Tecumseh LV195SE lawn mower engine won't start.

[Dave T S]

Why not? More tools the better. If you don't like tools then more for me.

I did agree with you by saying "Still cheap to pull the head. Probably needs de-carboning of the cylinder/s anyway."

Why not? More tools the better. If you don't like tools then more for me.

I did agree with you by saying "Still cheap to pull the head. Probably needs de-carboning of the cylinder/s anyway."

You are right, I'm a novice, but that's okay. Yes, I pulled off the metal shroud and cleaned the engine fins, etc. Thanks for your support.

 

[Dave T S]

You are way over thinking this. Don’t even need to remove the engine from the equipment. To check for scoring all you need to do is remove the head and look at the cylinder. A good mechanic can quickly ( in 15 seconds ) identify a cylinder which has been damaged. You only need to be able to see the top 1/3 of the cylinder. Have you even looked at the manual I posted?

Looking now.

 

[slomo]

You are right, I'm a novice, but that's okay.

We all start someplace. Ask away if you need help.

 

[slomo]

Also, I wanted to learn something as I've never done this before.

Good man. Got to crack some eggs to make an omelet. Take pictures with your camera not to forget where those pesky springs went LOL.

 

[Rivets]

So what you are now telling us is that there are many things going on with this engone, but you’ll only give us pieces of info a little at a time. My time here is now ending as I’ve never been a fan of those who think we are here to hold their hand, but give us bad info. You started this thread saying it wouldn’t start, and to solve that problem you started throwing parts at it. When that didn’t work you figured you had a compression problem, so you figured you had to open the engine up. Before you opened it up you wanted to know how to identify a scored cylinder and bad rings. Now as I’m typing this I see that you are going to try reading the manual. From what I’m seeing you have one confirmed problem, non starting and two or three possible problems, so your novice brain says I’m going to attack this the way I want and the guys on this forum will bail me out. My last piece of advice to you is read the manual throughly and find a good troubleshooting procedure which tells you how to advance when you’ve already confused by everything you’ve done so far. Good luck in your efforts and I hope a tech more knowledgeable tech than me can guide you through you project. Bye, bye, bye.

 

[Tiger Small Engine]

So what you are now telling us is that there are many things going on with this engone, but you’ll only give us pieces of info a little at a time. My time here is now ending as I’ve never been a fan of those who think we are here to hold their hand, but give us bad info. You started this thread saying it wouldn’t start, and to solve that problem you started throwing parts at it. When that didn’t work you figured you had a compression problem, so you figured you had to open the engine up. Before you opened it up you wanted to know how to identify a scored cylinder and bad rings. Now as I’m typing this I see that you are going to try reading the manual. From what I’m seeing you have one confirmed problem, non starting and two or three possible problems, so your novice brain says I’m going to attack this the way I want and the guys on this forum will bail me out. My last piece of advice to you is read the manual throughly and find a good troubleshooting procedure which tells you how to advance when you’ve already confused by everything you’ve done so far. Good luck in your efforts and I hope a tech more knowledgeable tech than me can guide you through you project. Bye, bye, bye.

56 posts on a subject is a lot…
If you have never done something (a particular task), then you have nothing to base your assessment on, other than what you read and what people tell you. Good luck and Merry Christmas.

 

[Dave T S]

We all start someplace. Ask away if you need help.

Thanks for your support.

 

[Dave T S]

So what you are now telling us is that there are many things going on with this engone, but you’ll only give us pieces of info a little at a time. My time here is now ending as I’ve never been a fan of those who think we are here to hold their hand, but give us bad info. You started this thread saying it wouldn’t start, and to solve that problem you started throwing parts at it. When that didn’t work you figured you had a compression problem, so you figured you had to open the engine up. Before you opened it up you wanted to know how to identify a scored cylinder and bad rings. Now as I’m typing this I see that you are going to try reading the manual. From what I’m seeing you have one confirmed problem, non starting and two or three possible problems, so your novice brain says I’m going to attack this the way I want and the guys on this forum will bail me out. My last piece of advice to you is read the manual throughly and find a good troubleshooting procedure which tells you how to advance when you’ve already confused by everything you’ve done so far. Good luck in your efforts and I hope a tech more knowledgeable tech than me can guide you through you project. Bye, bye, bye.

Didn't mean to drag you through my inability with this project. I apologize if I'd misled you.

 

[Dave T S]

56 posts on a subject is a lot…
If you have never done something (a particular task), then you have nothing to base your assessment on, other than what you read and what people tell you. Good luck and Merry Christmas.

Thanks for you help. Merry Chrismas.

 

[kjonxx]

How do you rest the valve gaps, thanks.

When one is down set the other to .010 then turn till set one is down (or valve is open) or set with piston just past top dead center as book calls for.