Recent content by Skippydiesel

The term "DIESELING" is usually used to describe an engine that continues to run after ignition turned of due to SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. Spontaneous combustion is usually due to carbon build up in the cylinder, that is glowing red hot at the time the ignition turned off. The red hot carbon...

I have never put oil directly into the cylinder of a new engine - Remember, as soon as that engine fires/starts, any oil in the cylinder/exhaust/inlet will be burnt off - there will be significant smoke, which may make you feel good or not, as the case may be. 😈

I guess you mean the lack of adequate choke. Note: I have had an engine repair, where it would only run with the choke on - this is a classic carburettor blockage symptome. 😈

I grease my idler bearing periodically, with high molybdenum concentration grease. I use a hypodermic needle, modified with a grease nipple, to get past the seals - you can purchase the same idea on line. 😈

Friend Hammermechanicman, " Your statement, above, is substantially correct I am old enough to remember when detergents in engine oil were only used in diesel engines. In fact we were warned against detergent oils for petrols - dire consequences would result etc etc.. Then came the advice - if...

It may be time to remove/dismantle the carburettor. Clean with carburettor cleaner & compressed air. Make sure all jets/aperture's are open/free from gum. Reassemble/fit and try again. 😈

Sounds like old fuel has gummed up the carburettor. Remove carb. , dismantle, clean thouroughly with carby clean & compressed air. Check ALL jets/apertures are free from gum. Reassemble/fit & try again. Really suborn gum can often be dislodged by rodding with copper wire. 😈

Mulch kits = marketing gimmick that uses more hp/fuel to do the same job as the standard/blade deck. 😈

An engine that must be started with " Starter Fluid Aerosol" has a problem that needs to be sorted out. You risk further damage with the habitual use of a starter aerosol (mostly ether). 😈

Guys Guys - Beware the marketing department. All you hear/read is not necessarily as portrayed - a healthy dose of scepticism will go a long way.

I am told that synthetic oils perform better, under hot conditions (eg air cooled engines), than straight mineral oils. An oil filter will do absolutely nothing to improve the performance of an oil. The filters job is to remove contaminants - mainly metal. Consider; I have used straight 30W...

These sort of fuel gauges/sensors are, for the most part, unreliable. Yous your eyeball or a calibrated pace of dowel/dip stick 😈

You should have told him that sharpening the blades has no significant benefit, other than to the blade supplier 😈

Why? What is your rational for the above opinion? 😈

The only significant "impurities" the crankcase oil may collect is water vapour. The next time you use the machine AND it gets to its loaded (working) running temperature, for at least 30 minutes, the water vapour will be driven off. I live in Australia (opposite seasons to you). I have...