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Carb work, belt, front tires. Easy one this time.

Have you changed the fuel filter(s)?

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I have people want me to do woodworking projects for them such as built ins, cabinets, floating shelves, tables. After I tell them what the wood alone will cost let alone my labor @ $40/hr would be their jaw drops. I tell them I can't compete with IKEA and home depot if that is what you are...

That's called being a 'merican.

Must be chainsaw week. Had 6 come in in the last couple days and another couple coming in. Just thought I was getting caught up.

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Some go cart classes run straight alcohol. They can get more power than gas because alcohol has a high octane rating around 113 plus it runs cooler than gas but you need something like a 14:1 compression ratio to take advantage of the octane rating. So running high alcohol content fuel in an...

No wait. You mean having a cell phone doesn't make Cecil B DeMille? Well, at least YouTube makes me an expert on everything. Says some random guy on the internet. 🤣🤣🎥🤣🤣

The valve cover is part of the crankcase primary compression.

Mower engines are jetted totally wrong for straight ethanol plus the stuff will eat rubber and gaskets and rust steel and must be stored in air tight containers. Gasoline is a solvent but not corrosive. Alcohols are corrosive.

Gee. I have a cell phone camera now all I have to do is start a YouTube channel and I will be an expert mechanic. Having a YouTube channel makes you an expert.

I looked at gardner and figured out I was too small to make it worth while. Since stens switched locations and went to FedEx I can't give them a glowing review. 4 to 5 day delivery time and half the stuff backordered. Right now all briggs/kohler oil filters backordered.....really???

Look at the end of the "adjuster" for a small hole. That is the low speed jet. Make sure it is open and clean.

Pic of carb?

Anybody remember that in the 70's JCPenny sold hand tools trying to compete with Sears? Got this for my 14th birthday. Still work fine

Some folks THINK they are handy. For some folks screwdrivers should have HOLD THIS END printed on the handle. And not be allowed to shop in certain aisles of the home improvement stores.

I guess I am living right this week. Had 3 customers give me a tip in the last few days for quick turn around. About $100. Being handy is better than good looks. LOL.

Yes sir!

Just having some fun with ya 😉

I have had a cust bring me an engine in a box completely disassembled and all fasteners and small parts in a bag

What's your number? I will send you all my Ryobi, homelite, Ryan, poulan and craftman customers. LOL.

Kids are sissies today. When I was 13 I worked at a restaurant washing dishes and running a pressure fryer and a deep fryer.

I use a hydraulic crimper for battery terminals https://www.amazon.com/Hydraulic-Battery-Terminal-Crimper-Crimping/dp/B06XR8BY65 I use a ratchet crimper for smaller terminals https://www.parts-express.com/Ratcheting-Crimp-Tool-For-Insulated-Terminals-360-642 I repair connections all the...

99% of the batteries used in push mowers are a standard SLA battery. If the old one is still on the mower it will have info printed on it. You can use that to find a new battery.

I find it ironic I went to a friends house to look at his 1957 evinrude outboard engine and the guy can't drive his Nissan Leaf because the regular lead acid car battery that powers the electronics is dead. The car needs a battery to tell the car to use the big battery.

Yeah, condensation. Rehabbing horses? I got a horse in the shop right now for leaking seals. Imagine that LOL. Tapered bearings on the tine shaft gone too.

I split the line about an inch and cut off half. I poke the cut end through the hole and grab it with hemostats. Just takes a few seconds to put a line into a tank.

I have a half dozen hemostats. Getting line through the holes is easy. It's just the time to clean the saw up, put new diaphragm in the carb, replace fuel lines and filter, clean and dress the bar and sharpen the chain and clean the clutch. We are at $75 there. If saw doesn't run right how much...

Welcome to the world of "what size is that damn fuel line" I have 50' boxes of a few sizes of Tygon, boxes of both sizes of Echo line, some of the Honda stuff, spools of 1/4" and 5/16" and 10' strands of other Tygon sizes and I still find hand helds that are something I don't have and I have...

Way to go guys. This thread caused a guy to bring me a poulan chainsaw with the usual rotten fuel lines today.

I second the REAL Tygon fuel line. Not the fake stuff from Ebay or Amazon. Skip the blue stuff. The real echo stuff is good too.

If you look at a briggs flathead engine the mist must travel through a hole about 3/8"" to get into the valve spring chamber to lube the valve guides.

Briggs engines with solid lifters oil the valvetrain by mist oiling. The oil in the crankcase is whipped onto a mist, not vapor, by the crankshaft that lubricates the valvetrain. Engines with oil pumps push oil to the crank for the con rod and upper bearing but not the valvetrain. So engines...

Engine numbers?

Have you removed the deck and checked all the bearings? If the engine is a twin confirmed both cylinders are working (spark)? Belt routing ok? PTO switch won't cause engine to bog down.

Start at the battery. Remove and Clean BOTH ends of the cables and the terminals. Even if they "look good" clean them. Look for fuses. Remove any you find and look for any corrosion or heat damage. Do a general inspection of the wiring looking for anything melted or corroded connections. Sounds...

Are you saying that when it dies it will not crank the engine when you try to start it but after a few mins it will crank and start?

I googled the address. Not a warehouse. I wonder if they have their own parts warehouses or are a distributor of parts sourced from other suppliers? Stens is slowing down too. Used to get next day now since they changed to FedEx its 3 or 4 days and half the stuff i want is backordered. Like oil...

I guess I was wrong. https://www.panduit.com/content/dam/panduit/en/products/media/5/55/455/7455/110187455.pdf https://smcontact.eu/good-crimp-connection/ https://knowledge.knipex.com/en/is-gas-tightness-possible-with-ferrules https://www.rennsteig.us/service/general-info/30-gas-tight A...

Stupid people = entertainment 🤣🤣🤣

A properly crimped terminal is what is called gas tight meaning the metal of the terminal is compressed hard enough on the wire that oxygen molecules can't get between the terminal and wire. If not crimped properly oxygen can penetrate and oxidize the metals causing corrosion. 99% of DIY crimps...

This may clear things up a little

Swisher has done some weird shi..... stuff. So I wouldn't put it past them.

I am confused..... you say it has a pulley on the top of the engine to drive the front wheel. Does it have a pull rope start or electric? I don't understand how it has a belt pulley and a rope recoil on the engine.

What does the underside of the recoil housing look like? Does it use the ratchet (square hole) ?

If he didn't care about the old clutch housing a chisel and a hammer and about 30 seconds and problem solved

You might get the briggs 19114 wrench to fit. It is out of production. You could get a piece of flat stock and drill 2 holes in it and use a couple grade 5 or 8 bolts and use it like a pin spanner to remove the clutch.

I heard alcohol kills germs. I am doing my best to prevent the flu. 😉