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Quoting the wonderful Roseanne Roseannadanna:..."It just goes to show you,It's always something!"

You missed my clarification...Not Series 11, Series 5.

It's not a 11 series, it's a Series 5,1984 vintage. New Rotary shifters are $18.00 free shipping. If I going to the effort to replace a lever,I'd prefer to go with new.

How about a shift lever for a 3311X5S RER? OEM part number is 7040284

Snow Globe,anyone?

GMH= The late lamented General Motors Holden. The revival of the non-retro Pontiac GTO was a rebadged Holden,as was the Pontiac G8 GXP. They were both beyond excellent high performance cars and well built.

Please take of yourself. Intelligent and knowledgeable posters/helpers are few in number here.

Using BOTH would be awesome! ;-D

It has come to my attention that there may be a real market here on the LMF for crystal balls, you know, the kind the Wicked Witch had in the Wizard of Oz I'm thinking of buying a few snow globes and see if I can pass them off as such. Just a thought ? (some posters think that some here have...

"National Association for Stock Car Racing" doesn't exist anymore. Go to your local car dealer and buy a car and go racing was 'stock' car racing. NASCAR cars today are specially built out and out RACE cars, NOT 'stock cars. They are built to be safer and faster than a stock showroom car...

I used that "covering the intake' hack,until I bought a new engine. However, as was pointed out here, there are broken pieces inside the engine that may not play nice with other parts in there. There are many 31R Briggs engines out there that have failed for different reasons besides the...

Actually kids have been murdered BECAUSE of their shoes and/or cell phones. That should make Nike, Iphone, etc, ad nauseum liable for those killing. Maybe even Michael (Air) Jordan should be included in the suits.

Yes as a whole, this is Lawnmower Forum.com. However, this thread is NOT on a lawnmower forum posting about lawnmowers, engines, etc. This thread is on "The Front Porch" where off-topics may be discussed.

Agreed. Due diligence about the seller is always the best protection. I'm not about to write eBay off as a shopping site. I'm just pointing out how they,eBay, treat Tracking Numbers. btw,my feedback score is 3000+ all positive,and I've been a member since in the 1990's,so not a newbie. All with...

Oh,she did post a blistering reply via feedback! Even complained to the seller direct,both to no avail. We looked up the seller from the address on the box and it was for an apartment building! Amazon should,indeed,be called out when this is being done with their enablement!

Perhaps,the sellers in question deserve the shots. My wife bought some cat food on Amazon,at what she thought was a reasonable price,not great,but reasonable. Turned out,it was for ONE can,NOT one case,as the listing led her to believe. Talk about my wife getting what I reserve for me alone! No...

One thing to always check on Amazon is that the item is being sold and stocked by Amazon,NOT a 3rd party seller. Amazon,for some reason,allows scammers to sell on their site.

A little tidbit of knowledge that may help someone from losing money buying on Ebay from offshore sellers. When a seller posts a tracking number for their countries shipping services,when the parcel gets to our country,it will be handed off to another carrier,usually USPS. It then gets another...

My mother-in-law has a n almost new Dodge Durango. Last snow,the 4wd wouldn't engage. Under warranty? Nope. The dealer said the shift motor was stuck because it was not engaged often enough.

You're not biased. I'd wager you'd be 100% correct. If anyone reading these posts were born down under,I wonder who'd opt to come above 0 degrees latitude?

Original Onans( from 16 years ago is a plus) were fine engines and to me,junking one would be a very last resort.

An engine not long for this world? I simply meant the engine may not last long in an application it's not meant for.

Sorta like 'The Deacon's Masterpiece'? :-D

Again,I have to totally agree with bertsmobile1. A strong starter and a poor carb needle valve + a weak design head gasket is a recipe for disaster. A stronger head gasket would not be a good solution either. Then ,if in the event of hydro lock,you'd get a bent rod or at the very least.a...

I've purchased a number of items from DB,both mower and automotive, and have always been pleased with the quality and also the price. I would recommend them highly.

I agree that is usually the case. Most mower owners are not very mechanically inclined. The pesky B&S compression release that won't work with the valves out of adjustment or it being broken will damage a solenoid and starter in short order. Overdoing the cranking can and will melt the...

That's a good price! Can't get them at the auto parts store for that amount and sure beats the OEM from the mower dealer!

There is a golf cart continuous duty solenoid rated for 300 amp also used on electric winches. My current draw requirement has never been that high,but they are available,20 bucks or so.

Good catch,StarTech! I need to re look at the OP's pic. My mistake. Of course both sides of the loop go through the slot. I was concentrating on the Ground wire not the choke linkage :-(ashamed)

On my mowers,when the starter solenoid fails,and the OEM ones seem to be a weak point, I replace them with a common automotive one. That cures the issue pretty much forever. Usually less expensive,too.

All my Briggs linkages look like this and there is no separate choke cable. When the throttle lever is moved to full wide open,the part of the linkage that is unseen in the posted pic,moves to push that loop of wire to the left (in the posted pic) to close the choke butterfly. Moving the...

I've held off as long as I could,but just can't help myself this morning. My "Winter" setting on my Poulan Pro 260 is "setting on the shelf in the garage"! LOL!

You should use stranded automotive wire,16 to 20 gauge. This kill switch wire doesn't carry much current. Solid copper wire has no use on anything that has any vibration to it. The shaking,even a little will fatigue the wire ,leading to breakage and circuit failure.

Lack of oil galled the crank and broke the rod,maybe?

Those pieces on the wires can sometimes be re-used if the 'christmas' tree part isn't too beat up. If they will not go back into the hole they came out of and hold securely they must be replaced,otherwise ruining the wires is a likely possibility. What I do in such cases is to use a zip tie on...

While I agree with most of the assessments on impacts, a QUALITY air impact will do everything needed to be done on lawn equipment and then some. Note I say 'quality' -impact wrench. This may be a moot point as they are disconiued but used ones are around. A Snap-On IM32 butterfly impact with...

That is a nice looking pulley! When one of my idler pulleys locked up,while waiting to receive the replacement,I toyed around with the failed one for just a very few minutes,dulling one drill bit on it. While I most likely had the tools to get it apart,I quickly saw that this was a fools errand...

Oh,I agree. I just meant it's a common pattern for a bit wider wheel,not a taller one,but wider may result in taller,too. Just being a bit careful in the turns will work for now.

Drilling those pulley rivets isn't an easy task,as some of them are heated and bradded down in one operation. This hardens and tempers the rivet as well as makes sure it is tight because of the metal shrinkage when the rivet cools. It's also much quicker (and quieter) than bashing them down...

Not sure you'd like it there. I myself am out of it sometimes! LOL!

While I'm not an OPE repair pro,I do have a long mechanical employment background. So I can somewhat tell if the poster offering help and a solution is a learned professional or not, just by how the problem is approached. It's a simple courtesy to everyone here to report back on what worked or...

This one has sold some time ago,but maybe these pics will help. https://www.gardentractortalk.com/threads/1980s-rear-engine-ariens-riding-mower-100-obo.81190/

My opinion ,along with other posters here, is to never bypass the safety switches because that's what they are for-safety. When I bought my CZ42175,the seat kill switch was disabled. In the unlikely event I turn my mower over, I want my mower to shut off. The same with the "no start in gear"...

Good idea there,hlw49. The CZ421 has 4 lugbolt hubs that are the same pattern as my HF trailer I use to haul it. Going to a larger tire/wheel shouldn't be much of a problem. Shoot,I could even use my trailer spare tires on the mower just to try this out. Releveling the deck would the work/issue...

Welcome! :-D

While I was looking for tire tread designs,I ran across this information on mower tires,from "gardentoolexpert.com". This looks like very good information and I simply can't wait to try it! LOL! (yeah,right!) This is a direct Copy and Paste from their website: "Did you know you can...

On the sloped part of my backyard, if it's been raining recently and the ground is somewhat wet, if I get too aggressive with the levers, I'll be spinning my drive wheels that are shod with turf tread tires like crazy. I can only imagine how the smooth tires would work for me, even though the...

I toyed with the idea of replacing my drive wheels on my ztr, but the cons vs the pros was way toward the cons, plus the $$$$ of them told me they were not a good idea. As for the lawn care pro, my thoughts were he'd be better off simply having conventional spare tires rather than having the...

Thank you very much. My mower was made to use a lead/acid battery. $18 to $25 @ rural King+ exchange. I'm staying with those.

And...pray tell ,why please? :-D