Funnily the starting although a pain usually eventually works, it is the keeping going that is the problem.Psssst psssst easy start
Affects us young uns like that!!
Funnily the starting although a pain usually eventually works, it is the keeping going that is the problem.
Affects us young uns like that!!
Your pull cord may be a bit worn so dont be pulling that toggle too hard
I've been pulling it so much my shoulder aches!Your pull cord may be a bit worn so dont be pulling that toggle too hard
On both machines!
I've been pulling it so much my shoulder aches!
On both machines!
Watch it or you might throw a rod
W might be a bit
Night all!
Piston broke.Watch it or you might throw a rodpistonpi$$toff
Often a problem after a Saturday night on the tiles!!
Hippo
Lord Hippo
Iffit rattles like a tin of marbles it will help it sound orfentic.Would you believe it ??
Trying to set tappets on my little landy Kohlar engine only to find that they are hydraulic lifters
I'll have to flush the engine and put fresh oil in to see if that solves the noisey tappet problem, it's been stood quite a while so maybe it'll get better with running.
Atomician
Well-Known Member
I had the opposite on a 2stroke. Idled but stalled when you tried to rev...Took the carb off, had no carb cleaner but did perform the aforementioned butchery to enable me to alter the tickover:
Backed off the throttle and ....... no....... it still wouldn't idle.
So turned the idle screw up.
No better AND it had flooded so I had to "de-flood" it before it would start again.
Again ran like mad on full throttle, but again..... no tickover.
So wound the tickoever jet a bit to the right to lean it.....
Still wouldn't restart until I de-flooded it.
And still no tickover.
So not a happy chappy.
Took the exhaust off to look at the spark arrester. Which is basically just a load or wire wool inside it.
First thing I did was pul the carb... Took it apart, cleaned it all nice, checked gaskets were seated nicely, cleaned needle etc etc... problem remained.
So I looked at everything else, cleaned the fuel tank, and replaced with nice E5 petrol mixed properly. Took the fuel filters, air filters and exhaust off and ran it like that and problem remained...
At this point it was pretty much stripped down to a fuel tank, carburettor and cylinder head, and of those 3 the thing most likely to go wrong is the carb.... Got a new one and it's run perfect ever since - musta got clogged somewhere I couldn't get to with cleaning
So might be the carb giving grief even if you have cleaned?
Old fuel can sit in a carb over winter and turn to varnish like gunge, if it doesn't block a gallery it may restrict it enough to be a pain, carb cleaner needs to be soaked for a while I reckon and then followed with a blast of air ...
Ran it out of fuel on last switch off so carb was empty and it was stripped and cleaned 
I leave the fuel in my lawn mower over winter and it starts no problem every spring
Don't know what the problems are, maybe insects crawling in for the winter because it was stored outside
I leave the fuel in my lawn mower over winter and it starts no problem every spring
Don't know what the problems are, maybe insects crawling in for the winter because it was stored outside
Ran it out of fuel on last switch off so carb was empty and it was stripped and cleaned
I leave the fuel in my lawn mower over winter and it starts no problem every spring
Don't know what the problems are, maybe insects crawling in for the winter because it was stored outside
Who knows, they have their own rules, I'm sure ...
I've had some success with two stroke carburettors by immersing them overnight in a strong solvent like acetone or thinners. If they're a diaphragm type I take the diaphragm out, in case the solvent damages it. This helps dissolve the congealed two stroke oil in the tiny holes.
I was told once by a mechanic in a shop that sold strimmers and chainsaws to reduce the amount of oil in the petrol. I'm reluctant to go too low, however, because that's the only source of lubrication. This man's business relied on people buying new ones, so I don't suppose he minded them wearing out quickly. I'd rather risk a drop more oil and keep the engine intact for longer.
I was told once by a mechanic in a shop that sold strimmers and chainsaws to reduce the amount of oil in the petrol. I'm reluctant to go too low, however, because that's the only source of lubrication. This man's business relied on people buying new ones, so I don't suppose he minded them wearing out quickly. I'd rather risk a drop more oil and keep the engine intact for longer.
Stay safe out there peeps, if this smoke gets across roads they will shut them ...
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