Repeat of Compression Relief Failure Causing Choke-Sputter-Die, or Both?

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When you hit 70 and your eyes start to go south, any tool that helps is worth it. My dad had me grinding vales for him in 1963, so I've been at this a while. I also resurface the heads. After they run them half a season on one cylinder, they aren't too happy when they find out a head gasket isn't part of a tune up... lol
I rarely use sealant because if the heads are true and you follow the torque sequence to factory spec, they shouldn't blow. The ones that never bother to clean the mice condos from under the blower housing are the worst, sealant wont help them. I did 17 this year, double of last year for some reason. I guess it is what it is.

Hi W.,

People are slowly starting to realize the sting of the current economy when a new mower can easily cost more than a used vehicle these days.

In my area it has not picked up for people repairing used stuff much (yet), they still have plenty of credit cards to max out before they hit the desperation point.

Trying to sell used equipment has bottomed out in the past few months, so I quit trying to rebuild a resell a lot of good (low hour) equipment with a lot of life left in it.

Hauling most of the really bad ones to salvage is becoming a twice a year venture for me. I sell what parts I can on eBay, but even that has slowed to a crawl. Shipping has gone through the roof since the pandemic and people expect it to be "free". I've never seen a shipping service actually work for free.