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Is this a fixed governed speed engine? That tab where the spring is connected to, in the picture of a picture, is bent over.

T These are not Rolls Royce turbines. Millions of mowers right now are cutting with scored cylinders. That shop should be avoided. Yes and for many a year to come. Remember you must, lap the head and block area, where the gasket sits. Extra commas for importance. De-carbon the piston, valves...

Those McLane edgers are easy flips. Problem is the gas caps down seal anymore due to rust around the cap area. I bought a new Briggs cap and polished the cap area on the tank. Over time the tank warps in this area leading to leaks. The metal thins in this cap area over time.

Trimmers, blowers and well most all outdoor powered gear are meant to run at MAX rpm, all the time. Why? Most are air cooled. The slower you run the engine the less cooling air is generated. Next category is lubrication. Same deal here. Trimmers are meant to be at full song after you pull the...

Taryl debunked the alcohol removes water from gas. So did Chickanic if I recall correctly. Heet is a wallet draining item that does not work. Project Farm I think did a video on this too I think?? Why would you use seafoam, on any engine? Nothing but a solvent with some oil. A new engine...

Post up a video of it running. Aim towards the muffler to capture the smoke.

You know, on all outdoor power equipment or as in mower engines, you must de-carbon the cylinder/s say every 5-7 years? Could be a reason you are down on power. Or are you used to the engine and maybe not cutting enough? Letting the grass get away from you? Possible plug, weak ignition or valve...

SEE, I had car batteries on the brain LOL. Just like Abe did ha-ha.

At least run a zip tie around the poor fitting hose. The old pulsa jet carbs and so on with the pulsing breather hoses. The 90 degree black boots are always loose fitting.

And playing on their phones all day long. Wasting time on MOWER FORUMS, oops like I am right now LOL.

Are you clear on what caused this issue? Lack of valve lash checks or over heated the block, maybe both? Both of these are YEARLY maintenance items in every engine manual out there. Just letting you know this was all preventable.

Great mowers but expensive. What isn't expensive these days?

That is a 2 piece cover is it not? The red cover and the black ventilated grill ? Nothing there is a precision fit. You answered your own question. If you remove the cover it's quiet. No. Over filled is over filled. Keep it ON the full mark, not below and not above. Precise enough for a...

Oil is too heavy to get into the vacuum. Way up on top of the engine so to say.

Fluttering sound starts at 1:12 into the video. I also hear a slight miss. You said if you remove the top plastic cover it doesn't do it. Wonder if the black plastic grill is doing it?

Shop vac on oil fill tube. What's not to like?

I used a cheap food scale to balance my blades. Get it down to 0.01 of a gram.

What I've found is don't buy the cheapest listed priced carb you can find off fleabay or scamazon. Say the lowest listed price is $19.95. Get one that cost $29.95 for example. Since I've started doing this, my good carbs have been way higher in luck for sure. They are a crap shoot. I typically...

Couple things ALL mowers and other outdoor power equipment "require" yearly. If they have valves then they need adjusting yearly. At least checked for proper gap/clearance. Clean the cooling fins. Most of these are air cooled. Do I need to elaborate here? Every 5-8 years, engines need...

New gasket or breather with gasket time, yes.

Dirty starter motor.

That 'll do it. Bend the crank. Vibe city.

Wow.......

That breather cover with the black hose coming out. You see the oil? You have a small leak there. I would say fix the oil leak first. Then scrub away with degreaser and water. It's not the area but the slight oil leak. Not a huge deal.......

Maybe it's time to call a professional lawn crew? Educate yourself more on riding mowers if that is not an option for you.

Sounds okay. Possible grass clippings/mud on the blade throwing the blade out of balance. Flip the deck up and see if you have a wire or lawn trash on the blade. Put a cinder block on the handle to hold the mower up for you. Make a youtube video of this and post it here.

Brush off the bulk. Compressed air, scrub brushes and degreaser as you like. You will see ribbed cooling fins that need cleaned. Search youtube on cleaning mower cooling fins. Lots of videos on this critical yearly maintenance step. This is for ALL small engines that are air cooled. Trimmers...

So the hose going TO the carb is plugged or highly unlikely the carb inlet port is plugged. Carb needle stuck closed????? Pull the carb from the engine. Remove float bowl. Connect fuel line from pump/tank. Should flow into the carb bowl area dripping on the ground. You can test with water if...

That link I sent should work for yours. I forgot about the fuel inlet deal. Sold mine a couple years ago.

And clean the cooling fins and block like a new one.

I bought from Ebay. Don't know which carb you got???? Which engine do you have? 140 or 185cc?

For sure.

No. Why add another point of failure? Fix what you have.

Dirty carb. If you have a good pump, what else is there? Do you have good fuel flow INTO the carb inlet? Will it drain the tank fully at this location? Stop buying parts and test what you have. Most of the time parts are fine.

Clean the fuel tank and replace all of the fuel hoses/filters. Verify you have a solid fuel flow INTO the carb inlet.

Did you pressure test the carb needle/seat? Needs to hold back 7psi for 30 minutes.

Did you get this running?

Do you have a solid flow of fuel AT the carb inlet? Can you drain the fuel tank from/at this same location? Any reductions in flow rate while doing this? Possible tank cap vent?? Trash in the tank and lines. Fuel lines internally deteriorating, clogged filter???? I've never seen a mower engine...

My first thought is trash in the fuel tank. Might flush it out like new. Blow out with compressed air confirming she is spotless. As Bertsmobile1 said, there is clean and there is CLEAN. New fuel lines might be called for. They deteriorate internally and can block flow. Probably a new fuel...

All correct. Keep the engine at roughly 3600rpm at ALL times. This is for MAX engine cooling and lubrication. For the deck it cuts and bags better too. Far as speeds, the transmission driven disk sounds like someone has been messing with it. Jim Jackson has a ton of youtube videos on these RER...

Primer bulbs are cheap. Just replace it. Can you see fuel being squirted into the carb when you prime it? Look into the carb throat and see. Report back.

Check engine bolts for proper torque. Possible carb needle sticking open causing a rich condition adding vibes?? Pull the oil stick and smell for fuel. Report back here.

If you have the larger WI-185cc WR engine, these will work. Looks like the one I used a bit ago. Ebay link is below. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Carburetor+For+Wisconsin+Robin+WI-185&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_odkw=wisconsin+robin+carburetor&_osacat=0

10w-30 will shear down awful fast in an air cooled engine. Briggs, Kawisaki, Kohler and so on state multi-grade oils will be consumed more compared to a straight 30W. Meaning you will need to check it at every use. I do that anyway with all oils. Use the oil your engine manual says to.

Moisture inside the grass crossing terminals. Good find........

Carb needle sticking open. Clean or replace needle and seat. Please describe this testing procedure. What is fine about it? Cease trying to start it. She is flooded literally with gas. You need to fix the over fueling issue and drain the oil a couple times. JD tech is an idiot. Do not take...

That is a-maz-in'. Bet if you cleaned the old ones and measured the internal resistor if it had one, would of worked. Gap could of been off. Any who, glad to hear she is running.

Did you get this thing running? Never heard back.

And not one visible screw or screw hole. Your FIRED!! My best lame Trump joke. LOL

What is the grass type? Cool and warm season turfs have a different recipe for maintenance.