LawnMachines 300e Mower won't start-- Choke?

[ryantriestofixstuff]

On the plug, 100K Ohms is bad. Unless you are touching carbon with the probes giving you that high reading. Get an NGK or Champion plug for your engine. Waiting on the flammable spray test.

slomo

I got it to start and run for a little bit, I already looked at the carburetor and it looked clean ( no blocks in the jets) the spark plug seems fine if its firing like that. What should i do next?

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Carbs can look clean and still be dirty.
How did it run when it was running? did start up after you turned it off or did it die?

 

[ryantriestofixstuff]

Carbs can look clean and still be dirty.

I did the video that you sent me to try clean it. I don't have anything to clean it well. I assume I cant use water to clean it, but I don't have anything else that has the power.

 

[ryantriestofixstuff]

I did the video that you sent me to try clean it. I don't have anything to clean it well. I assume I cant use water to clean it, but I don't have anything else that has the power.

I pulled the gas out and it looks like there's quite a bit of dirt in it.

 

[ryantriestofixstuff]

Carbs can look clean and still be dirty.
How did it run when it was running? did start up after you turned it off or did it die?

It died almost immediately, but this happened because I didn't have the fuel tank attached.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

I pulled the gas out and it looks like there's quite a bit of dirt in it.

you can clean out the tank with water, just put a little bit in, swirl out around dump it, repeat, until clean, then a put a small amount of gasoline in it, swirl it around an dump it out, and allow it to dry in the sun for a little while.

 

[slomo]

You can use all the water you want. Your wife's dishwasher is a great parts washer. Dump out on final and spray with WD-40 or fresh fuel as Scrub said.

slomo

 

[ryantriestofixstuff]

you can clean out the tank with water, just put a little bit in, swirl out around dump it, repeat, until clean, then a put a small amount of gasoline in it, swirl it around an dump it out, and allow it to dry in the sun for a little while.

You can use all the water you want. Your wife's dishwasher is a great parts washer. Dump out on final and spray with WD-40 or fresh fuel as Scrub said.

slomo

Alright, I just washed out the tank, seems like it is flowing a bit better. Should I let dry, re-assemble, and try start the mower? Or should i really clean the carb. (stick it in the dishwasher hah)

 

[slomo]

Alright, I just washed out the tank, seems like it is flowing a bit better. Should I let dry, re-assemble, and try start the mower? Or should i really clean the carb. (stick it in the dishwasher hah)

Remove all the soap and water. WD-40 is a water displacer. Spray it in the tank and shake around. Make sure you have good flow out of the tank. Clean the carb best you can.

I hope you are not laughing at the dishwasher tip. Disassemble the carb. Float, needle and seat, gaskets and jets. Put the dishwasher on hot potscrubber mode. It will come out like new. Blow out with compressed air.

slomo

 

[bertsmobile1]

Spark plugs no longer have a glazed insulator on the inner electrode.
So once the spark tracks down the insulator the plug is trash
Modern fuel ( which is not petrol ) is conductive at compression pressures