Recent content by tom3

I use a bench top drill press, a lot lighter to handle like this. And a wooden chair is a lot more stable.

Turn key off and on, listen for that solenoid to click, might be gummed up or just bad yet again.

Really a clean looking engine inside, shows good maintenance.

Might pull the spark plugs and give the motor a couple revs with the starter to make sure there's no buildup in the cylinders.

Sometimes the "bigger hammer" or "heat wrench" does work!

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Has that sump base been repaired at some point? JB Weld maybe? Not sure from the picture but something looks odd there.

I think it uses the 00 weight grease, drill a hole to put it in. Some videos on you tube on how to clean the pulleys too, very important maintenance there.

And in Physics + is minus and - is supply of electrons or +. I studied Physics until I started to understand it then realized just how dumb I really am.

Our old house was a two story, top gutter section was non-accessible, that worked for me too. And take the blower and blow up the downspout first, really makes a display sometimes.

Looks like 28m707 when blown up.

Might probe the battery terminals with a meter. Maybe the high powered batteries are series or parallel wired some way that's different.

Better run Forest, RUN !

Thanks for the info. I guess I was living in the past when two strokes were real oil burners.

Something like this?

I always tip the mower so the spark plug is up. Not the handiest way to get under the mower sometimes but avoids all the mess.

I'd think those bearings/bushings could be replaced with something generic and available. Might need some reworking to fit but could easily wind up with a better setup for a whole lot less money.

Did it do this with the old carb?

Last time I mowed the yard I think that was about right.

Looking at those suspension pieces I suspect the batteries are not in it. Maybe a Briggs twin power plant?

The carb on this series has a port that enriches the mixture when the governor pulls the throttle to wide open and that bloww the extra fuel/oil mix back to the intake area. As the carb and throttle shafts wear that extra fuel starts getting back to that intake a little all the time, the motor...

If the ground wire doesn't work I suspect you'll need to pull the flywheel. Might find something like this: Hopefully yours is a lot cleaner.

Little different over here with the Native Americans. Quite a few major battles have been recorded in folklore and thousands of arrowheads and chipped hatchets (tomahawks) found in fields have proven it. But they were much better caretakers of the land than we have been.

Just curious, wondering what the piston top on a decent running two stroke is supposed to look like. Looking down in my blower and the piston is light brown and dry. I get a small chunk of light colored carbon in the plug gap now and then too. Seems like that piston should be some oily...

I don't miss my dad that much. He was a dutiful parent, more than a lot of kids have today, but nothing special. Had there been decent birth control, or even abortion on demand, I might not be here I suppose. Maybe made me a better parent because of this.

Why does a quarterback get paid more than a halfback, or even a fullback?

Oops. Says so in the first post even. Thanks!

One reason I don't like front wheel drive propelled mowers. Have to lift on the handle to get traction. I have filed grooves in the tires on an old Murray that we had, helped a lot with traction.

Not sure which post to respond to but I'd first check the transmissions on anything you're looking at. I'd consider spending a couple hundred dollars more to get a higher rated setup in that area. Engines and other parts are about the same in a price range these days. Look for cylinder...

Rig up a 12 volt light bulb with wires to connect to battery terminals, try the starter and see if the light stays on. If so, good battery.

Put the mower on some concrete, see if the wheels are spinning or just not pulling.

Not too uncommon for this. The lock nut takes up the slack in the threads on the adjuster, a real small amount will show up at the valve tip. Just adjust a couple thousands loose to get the right clearance when all secured. Might rotate the flywheel back and forth while checking the clearance to...

Belts tight? Pull the belts off the bottom pulleys and see what that does. I crank my Lawn Boy with a Sears drill, teaches that mower a lesson too. Was your motor running ok to start with?

Might start looking around for a used mower like yours for parts? Something like this: https://limaohio.craigslist.org/grd/d/glandorf-john-deere-lt155-riding-mower/7204396500.html

Pay more, get less these days. One or the other, or both. Even PopTarts are smaller, same size box and wrap.

Looks like a sleeved engine and the vertical marks might be caused by the sleeve to block securement design. And that pattern might be why it's using oil. Hone and new rings might take care of it.

Found a better image, good one!

Try it with a load on it, couple 500 watt work lights is good, doesn't need exact voltage etc.

I've also had a bad spark plug do this. Hard to trace this down though.

Last two S10s, Regular Havoline 10w30 in both for 300k miles, both still running, motors untouched internally. Good enough for me.

Stopped for gas today, saw a guy across the way with a big hogleg in a holster. About 18" long, barrel the size of my wrist, handle like my ankle. Slugs on the belt looked to be about 3/4" dia. Pretty proud of it, walked in the store with it openly. Election time here in the states. If he...

Lot of the old gearheads used to say use one oil and stick with it. Not sure if that's true today but might be something to it? Different additives and detergents etc.

Auto choke thermostat not working right?

Little off topic here but I used to work with a guy whose family had a big farm spread. A big highway went through a big part of the best field. One day his dad was running his tractor across the road to plow over there, State Trouper saw him, hit the lights to write him up. That trouper...

Probably does need some tuning. How long did you run it? Could be the muffler just needs a good burn out?

Looks like it should work with existing regulator. I'd try it. Two ungrounded AC wires from the stator on both units. Probably to a bridge rectifier & regulator so the output voltages should be the same with more amperage available.

Wedge and sledge needed. But I'd stand back and wait too. Can't run as fast as I used to.

Wife gives him hell for not mowing the grass. He says he can't, "the mower is shot."

Well, this is 2020 after all. Two more months.

Do you get a warning when the battery goes below 10%? Draining the battery to a very low point could be causing the problems?