Recent content by ttimtucker

Soaked everything in vinegar overnight and cleaned off the white rust. Extensive pitting is shown in photo. Fortunately the brass ports/jets seemed to be intact and I was able to clean our the various passages. The bushing where the float rod sits was extensively damaged; I used JB Weld to...

Good advice. I've only had the mower a few days and have not yet pulled the shroud, but will soon do that.

Pulled an old Husqvarna mower with a Honda GCV190 engine from the trash to fix up and donate. Looks like it has sat for a while. The photo shows what the float and float chamber look like. They are covered in this thick pasty white goo. Have others seen cases like this? Is the what can...