Recent content by sgkent

I would drain the gas and use fresh gas. Old gas does what you describe.

just a guess but if any hydraulic lines sucked in air maybe they need purging. Also look for damaged or broken parts.

as said, PB Blaster for 24 hours on the threads or Liquid Wrench. Iron/Steel rusts, and when it does it expands as it absorbs O2 molecules. A true penetrating oil will have chemicals in it that cause the red rust to change to black rust, which has a smaller molecule size. As the rust shrinks it...

With a conventional starter and starter solenoid - if it is a STARTER solenoid we are discussing it would have zero volts on the cable out to the starter unless the key is in the start position, then in the start position it would have the same voltage out as in unless the solenoid had corrosion...

anything that either allows the coil to continue to work such as a corroded kill wire ground, corroded kill switch, or ANY hot spot in the combustion chamber including sharp surfaces, carbon, or other such as a head that is too hot. Heat, excessive compression, and a lean mixture can contribute...

why did you replace the bulb? Keep in mind that if the bulb fails to properly seal it can let in air. I had one carb that I had fits getting a replacement bulb to seal right.

I would suspect it is either the coil if no spark, or if there is a spark then the carb is spilling some fuel, choke closing, either making it too rich to start. Dirty air cleaner could do it too. Do make sure all the cooling fins are clean and that the cooling system is working right. If the...

if it seems loose, my first thought would be to observe where the play seems to be and look for anything broken or worn. And be aware that you may have more than one problem - meaning that the belts, blades, spindles etc., may need service, AND the looseness just aggravates the other areas that...

I just have a regular push toro mower. About 2 or 3 times a year I take the pressure washer to the bag in a reverse direction (outside in) to make sure it can breathe freely. If I don't, it slowly loses the ability to let out the incoming air and the mower will start clogging more. As suggested...

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this thread falls under the agree with me or go away syndrome, aka I know more than you do. Totally par for the course in this day and age. For the records, gasoline burns. Ether explodes. There is a difference but it will fall on deaf ears. I am out.

water logged rusty bore or what ILEngine wrote. You can use one of these to look in the bore. https://www.amazon.com/Endoscope-Inspection-Waterproof-Semi-rigid-Compatible/dp/B09TGRHTLK

will it start with the kill wire removed?

some of those carbs might have a dozen numbers depending on where they were used and what year they were sold in. EPA and CARB, as well as other countries had constantly changing regulations on small engines over the last 25 years, so one number might simply be a common carb with specific...

what about this one? https://www.harborfreight.com/750-lb-heavy-duty-atvmower-high-lift-jack-63298.html $249. I use one of their ATV lifts for some small car engines and it has served me well.

as I indicated, be sure to check the oil level and for gas in the oil. If it was hydrolocked (which is sounds like it was) then the oil, or oil and gas had to come from somewhere. Make sure the oil is clean and to the full mark.

Had a 1971 VW bus with those style filters in the 70's and early 80's. Went 700,000 miles in it, and they never once were full of fuel. Somehow air or vapor is always present.

Bought a 1941 Packard Deluxe 4-dr with a friend back in high school '68. It was sitting in the front yard parked over the service pit where the Dr. parked it when his wife died in 1957. A pit like that would be cool. Just watch for trapped snakes in the pit. Drive on, work on it, drive off.

blue-grey smoke - oil, black smoke - rich mixture, pure white smoke - water or antifreeze. Probably is was blue-grey smoke with an oil smell from a blown head gasket as suggested, but if it was pure white smoke you might have a little water in the fuel unless it is a water cooled engine. If so...

Nah, all that is needed is to declare you are part of a disadvantaged group and the battery will be free.

EV is the new thing. Maybe use the old one as a door stop or sell it on CL for whatever you can get for it.

are you trying to fix this still or just playing with it?

what Bert said. Just bolt on a rechargeable LED light. You can go to any camping supply, Bass Pro Shops, Cabellas etc., and they have a plethora of low cost ones and styles. A head band style would be nice too as Bert said because it will illuminate wherever you turn your head to look.

right now the ambulance chasers are out chasing the Camp Lejune thing and have put Glyphosate on the back burner. I worked for CalEPA and attended many scientific conferences on these products and others. Had not that court made a ruling on that one case no one would care about glyphosate. The...

What is oil? isn't that a 20th century product that went extinct about 2020 - 2021? Some kind of government change?

if you want to kill all the weeds use Glyphosate. If you want just to kill the broad leaf plants use something with 2,4D in it. 2,4D is known to cause bladder cancer in some dogs although it is commonly used. If you never want to see a weed there again this year use the Glyphosate and some kind...

put a half teaspoon of gasoline on the air filter or in the carb throat with the air filter off and see if it runs for a second.

pull the spark plug and see if it is compression that is the issue or mechanical binding

delete your duplicate post. When you can't pull the cord, immediately remove the spark plug wire and try again. See if the resistance goes away. If it does not remove the spark plug and see if it goes away. If it does not then the issue is mechanical. If it goes away when the plug wire is...

anything from Amazon you have to be careful with the words. Often something will say, "OEM quality, replaces XYZ." "Replacements XYZ, DEF, HJU, etc." That usually means a cloned copy not the original quality part. What you are looking for is "Genuine B/S part number XYZ." Then you read the bad...

roundup on the Johnson grass or turn the cows and goats loose on it. That is really nasty heavy duty grass. Mowing bamboo might be easier on you. :) I had a lawn of it and it would stop the mower. Finally rounded it up, watered for a month, rounded up again, watered for a month, rounded up...

best guess is fabricate them or start calling some of the bone yards.

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if it is an OHV engine the oil can drip down thru worn valve guides. It is a 10 year old mower. If you can live with it just be sure you keep an eye on the oil level. Otherwise this may become the plumber story of the bad faucet seal that led to a new valve that led to replacing a pipe, which...

depends why the valve it not moving. A bent pushrod could be hung up and not touching the lifter. The valve could be stuck in the guide and that bent the pushrod.

diode is exceptionally high resistance in one direction and almost zero in the other. When they are shorted they will read low in both directions. When they are open they will read infinite in both directions. When they are leaky they will read zero to low in one direction and moderately low in...

that means the engine was hydro-locked. Fuel doesn't compress. Need to rebuild the carb and double check the needle and seat to be sure it seals. Also don't run it until you change the engine oil because it will have gasoline in it.

well "dumped a valve" and "felt it through the spark plug hole" "didn't check compression" sounds like a guess to me. If you drop a valve it will bounce around and destroy the head, piston, maybe rod, and maybe cylinder walls. With no valve you would have no compression and no need to even...

Hatbor Freight replacement parts in an Online PDF shows that part for a Predator motor. Parts phone number 1-800-444-3353 part number 13360 Air Filter Assembly, (090)(091) 180100109-001 Diagram #90 for Predator engine 62879-22 HP (708cc) V-Twin Riding Mower Engine (EPA) $7.39.

water in any switch not designed for it is an issue. If not this problem, it will be another.

make sure you are using the correct spark plug and gap the coil is designed for.

make sure the battery is charged. Some engines need the voltage from the battery to function. Next check the charging system to make sure it is working right. The fact it jump starts fine is a clue. Try leaving the jump battery on it and see if it continues to run. Could be a bad ground strap or...

the gel in an early photo is usually the aluminum reacting with the salts in the water. It likely means there is corrosion in the parts. In my humble opinion it is simply less time and trouble to replace the whole pump than chase part after part that is sticking or has failed. These pumps do...

I have no idea but many cables are dog legged on the end, and that allows them to slide into a hole and lock in place. You might take a photo of the end of the cable and another of what it attaches to so someone can make a suggestion.

sorry about your back. Good work on the rest of the project.

The blade holder and the flywheel are each kept in place with a key, usually a woodruff key or a rectangular key. They will shear if enough pressure is put on them, like hitting a rock or root while running. If the blade has moved compared to the flywheel, one of four things has happened - (1)...

Original Equipment Manufacturer. Meaning if you own a Ford, buy a part made and or sold by Ford, not some clone. If it came with a Walbro carb, look for an original Walbro carb for it, if it is Zama then look for an original Zama carb and not a cheap knockoff copy.

assuming that the fuel is new, and there are no wasp or bug nests in the exhaust, replace the carb with one that is oem if you can. Those carbs are notorious for doing that after 2 or 3 seasons. Every piece of equipment I have with that style carb needs one every couple seasons. You can extend...

I tried a bidet when were at the Hotel Paris in Moarte-Carlo, oh you said bideo. No idea what that is but electric mowers are a freaking joke. Gavin is probably laughing his ass off riding around on his ICE mowers while he tells the rest of us to use EV while the grid is down due to lack of...

You used a broad leaf killer - like dandelions, not grasses. Use a glyphosate based killer.

I must be an idiot. First thing I thought of is where this guy is depends what brands he can buy and where.

what is your location as to city and country?

a blown diode as in totally open may indicate a really large hit electrically on that circuit. You might want to have the battery tested before turning the system on with a new diode or you may be doing it again if there is also a short in the battery or it got put in backwards, jumper cables...

no idea but you might check McMaster-Carr for replacments if they are a standard J-Bolt. They have medium strength (grade 5 120,000 lbs) tensile steel Hold-bolts 1/2 and 5/8 diameter, and up to7 to 8" long. They also have low strength ones 1/4" and 5/8" inch to 10". 60,000 lbs strength. Then...

without a complete model and serial number plus a photo from multiple angles it is impossible to tell what part that is on a parts diagram. There are some models that show parts still available. Then generic ebay searches show somethings like this. Good luck. Without more to go on my search...

can you have an HVAC sheet metal guy form one out of sheet metal to reinforce it and epoxy the two together? Or can you find someone with a brake and build it out of thicker aluminum to replace it?

just be aware that someone else did that recently on the forum and it lasted about 15 minutes before it chucked a rod again. You also need to inspect the cylinder bore to see if it was damaged or the piston got whacked. generally in machine work if you can feel it with your fingernail it is bad...

MTD. You can go to MTD online, You will need the model and serial number to pull up the manual.

I get the funny feeling that the question "where is the voltage regulator" is really an answer to another question like why won't my engine start, or why isn't the battery charging etc.. Is it?

do a cylinder balance test.

time to get the volt meter out and a wiring diagram.

maybe cut more frequently? Hybrid Bermuda grass hates to be cut too much at a time, and shows a much better cut with reels than horizontal blades. Walk part of the area that you don't like and see if you can figure out what the pattern is to the defects. That may give you a better clue what is...

the factory manual says that speed is not controllable, that the speed was set at the factory. Most of these mowers are on or off. The cable controls the "operator presence bar". When let go by the operator the engine dies. link to owners manual...

There are qualifiers that can be used to help in a Google search. Double quotes with the search word in between will only yield results with that in it. Putting a minus mark - in front of a word will exclude it. As an example, If I search for something like Bicycle Trail Memphis, I might get 50...

You know what you want. And we know how frustrating it can be trying to upload photos without the right application. What is making this thread harder for everyone is that you likely have an engine that is old and has been tampered with, perhaps many times. I remember the neighbor hood kids who...

Unfortunatrly life doesn't work that way. It is really hard sometimes to answer someone's question remotely. Sometimes it takes a dialog to even begin to understand the problem. But sorry forums can be frustrating - they can be no doubt.

it sure the heck will if the engine is overheating

find another carb in a bone yard

I'd be looking at the cooling system to see if it is functioning right. What type day time temperatures are we talking this is happening in?

You need to be a bit more descriptive about why you needed to repair the pulley and how you did so. You also need model, year and serial number. Posting a service manual wiring diagram would help, as would where you bought the replacement parts you used or details how you repaired the old one.

unfortunately most things made today are made to last a limited lifespan. I've got a 7 year old SUV which the last of that generation model was sold in 2018. The electronics no longer work due to telecomunication changes, and Honda/Acura says they have been waiting on the part for over a year...

It is a mini-bike that some 14 year old tinkered with to go as fast as he/she could. There is little chance it has original parts in it.

If the spark is jumping thru the boot instead of the plug gap you have two possible problems that both need to be addressed, and one that may be an issue. (1) The plugs are open or the gap is way excessive (2) as others have said, the high tension lead is bad - you may be able to buy a new boot...