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Ditto on the spark plug. I have also seen multiple Honda engines do that exact thing and a new plug fixed it.

My favorite is when folks bring me a mower with a crap ton of sealer in the tires and now the tires are so bad the tires have to be replaced and now I have to clean up the mess and deal with the rusted rims. Then they question what I want to charge to fit new tires. Let's see, clean up the mess...

In the barn I use battery tenders on 9 batteries and leave them on all winter. I don't disconnect any of them from the equipment. Never have a problem in the spring. Boat 4 deep cycle Motor home 2 deep cycle Tractor Zero turn Minivan

I have to use a micro drill on most honda type pilot jets. The USC or carb cleaner doesn't do a good job cleaning those.

I wonder how well it cleans plugged pilot jets in honda style carbs? Another miracle in a can?

When someone feels the need to tell everyone he has a $65000 of Mac and Snap On tools that tells me everthing I need to know.

Anyone else confused?

OMG 😱 here we go again!

Hey Scrub, My ethanol gas is better than your ethanol gas.

I have a ferris 3100z with 60" ICD deck and gator blades. I can cut at full speed unless the grass is tall and it does a good cut. 36hp helps too.

Temperature change

I have 6 of the 5gal Blitz cans I keep full and sealed for the generator. Have had them for 25 years. No problems. Too bad idiots put them out of business.

I was trying to be nice about questioning things and I find the description of the result suspect. So at this point I will assume my first thoughts were correct and I agree with you. BS.

Still waiting on pics 🤔

Need a pic of the engine with the turbo on it and a link to where you bought it from.

Whomever installed the fuel pump didn't remove the protective shipping caps on the fuel pump and just shoved the hoses on over the caps.

Back in a previous century when the 5hp flathead briggs was THE engine guys running the unlimited class were running superchargers and alcohol. Some were centrifugal and some axial flow. Usually a belt drive off the crank. Pretty much aftermarket for everthing but the block, crank and flywheel...

Famous quote "Let's not confuse the issue with facts." 🤣 Still waiting for the link.

I would ba amazed if even the chineese could make a turbo for $75. What type of bearings are they using to withstand the heat with no oil cooling? Or is it called a turbo kit and is just a fancy air cleaner and muffler on a pipe?

Link to kit? I am curious.

Are you planning to run the engine at 6000 RPM?

You are talking about a single cylinder push mower engine which is probably 8 to 10 cubic inch displacement. Here are some reasons why turbocharging such an engine is difficult. First is exhaust reversion. When a single cylinder engine closes the exhaust valve the exhaust gases literally stop...

A single cylinder governed engine running 3400 rpm would respond to a positive displacement supercharger but you won't get enough exhaust to properly spin a turbo to get any midrange improvement. You need at least a twin cylinder engine for a turbo to work. The kits in your link are for multi...

Disconnect the outlet hose from the fuel pump. You can pressurise the tank about 1.5 -2 psi with your breath. Seal you mouth on the tank and Blow into the tank and you should get fuel out of the fuel pump outlet. If not something is blocking the fuel.

Someone is BSing you.

Run it at full throttle with the pto engaged and measure the voltage at the battery. If Above 12.5 volts it's fine.

Only top end. This was on a go cart. Even with different gearing the engine would top out right at 6300 rpm. This is with no govenor and wide open throttle. After the tube was connected it topped out about 6700. Didn't help the acceleration so no gain in the midrange and 6500 is about the limit...

Un hook the motor and Connect a known load like a light bulb across the wires from the switch. Flip switch in both directions. Does lamp light in both positions? Is it the same brightness?

No idea about that kit but once routed a 1 1/2" hose from the fan shroud to the carb on a 5hp briggs. It did up the top end but was a bear to tune. Had to richen up the main jet for top end and ran rich at partial throttle.

I see the electric deck lift actuators go bad a lot. Personally I feel they are a gimmick that has no real purpose other than a marketing thing. Customers love dropping a few hundred on a mower with very low hours because a 10 cent plastic gear stripped out in the lift actuator. < end of rant>

This is the one I have. Runs air line pressure at 150psi. Gets used every day and in 5 years only thing that failed was the pressure switch. Easy fix. I installed an automatic tank drain and a contactor to lower the load on the switch contacts. Replaced a Parr brand compressor built in 1944...

If the magnets are going to fall off they probably already have.

I have used 2 wood wedges under the flywheel driven tight then drilled a pocket in the head of a bolt that fits the threads on the crank and used an air hammer on the bolt. They come right off. I keep a bunch of different bolts around with pockets drilled in the head for the air hammer.

Not to debate the virtues of going EV but rather EV equipment serviceability. I have quit taking in any battery equipment in my shop. Even if I can diagnose a problem finding parts is difficult or impossible. I get asked a lot if I can get cheaper batteries and of course I can't. It seems that...

That is plenty of oil pressure. Oil pressure is needed to overcome inertia forces of a spinning crankshaft. High revving long throw engines need higher oil pressures so the short throw low revving mower engines only need a few pounds of oil pressure.

If your cylinder is smooth and shiny you need to "break the glaze" oil will bake into the almost microscopic crosshatch grooves from the original honing. This is refered to as glaze and prevents the new rings from seating to the cylinder properly. The proper grit and type of ball hone is best to...

4 mix things to check. Valve cover not sealed. Cam worn. Valves out of adjustment Bottom of crankcase not sealed. Bad crank seals Cam cover not sealed. Low compression Carbon buildup Impulse line Carb/fuel issue.

That'll buff out.

Had a 20+ year old gator that needed a needle and seat in the carb. JD only spared the carb at $350 plus a special order fee. KAWASAKI showed the engine as John Deere only with no parts list. Found a $2 needle that worked. That was 5 years ago. I wonder what that carb is now? If you can get it...

Charge battery. Measure battery voltage. Approx 12.6v-12.8v? Start mower and set throttle to max and measure voltage at battery. Approx 13.5v-14.5v? Engage PTO and measure battery voltage. Approx 13.5v-14.5v?

I have used a few. They worked fine.

You would have enjoyed the Army's Basic Morse school at Ft. Devens MA. You had to be able to copy 18WPM in 12 weeks. You got to copy code for 8 hours a day. Flunking out got you sent to cook school or infantry. When I got out of Uncle Sam's employment I could do 25. But that was about a half...

A tip when using dies is to use the longest handled die stock you can. The longer it is the easier to keep it level when starting. I always laugh when I see guys on YouTube using an adjustable wrench to start a die.

I am pretty good at free handling starting taps and dies. Sometimes I will take the belt off the drill press and chuck up the tap and put the piece in a machinist vise and twist it by hand to get it started. Lots of hex dies suck for getting started. I prefer adjustable round dies. Usually have...

I have tried the all thread to make studs but found it too soft for most things. If I want to make studs I cut the heads off grade 5 bolts.

Another broken bolt "misery" thread. This was a game changer tool for the shop.

Limiting cap. It is not broken.

I wonder how many people on here have used the rope method piston stop on a 4mix stihl backpack blower? You can't take the cam cover off so you either have to back the rockers way off or get just enough rope in the cylinder that when you crank about 75ft/lb on the fan nut that the valves aren't...

Not sure if true or not but in another forum a guy said he damaged a valve using the rope method. I didn't want to risk it.

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