Engine lets out a puff of smoke but doesn't even sputter when attempting to start

[jetpackjbd]

Yes

I cleaned that out with some thin wire and poured a bunch of the old oil on the piston. Sure enough, was able to pull it out! Thanks for the advice!

 

[jetpackjbd]

Currently struggling to remove one of the bolts on the new conrod. I've tried jumping on the torque wrench, hammering it, having two people try at once, spraying silicone lubricant, nothing. Impact drill is charging so I'll try that in a bit, but I'm a bit doubtful that'll work.

If the engine still doesn't work once it's reassembled, I might try throwing a pressure washer engine on. Apparently, someone else has gotten it working. Would be more for fun than practicality though

 

[slomo]

If you have room, place the rod in the oven. Heat it to 250F and try again.

 

[jetpackjbd]

If you have room, place the rod in the oven. Heat it to 250F and try again.

Thanks, didn't see this until after but I got it off with the impact drill. Now I just need to put everything back

 

[jetpackjbd]

Everything's back together, but still not starting. I suspect it has too much friction, since it's harder to turn than it should be, plus the starter is running slow. Going to try putting some oil directly in the cylinder tomorrow, as that's all I can do for now.

In the mean time, I picked up a junk mower from my local dump's dumpster. Surprisingly, it fired right up on the first try! Needs a new blade and the self-propel system is broken, but I'm fairly confident I can fix those for free. Also pretty gross looking, but it was free.

 

[jetpackjbd]

Got the blades sharpened and the 'transmission' adjusted. Works great! It needed a $10 cable but that was it. A total of $10 and a few hours of work for a like-new mower seems worth it. Will be working on the riding mower tomorrow, hope it runs!

 

[jetpackjbd]

Forgot about this thread, should post an update. The riding mower is still dead, despite everything appearing to work. It gives smoke periodically when starting, but doesn't turn over. I assume either the ignition timing is off or the valves are in need of adjustment. I gave a rough valve adjustment based on what felt right, but without a feeler gauge it's pretty much pointless.
For a while now, I've been trying to remove the flywheel to check if the timing pin is sheared but it just wont budge. Bought the official flywheel puller, no luck.
I'll try buying feeler gauges, but does anyone have any idea for how to get the flywheel off? I'm hesitant to use a torch on it as that might weld it on and make it even worse...

 

[slomo]

Need to post engine numbers on the rider, serial and model.

 

[slomo]

 

[bertsmobile1]

Using a rattle gun on the offical puller usually shifts them
Molten aluminium does not adhere to steel
When filling in holes in aluminium base plates and mower decks I use a piece of steel which just falls off
I did have an old 8 Hp that took a couple of days to shift
Do not heat around the edges pr hit it with a hammer as that can dislodge the magnets inside