I did the same, bought a 2-stroke Lawn Boy professional push mower about 2001
or so, cost a lot at the time but still running strong today. No drive
mechanism, but cast aluminum deck so it's light enough that it's easy to push
without it.
Allan
Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes:
> I bit the
I bit the bullet and bought a really nice Honda walk behind in 2013 because I
was tired of throw away lawn mowers. It wasn’t pleasant dropping over $500 at
the time for a mower, but it was money well spent. I’ve puled the (original)
plug several times over the years. Only had to regap it once,
You did better than I did with my mid 90's Quantum -- blasted thing burned oil
right out of the box and knocked badly. Total junk.
My cheap Chinese replacement from Rural King starts on the first pull every
time, never uses ANY oil, and the oil never darkens in use.
I will be getting a Honda
> Larry wrote:
> one day someone will figure out how to put EFI on small engines
> at a cost comparable to carbs and carbs will disappear
> completely - like they have on cars.
Stihl has it on the 500. The big selling point, or at least the
big talk-about point, is the lighting fast throttle
My weed wacker doesn’t have a shutoff valve, but since it’s a 40:1 mix I don’t
worry if I don’t run it completely out. My Honda lawn mower has a shutoff valve
and I always turn it off and run it until it quits.
Remember, too, that we cut grass here year ‘round, which eliminates a lot of
the
That is a good habit to get into. I need to start doing that but I generally
forget about it.
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> On Mar 27, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> True. I am very careful to always run my stuff out of fuel when I’m finished
> and shut off the supply.
>
So does our 1995 Craftsman mower with a Briggs engine - it just keeps on ...
It only gets fuel with Stal-Bil in it.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 6:29 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My 1961 Snapper RER starts right up every time. The engine is a 1988
> Briggs that is
You both missed the important point from Larry " put EFI on small engines
at
*acost comparable* to carbs ".
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 5:31 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Point well taken.
>
> -D
>
> > On Mar 27, 2020, at 6:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
> >
>
True. I am very careful to always run my stuff out of fuel when I’m finished
and shut off the supply.
-D
> On Mar 27, 2020, at 6:49 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> In my experience most small engine problems are caused by old gas in the tank
> and carb (assuming nothing obvious
My 1961 Snapper RER starts right up every time. The engine is a 1988 Briggs
that is surprisingly reliable
Curt
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On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM, Dan Penoff via
Mercedes wrote: Considering what it costs to do on a
car now, you would think they would
off
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT well that fixed an annoyance
>
> Considering what it costs to do on a car now, you would think they would have
> figured it out. Co-worker just retrofitted an old Chevy pickup truck with a
> Holley TBI system, and it was pretty reasonable compa
In my experience most small engine problems are caused by old gas in the tank
and carb (assuming nothing obvious like broken fuel lines or clogged filters).
There are rebuild kits but I usually find new (same brand) carbs on eBay very
cheap (like $20) that work well.
> -Original
Point well taken.
-D
> On Mar 27, 2020, at 6:29 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Ohh... good then we can be forced to buy $4,000 weed eaters and chain
> saws.
> Simple is good, dead simple is better. I can buy a new carb for a weed
> eater for about $12 bucks... I can only imagine
Considering what it costs to do on a car now, you would think they would have
figured it out. Co-worker just retrofitted an old Chevy pickup truck with a
Holley TBI system, and it was pretty reasonable compared to buying a new carb.
When you factor in the flexibility it gives him and the
Ohh... good then we can be forced to buy $4,000 weed eaters and chain
saws.
Simple is good, dead simple is better. I can buy a new carb for a weed
eater for about $12 bucks... I can only imagine what a computer injection
system, with injector and an electrical system to run them would cost
one day someone will figure out how to put EFI on small engines at a
cost comparable to carbs and carbs will disappear completely - like they
have on cars.
LarryT
06 E350
Youroil.net
On 3/27/2020 1:03 AM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
Floyd wrote:
Actually two. I have these 3 Stihl things, a
There’s some truth to that.
-D
> On Mar 27, 2020, at 12:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> My crusty old neighbor in DC used to complain that his mower stopped
> running smoothly when ethanol was blended into gas.
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 10:27 AM Curt Raymond via
My crusty old neighbor in DC used to complain that his mower stopped
running smoothly when ethanol was blended into gas.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 10:27 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I think the weird knobs are there to ensure you need to buy new equipment
> more
I think the weird knobs are there to ensure you need to buy new equipment more
often...
-Curt
On Friday, March 27, 2020, 1:04:32 AM EDT, fmiser via Mercedes
wrote:
> Floyd wrote:
> Actually two. I have these 3 Stihl things, a chainsaw, a string
> trimmer, and a blower. They are
> Floyd wrote:
> Actually two. I have these 3 Stihl things, a chainsaw, a string
> trimmer, and a blower. They are constantly out of "tune" with
> the mixtures.
> Anyway, in short order I got them both running fine after being
> frustrated with the things pretty much forever.
> Yay me,
Better than needing adjustment, my brother gave me one from his days trimming
the graveyard next to his house. Wife didn't like it, ran OK, etc.
Got it over the winter and went to start it in the spring and about ruptured
myself hauling on the starter cord. Blasted thing would hit a couple
I had a Troy Built weed whacker with a bunch of matching attachments for about
8 years. Always used good gas in it, etc. Started to run poorly about a year
ago. Looked at the adjustments and saw that I needed a set of the Pac Man
tools. Got some from the Island of Large Wimmen.
Minor
Actually two. I have these 3 Stihl things, a chainsaw, a string
trimmer, and a blower. They are constantly out of "tune" with the
mixtures. The chainsaw carburetor can be adjusted with a little
screwdriver, which is curious as that must violate various federal laws
and constitutes an act of
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