g'day zzapper,

from my mower mechanic days, we always recommended mono grade oils for
mower or at least not multi-grade visco motor car oils, that means SAE
30 or SAE 40 or even a combination SAE 30/40 they used to have one,
but never multi grades as mower engines then used a filterless splash
feed system, and in mowers we found here you don't need those lighter
grades as they will only get burn off.

for my 25 year old b&s we use SAE 40 or even 50 depending what is
available at the time of the oil change, but nothing less than SAE
30..

with the starter cord thingy, overseas mowers have it mostly not seen
much here yet (hopefulll never maybe?) it is part of the foolproofing
safety methods of modern mowers, from what i have observed each time
you let go the mower handles to empty the catcher the engine stops, so
to save all the stooping to restart the mower, the starter handle/cord
is within easy reach of the operating positions as the trip bar needs
to be grasped so the mower will start.



On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:39:04 -0700 (PDT), zzapper
snipped
With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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