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Old 14-05-2007, 12:18 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden,alt.home.repair
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Default 2-cycle engine quits when hot

Dirty fins lead to overheating. Clean with detergent, hot water,
tooth brush.

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Christopher A. Young
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"Stubby" wrote in message
: Ditto that. And don't monkey with the carburetor.
:
: Two years ago I took a old mower to the local repair shop.
Some kids
: were assigned to make it run continuously but they failed 3
times.
: There was lots of adjusting of the carb screws but nothing
helped.
: Finally, on the 4th trip the old guy that owned the shop spent
about 10
: minutes and had it running fine -- he just cleaned the fins
with an air
: blast. Total: $64.