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But the real question is what condition is the mower in overall. I don't get that kind of price and Most folks won't want to put over $1k into an older mower. By the time I replaced the trans and belt and idlers and whatever else is bad under the machine I am over $1k. Then throw in the annual...

I've had a few customers want me to work on 100 series JD mowers with the "slows down on hills" death whine. I won't even take them in the shop. Local JD dealers quote ridiculous high price to replace trans because they don't want to mess with it.

It's not a stuck valve. If they stick it is always open. Pull side cover which is hopefully not seized on the crank. Pull the cam out and see if you can turn the crank.

The 632201 carb is for a HH70. Heavy Horizontal 7hp. Cast iron engine. I don't think they made a HH120 with tiller reverse but they did on the HH70. Can you get a Pic of any govenor or control stuff?

A cast iron HH120 would be a beast on a tiller. Probably a HH70 or a MH70 from the carb number.

Most likely either rod seized on crank or crank seized in case.

The compression release on this engine is simply a small bump on on the intake valve closing ramp. It will not stop the engine from turning.

This thread took a left turn a long time ago.

Are they standard 251's with no primer bulb or 251ce's with a primer bulb and EZ pull starter?

Get some straight 50 wt. Won't fix them but will help.

The new stator should work fine as long as you have the 20 amp regulator.

Been there. Guy wanted me to change starter on a car. It was under the intake manifold.

I have a gallon of sta bil marine. I put it in customer equip but I never use it in my own stuff. It makes them feel better.

Not sure but this might be a fuel problem

I have lawnboy S21ZPM that is 30+ years old. It is a trim mower now so it only sees a few tanks of gas a year. At the end of the season I turn off the gas valve and run the cab dry. In the spring I turn the valve on and star the mower. Gas in it could be 6 to 8 months old and has oil in it...

Well. Somebody's gotta do it. Internet expert here. You are doing it wrong. Not sure what it is but I am sure it's wrong. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

If the cylinder is worn not much you can do other than new cylinder. May not be worth all the detective work as a P&C kit is only $35

If you google "jd445.pdf" you can download the service manual from garden tractor talk website.

If the belt pulley is not turning (power off) and the clutch makes a noise it is probably the bearing in the clutch. With the clutch powered on the bearing doesn't spin so no noise. I would remove the clutch and check the bearing.

Remove the deck belt Engage and disengage the clutch Does it still make the noise when disengaged? Does the belt pulley stop spinning when the clutch is disengaged? If the belt pulley keeps turning when the clutch is disengaged and make the scraping noise the bearing in the clutch is probably bad.

Most handheld 2 strokes have locating pins in the in the grooves to keep the rings from turning to where a ring end is in a port (bad). And the ends are tapered to fit the pins. I have never had to file rings. OEM or AM I just put new rings on the piston and install. Never had a problem. Not...

Check the tank for rust. If it has flakey rust the Houston we have a problem. The tubes are prone to cracking and are readily available. Did you replace the fuel pump diaphragm?

Could be like the guy who runs a truck repair that got a visit by the ATF because he ordered a bunch of oil filters. Now if you order a bunch of vise grips they will think you run a meth lab.

If you had the carbs off and apart have you synced the carbs?

Never seen a mechanical ACR on a multi cylinder 4 stroke bike. Honda did have one on the XL500S. It was a 500cc 4 stroke thumper that pretty much killed off the 2 strokes used in flat track racing. Back in the heyday of big single racing 2 strokes it was common to have a compression release...

Anybody who had a big 2 stroke single knew how to "straight leg" start a bike. Work the engine around to the compression stroke. Shove yourself up high enough to extend the leg on the kick start out straight and drop your body weight down on the straight leg. Trying to start it sitting on the...

"All single cylinder motorcycles over 250 have a compression release" My kawasaki 350 Bighorn didn't have a compression release.

I have used copper wire in damaged aluminum threads.

Get a couple small zip ties and cut pieces the same length as the holes are deep. Put a piece in each hole and install the carb. Zip ties will fix the wallowed out plastic threads.

I give up.

The cheap HF compression tester doesn't have the Schrader valves at the end of the hose. You can't use it for small engines or motorcycle engines It it ain't like this it ain't gonna work

That or tighten the chuck better so bit doesn't slip LOL 🤭

I have a customer with an RT8. Parts are getting hard to find for these units. I rebuilt the tine drive about 10 years ago. Most of those parts are NLA now. Good luck finding parts.

The commercial Z mowers and the bigger JD and Kubota tractor style mowers and others use Marbain steel blades. There is a big difference between regular and Marbain blades https://www.fisherbarton.com/products/turf-care/marbain/

If your phone gets around 100mbps and laptop around 45mbps it is probably just the wifi chip in the laptop. I will assume you didn't get the ethernet adapter so you can't do a hardwire speed test. If you have a poor signal from the router your speed can slow down because of so many packet...

No mulching kit works well in tall wet grass.

Is your PC wired or wireless? If wireless how far from the router? Open the starlink app on your phone and do the advanced speed test. Results?

Many times when an engine has been loose the bolt holes in the aluminum gets wallowed out a bit just tightening with locktite won't keep them tight. Some engines have enough material I can just drill and tap to the next size. Some I put in inserts and use locktite. If your engine comes loose...

I have a hot staple kit that I use to fix cracks in plastic hoods. Cheaper than buying a hood.

You need some old iron to work on.

Good luck. Hope you get power soon.

Be aware Dish satellites are geostationary over the southern US and starlink constellations are over the northern US. Hope you have a clear view of the northern sky. Your Dish cable is probably RG-6 coax and the starlink cable is a Cat 5e weatherproof cable with proprietary connectors.

No.

Back in my service rep days I would tell customers I was psychotic not psychic so I can't read your mind.

When I was on DSL I couldn't stream netflix without buffering every couple minutes and any large file transfers just timed out. No problems on starlink Still got a couple 1200 baud modems out in the barn. If you need them LOL

No Fibre here yet. I have a few of my networking clients setup with wireless links to barns and other buildings using ubiquiti Loco M5's.

I have not had to contact starlink for customer service. I was an early adopter and pre-ordered and waited over a year for the service to be available. When it was they sent the kit and I set it up and no issues. Frontier DSL was a PITA. Every time you call you get the "You are in a high usage...

I have starlink. I replaced DSL that was only getting 3mbps. I am happy with starlink. Speed test from the starlink app

Need to get a new crystal ball.