Recent content by Tommy Mckeown

The short answer that you are looking for is YES, you can grind down the iron portion of the coil. It will not affect the operation of the coil.

Well, the same spot would indicate that either the block, the head, or both are not true. I think you need to get a precision straight edge and check that area on both surfaces. A Starrett brand will be about $100 while an Amazon one will be $30. One is accurate to .0003". while the other is...

If you need proof, Take the blade off of a perfectly running mower and try to start it.

Hold on! You said the blade rotates on the engine shaft? You should understand that the blade IS your flywheel! It's where the inertia energy is stored when you first crank or pull the cord. I'm going to say that getting the blade tight on the crankshaft is the FIRST problem you need to fix...

A whole forum of small engines not running correct and still wondering if people will switch? I'm going to bet most people who simply want to get yardwork done will switch. Most of these bare tools are cheap to buy. I doubt you could run a profitable business repairing them. If your cordless...

If the engine is not hard to turn with the plugs pulled out your problem has nothing to do with the bottom end or anything attached to the engine. It's a compression issue. Either an exhaust valve is not opening when it should or an intake valve is not opening when it should. (think...

Seriously? Are you not going to take the carb off to least open and clean it before you condemn it?

I'm guessing you tried turning in the other direction. I've seen a lot of left hand thread bolts on mower blades.

Don't you have a lawn to worry about??? I have no idea what the mail has to do with this group.

Smelling fuel is not the same as fuel entering into the cylinder. Get a can of starting fluid and spray some in the carb. At least know if it's a fuel or spark problem before tearing into the carb. Since you felt it necessary to clean the plug the first time why not get a new one to keep around.

Simple geometry will prove that the blade tip's speed is roughly 3x that of the area where the paint is still showing. Yes it's hitting the grass that much faster and with that much more force to take the paint off.

Some people have just used 2 head gaskets on the head with a little more torque down. This while lowering the overall compression seems to allow the starter to spin the motor to start.

Correct battery lugs with proper sized solder pellets. Been using them for years. https://www.batterycablesusa.com/solder-pellets-slugs

Reading the last part of your post, I would first check if the head is warped, since it blew a head gasket. Second is find a friend who has a drill press (or buy one) and drill out the the bit and bolt with a cobalt bit.

The only way fuel is coming out of the throat is if the float is bad or the needle and seat is not sealing. Before putting the bowl back on verify that it is in fact sealing when you lift the float.