20017 2002-2006 and 20018 2002 to 03 also had Tecumseh engines, the carb on my machine has primer bulb. Two press and it always lights on the first pull. I recently...

Sorry you see it that way, Ray

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