Recent content by RevB

How old is the mower? Lots of hours? If that's the case might want to drop the starter and check the commutator. Neighbors mower did just what you describe so pulled it for them and cleaned the heavily varnished commutator. It's an easy fix if you have the tools and skills. The one thing I would...

Mine on a 54" Lightning has lasted from 2008. They are units originally designed for gates and the big 10' sat dishes, ball and screw actuators. Be wary of the travel at the very end of the stroke as sometimes the unit will not retract because the ball has reached the end of the screw and...

Just for those reading this, the washer is a Belleville type that is cup shaped. The concave side goes toward the shaft the convex side toward the bolt head. If put on upside down the washer is just along for the ride and secures nothing.

Looked at a parts breakout.....is there perhaps an opportunity to safety wire the tube to the body of the pump? There is the nice lip on the tube but can't tell if there is an opening above to slip the wire thru. I'd avoid any kind of chemical restraint such as epoxy, unknown how long that would...

Mostly incorrect . Everything made after the early 80s has switched to materials that are ethanol agnostic as it doesn't do anything to them. Pre Buna-N orings were the common failure and after the switch to Buna-N no more problems. Same holds true with diaphragms.

Most likely the impulse port for the fuel pump diaphram in the carb body.

Hence the need to exactly specify which engine gets the same carb spec as the OEM carb. If you cannot adjust them they are pre jetted for a specific displacement engine.

Almost forgot....the old spark testers were just neon bulbs in a non conductive pen except for a cupped aluminum cap that fit over the plug wire. If the bulb lit up, spark. Also useful to check electric fences to see if they're on or not.

An inexpensive IR thermal gun is worth its weight when diagnosing some problems. Objective measurement beats subjective measurements every time. 😏 Well...that's just not true. As an aviator of injected engines, you may have the capability to run rich of peak EGT or lean of peak EGT......rich...

Seems to me you're out voted by "broad brush" real world experiences. What you may think is a Yamaha may not actually be a Yamaha but one in name only.

A Kawasaki is a better bet.

On my 731 the plug leads are carbon track type....meaning they have a carbon impregnated string carrying the electricity to the plug. I cut the rubber boot off and found that the cap had not been fully crimped to the lead and did not contact the carbon string. Replaced both caps with these...

How do you know it "overheats"?

Sounds like "what he can do" will resolve itself......

Obsessing over straightness and angle is unnecessary. Whatever the angle, irregardless of "straight", when the steel blade hits the grass blade the steel wins. Every time. A dull blade tears, a sharp one cuts.....for awhile. Be more concerned about balance.

Loosen is not removed....mud daubers love, for some reason, to build mud capsules in the muffler. Make sure that's not the case. Otherwise, remove carb, disassemble, inspect and blow all passages out with at least 30 psi or higher. What you describe can be either fuel starvation or blockage. I...

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F4040 Tygon yellow fuel line is rated for gasoline.....not all yellow, or for that matter, any color, lines are gasoline rated.