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There is methodical method to small hand held 2 stroke engines . You start with the fuel tank checking that the tank both holds pressure ≈ 7psi for 2 minutes Then you check the cap to see if it vents properly Faulty tank caps & vents are much more of a problem than faulty carburettors But it...

So what did the bolt tighten up against ?

Get a plain rubber boot that has ribs moulded on the inside to lock into the grooves in the spark plug Remove the current boot and screw in a stainless steel or brass pan headed screw into the end of the HT leadso it pokes out just far enough to touch the other side of the rubber boot Remove the...

There is no such thing as a "fully sealed bearing" apart from custom bearings made for specific tasks and you will not find any of them on a lawnmower $$$$$$ A RS ( Rubber Sealed ) bearing has a GREASE SHIELD to prevent grease getting out easily but as the lip has no strengthening spring it is...

Way back there was a suggestion to pull the rocker covers and check the vale lash Now is a good time to do just that Pushrods jump off all the time An inlet with no pushrod = 0 PSI 50 psi is a bit on the low side but it still should fire Low oil often leads to gauled / stuck valves but rarely a...

Not that easy We really need the numbers off the ID tag because JD change things mid season AFAIK you should have a 22 HP B & S V-twin engine . JD use consistent colour coding across every thing they make which makes our job a lot easier . I have an earlier 100 Series wiring diagram if no one...

Plastic welding Most car smash repairs can do it now days or you can do it yourself with a hot air gun & some HDPE milk bottles. Done about 20 or so to date, not particularly difficult . However I would grab a couple of 4-5 gallon chemical bottles to practice on first , most of them are HDPE &...

There is nothing super special about a Kohler muffler A std CH20 muffler looks to be around $ 300 US new + lots of used ones on evilpay IF your exhaust pipes are OK then a Std B & S muffler is about $ 100 and then you can learn to use that welder you bought 10 years ago that is gathering dust...

He just keeps a better inventory than most . Kawakasi parts are realistic You have just been spoiled over the years because B & S parts were always way too cheap . A gasket that costs 10¢ to make can often be $ 10 by the time it passes through a couple of sets of hands and gets to a dealer. In...

OK Gary , I am not trying to nit pick but you need to be a little more careful with your descriptions Crank = rotate Fire = spark or at least go pop Now what I think yur are saying is it will rotate ( crank ) but not fire if the kill wires are connected to the coils and when disconnected it...

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No the rocker covers leak because shaved gorillas use a power driver to do up the retainers way too tight. This deforms the cover where the screws go through and chops up the cork gasket . They are done up to 8 PSI which most blokes can do with their old fellas I have knocked the dents out of...

I have an engine in the workshop that only had 1 rod in it from new Customer brought it in for a service complaining that his 18Hp twin had less poke than his on 10Hp single .

Save the image as a jpg Then open it in any image browser and from the edit menu ( usually ) find "resize" or "adjust" It should show the image's size either in pixels or inches / cm then have another data box for resolution Measure your screen , then change on ( not both ) of the sizes to be...

Check the engine mounting bolts

Kohler coils have diodes inside them to prevent the kill wires interfering with each other. When you replace Kohler coils it is important to replace both .

When I kicked the business off I bought 300 large key rings which were big enough to fit over the dip stick and I encourage my customers to "hide" their key there so they won't loose it .

Start the mower 12 is the battery voltage

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It is a weld , drill then retap fix Nothing else will hold for very long .

The left side always goes first because it is on the "push" side of the belt so under load it tends to slip which makes the pump turn slower so more load on the oil When you get your new pump/motor you will see why. VERY IMPORTANT which is why I am yelling Take lots of photos when you remove...

You can remove the complete blower housing if you undo the carburettor at the head so it comes off with the housing A bit tricky getting the governor link off but it can be done This will then allow you to work on the screws without hanging from the ceiling . The 2 knobs should be a replacement...

It is the thought that counts Down here only JD used the style you showed for long time Even worse was the cheaper style where the nobs had a hole open to the elements that filled with water ensuring that the nuts rusted onto the bolts unless the bolts were greased every service FWIW I have...

The worry is the back room boys , the Federalist Society & Heritage Foundation . Both have been working to turn the USA into an Autocracy and have just been waiting for a charismatic useful idiot . So a con artist called trump comes along and starts a cult following who blindly follow him over...

Sounds like you have a reasonable shop Chop the head off the bolt They self tighten in use Usually I can undo the bolt with my feeble finger once the head is off IF your mower has cupped washers under the bolt replace them

Quick & dirty test is to slip a 5A fuse where the usual 7,5A one is If it blows then you most likely have a bad clutch Also check the clutch wires it is not uncommon for them to chaff and create a short Finally try running with the alternator unplugged Let us know how you go .

A carb is a carb is a carb There is almost no difference between a carb for an 18 hp engine and one for 20 hp. IF the choke size is too big then you get poor acceleration If the choke size is too small then it will not idle down If the main jet is too big then the engine will flood when...

That is because you Yanks are so tough . or perhaps just heavy . To be honest the last new bike I bought was an SR 500 Yamaha ( Street version of the XT ) and it had a valve lifter on it as did the XT . Smaller engines can be walked past TDC but big ones tend to kick back .

Have a close look at the restrictor some tanks have filters built in Others can have casting flashes that were not properly cleaned off .

If you take out the abnormalities generated by covid things were much worse under trump What every one remembers was the cheapest petrol prices for decades and this was 100% the results of covid. Because no one was driving much the refineries virtually gave away petrol because shutting a...

PIA job but this is how it goes Chop up the two nuts on the top so the cover can come off Remove the blower housing & tap the 2 bolts out of the bottom ( the don't come out easy ) Get 2 new bolts and a new cover Fill the hole in the blower housing with any hard setting epoxie you like grease...

Are you sure you hooked the pump up the right way ? Both the inlet & outlets have one way valves so try blowing through them Next did you put the impulse line on the top spiggot ?

Do a leak down test you may has shifted one of the seats just enough to prevent the valves from seating Now check the cam timing because it is easy to end up being 1 tooth out . 1 tooth advanced = won't start 1 tooth retarded starts well but no power & won't rev out Also try with the kill...

First of all what motorcycle are you talking about ? Second what model compression tester are you using ? Screw in or rubber bung ? Next try spraying all around the plug hole and the tester tubing with soapy water I would expect you will be blowing bubbles every where Does the tester have solid...

All single cylinder motorcycles over 250 have a compression release Most kick start twins had a compression release IT changed when our friends at Nippon Denso managed to make a reduction gear starter that was small enough & cheap enough to fit to a motorcycle Not sure about old HD's but there...

Yes it is # 539 101080 Rotary, Prime Line, Stens & Oregon all do an aftermarket one that costs about 1/3 of the Husqvarna one If buying an aftermarket swtch from any where other than a mower shop look at the colour near the plug If yours are all grey you need the all grey one, if yours are...

The share holders who acquire more money every hour than you make in a lifetime want you to buy a new car every 3 to 5 years So they get in the ear of the EPA about old cars being a pollution hazard Thus emission checking Also a lot of Cat Converters fail so they can not burn the fuel your...

Yes , boken con rod Yes worn out hydro

A leaking float needle wil do the same thing which is why Honda puts a tap on the side of their carbs .

If it was in my shop 1) remove Blade 2) Find some heavy tube slightly larger then the outside diameter of the spindle and slide it over it Pack under the tube so so the whole weight of the deck is being supported by the tube 3) Double nut the spindle & remove the grease nipple 4) 2 options ...

When you put the new rocker cover gaskets on smear the engine side with bentonite grease ( the smelly tan/ brown wheel bearing grease ) so they will strip off clean next time. One step better is to coat the other side with a sealant , I like to use Hylomar

Yes as the others have said Very common for debris , just plain old clippings to clog the fuel outlet so you are using fuel faster than it is being supplied thus the fuel filter draining is a symptom not the problem. Another one that seems to pop up more & more these days is the fuel live...

And doubley so on a walker or hopper with a catcher over the engine MY customers come in rvery 6 months for services and it takes hours just to clean all of the fine clippings out of the engine & mower

FWIW A friend bought an old truck when he was between houses . Loaded all his gear into it and left in in my drive for 18 months When he moved into the new place he of course drove the truck there then sold it for more than he paid for it and saved about $ 10,000 in storage & moving costs ...

Measure battery voltage between the + and the engine Ground straps falling off will also do that .

And trump still says climate change is a hoax . Hope you keep safe I got bogged in my own front yard last week A full months worth of rain in 6 days

I occasionally drill out the spot welds or grind back the rivets for pulleys I can not get for a reasonable price I got quoted $ 142 for a Dixon deck idler so the hour I spent grinding out the rivets then welding it back together was worth it . I always find is urking that in all of the...

Back in the bad old days the common trick to clean a carbon fouled plug was to start the engine then run it as fast as it will run then pull the plug leads off 1 at a time and hold them up to 1" off the end of the plug till the engine ran properly

Mulching does require more power but not because you are cutting the clippings multiple times It requires more power because you are pumping more air, a lot more air to keep those clipping airbourne . This assumes you are not trying to mulch 2' tall grass

That is a pretty neat trick since the top income tax rate is 37 % and the company tax rate is 21%