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I agree Tiger, That is where marketing misleads many people. A sealed container such as a 1-gallon steel fuel can does not get oxygen in it. With plastic fuel cans/jugs all bets are off.

Hello B., I like Marvel Mystery oil, and it has been a proven product for many years. It started out as a carburetor treatment way before any of the other modern "snake oil" product came into existence. It is actually a "Stoddard solvent" product which melts down carbon and gum deposits. Many...

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Welcome C., Welcome to the forum. First, the make, model and hood label information does not provide good information in most cases. If you need help with a machine, make sure that you include the product chassis label information and the engine label information. The manufacturer of the...

Hello M., Welcome to the forum, If you need help with a mower, please include all the product information off of the chassis label and the engine label or drive unit label. The engines and drive units are not made by the mower manufacturer. The more information you can give us initially the...

These castings are made by a casting procedure known a "lost Styrofoam" casting and it often makes some strange impressions in the aluminum metal surface that can be perceived a faint crack, but they are not a crack. They are literally a pressure seam. Back in the cast iron days they actually...

It sounds like the oil is aerating and foaming due to a bypass condition in the pump(s). This could be a blocked filter/screen condition or worn internal pump parts. Lower the reservoir level, then run it and pull the cap and look for foaming

As the title suggests, stabilizer in fuel means it will last forever, right? Read on. Do you just dump a best guess amount of stabilizer in the fuel tank(s) or fuel cans? Do you think "more is better" will make fuel last longer? It does not. Follow the direction on the product container. Is...

I think he is referring to oil purging out of the drive reservoir tank.

Hi Skippy, Given the two choices, I would go with the full synthetic and do not use any additional additives because the oil has a sufficient amount already. For most units I personally use 20W-50 regular conventional oil. It works well for me down here in South Texas

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This is the exact issue when we don't have a PIN to go by.

If it is just homeowner occasional use, Ryobi does pretty well from what I have experienced. I do not recommend them for commercial use because they are just not that built for that. The advantage of battery power tools is no mixing fuel or dealing with tune up. The disadvantage is the...

Hello G., Welcome to the forum. What we need more than a year model is the product information number (PIN) label information off of the chassis. The label in on the front side rail on some models, but many of them have the label hidden under the fender between the tire and frame. John Deere...

Hello Skippy, Oh No! Not the "evil Zinc" .... Just another scare from an uninformed individual who has been misled by rumors that Zinc is some kind of "destructive" additive in oil. The dealer of all places should know better, but people are quick to believe bogus rumors instead of reading the...

Check the cub cadet.com website for the operator manual.

Everything points to a broken ACR.

Hi Dale. Unfortunately, the copper clad coil windings in newer coil designs (for at least the past 25 years) tend to break down at a faster rate than the older 100% coil windings designs. They cannot take the continuous high heat cycles.

That is the fuel solenoid I was referring to. It is also called and anti-backfire solenoid. It keeps the carburetor from sucking in fuel after the ignition is cut off but the motor is still spinning due to inertia from the flywheel. Raw fuel gets sucked in and travels through to the hot muffler...

Hello S., Please provide the Product information label information off of the machine chassis and off of the engine label. There were many of these built and there were changes often made during production. That faint click you are hearing is the fuel solenoid activating when the key is turned...

Regardless of how much we like or dislike the changes, battery powered equipment is gradually becoming the norm. I've worked in the mechanical/ small engine/ farm tractor/ automotive industry for most of my career and started out with simple hand tools and a few air tools. Without a good air...

Hello F., It's known as repurposing with minimal engineering design changes. Have you ever wondered why same make/brand mowers could be found with different engines and look practically the same? As battery technology advances to provide longer run times and power, I still have to wonder...

Welcome D., We will need the product label information off of the chassis along with the engine product label information. This reduces people guessing and having run-on postings

Welcome fbirch, Please keep in mind that if you need help with an equipment problem, we will need the chassis label information along with the engine product identification label information. Many machines were built with early/late serial number breaks and can be engineered quite differently...

Hello T., Was the engine starting and running fine before the "filtered fuel" was put in? I used my Mr. funnel quite a bit without issues until I accidently ran over it with my service truck. If the fuel was aged, it has lost most of its volatility. I'm not sure if the funnel has a "shelf...

Sad that someone welded the pulley. These come apart from the top after the nut and pulley are removed. Cutting that weld will likely destroy the top of the shaft along with the pulley. You might get lucky by drilling 1/8" holes partially through the weld and break it free, but it will have to...

Hello J., Everything is quickly becoming poorly made "copycat" versions of each other. All of the original SE manufacturers have contracted out or sold most of their designs to the free market because the patents have expired. What I see in my area is a lot is Honda clone engines that are...

Thanks V., Star Tech sent me a link to the same. I've been looking it over while waiting for the head kits to arrive.

Hello C, The tool you described is often referred to as a vibration/frequency tachometer by some folks like me. I've had mine for 40+ years. I never can recall the German name of it. It is a simple device that works very well for reading the RPM on small engines...

Everyone wants to create confusion these days. It's all about the money and who can claim ownership.

Sad to say, a "Barn find" usually means a badly broken-down machine that needs lots of work or it is a parts machine. These are not a "miracle restoration" find most of the time unless you want to spend money on them.

Hopefully the coils have not been overheated by the excessive gap for too long.

Recheck your battery installation and clean the cable ends a battery posts. New batteries often have a gray oxidation on the posts.

Also, don't neglect the oil filter. It is worth the money when changing the oil.

Hello C., These engines run at a fixed high RPM of about 3400 RPM as I recall. They do not have a throttle cable to regulate the engine speed like the older mowers did. You might try hitting the primer bulb just once when hot to see if that helps. Otherwise, the primer bulb and the air...

Hello Newbie Jules, We need the product label information off of the chassis of the mower.

Hello M., Welcome to the forum newbie. Anytime you need help with your equipment, we need the chassis product identification label information. If a problem involves the engine, we will need the engine product label information also. Otherwise, we are just guessing and that could easily...

Do you own a test light and a multimeter? Some engine and chassis numbers would be a big help because crystal ball is not as reliable these days.

Hello Folks, Keeping equipment "at the ready" is something I had instilled in me year ago. I grew up in the mountains of Virginia and recall when we would drain or siphon/pump all the fuel out of equipment for our cars and trucks then run the equipment carburetors dry and store them for the...

A 5-gallon bucket with a few grains of cattle feed works nicely. The cat knows right where to find them after a couple of times of getting them out.

WAG The vacuum pulse pump is not working properly, or a fuel supply line is collapsed or blocked internally. Fuel lines typically fail from the inside.

Hi Star Tech, Sticky intake valves in the guides? Similar problem like the Kohler twin I'm dealing with right now? Just a thought.

Hi Star Tech, We had a "Blue Northern" 20-degree temperature drop in the past 24 hours. We went from the mid 90's to the 70's in the daytime and upper 40's at night. We don't get many slow seasonal weather transitions here in South Texas. Thanks for the bulletin. The #2 head kit came in late...

Hello H., Yep, once I added up all the separate parts prices (and shipping), it made more sense to go with the head kits Everyone seems to think every little part is gold these days. Of course, a complete replacement engine is not cheap either.

That is the deck drive belt hanger that attaches underside just behind the main engine drive pulley. These are used on lever type PTO operated deck drives and prevents the belt from jumping off when the deck is disengaged. Looking at the worn hole, it has been loose for a while.

I cannot believe I am reading some of this stuff. This has "ethnic engineered" written all over it. Determined to make it work no matter what? What's next? A piece of tin, some self-tap and more RTV to cure for a few days? Any new gasket, or just resealing what's there?

Hello J., Mix up some Acetone and transmission fluid (50/50) and wet it down lightly for a couple of days. Keep the mixture in a jar with a tight lid if you can. Then try loosening the square head bolts, first, carefully. Once you can get them removed, put a few drops of the mixture in the...

Hello C., First problem I would look for is the upper-case bolts under the edge of the flywheel are backing out. They will rub against the flywheel and also crack the engine block in the front if they are not caught in time. The engine factory failed to put Loctite on them during engine assembly.

Thanks Star Tech, I have a fairly good library, but every now and then I get a unit in that I just don't have the needed specs for.

Hello H., Valve springs collapsed, rocker studs backing out and both intake valves very badly stuck in guides due to suspected bad/contaminated fuel being used. The part numbers for the heads have had 3 different revisions. I figured that I am better off going with the Rehlko/Kohler head kits...