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You KNOW who mows over sticks and even stumps and bricks/rocks, don't you! ;-)

when i take them out, they get replaced with an iron fittng and plug!

With the valve gaps set correctly, and the spark plug removed for easier engine turning, turn the engine by hand while watching the...

Depending on vintage, you may have a safety lockout that kills the ignition whenever it wants. Older models had a black plastic...

Deck spindles come with lifetime grease already packed in the bearings... Don't they? Most that I open up only have a minimal single...

just a quick note here, i have seen several craftsman and jd mower decks fitted with grease fittings at top of spindles. yet on...

It should be either a Z421-KWT-3 OR Z421-KWTNC with a Kawasaki FS730V-AS17 engine 24hp. The deck would be a RCK60P-400Z. Just because...

Hey, he asked for help, so here goes: " I bought this mower at a swap meet. It did not run, so I rebuilt the motor, and replaced the...

were you holding your breath when you wrote this.....? Punctuation can be your friend , . ; - ! 🫣

OK, thank you. I'll just keep up the regular oil changes/air filter,too.

Hello SamB, I would say "let sleeping dogs lie". Engine flush can easily do more harm than good because it is formulated with release...

Hello SamB, Nothing wrong with using a vacuum method to suction the majority of oil out through the dipstick tube. Even using the...

"Have you done as I asked? Lay your used filter 1/3rd full on its side and observe oil leaking out or not? It will leak slowly through...

OK. That said, will it extend engine life to 'flush' these "resting areas" or are they best left alone? Let sleeping dogs lie, as it were?

You bad! But seriously, does the filter on any lawn/garden really do anything after the initial break-in period? I realize that some...