| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#1
16-05-2007, 05:59 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and
now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA |
|
#2
16-05-2007, 07:43 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
wrote in message ups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett |
|
#3
16-05-2007, 09:51 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
bassett wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. |
|
#4
16-05-2007, 10:48 PM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
"Jonno" wrote in message u... bassett wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. Who said the partner was a femme fatale???? Not the OP. |
|
#5
17-05-2007, 01:36 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
SG1 wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message u... bassett wrote: wrote in message groups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. Who said the partner was a femme fatale???? Not the OP. No wonder you had problems |
|
#6
17-05-2007, 05:15 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
"Jonno" wrote in message u... bassett wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. ****She, She, She's the cats mother, no one said it was a woman using the mower in the first place. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. ***** In that case you better get busy, and start producing 4 stroke brushcutters, chain saws, generators, motor bikes, No perhaps not there already out there in 4 stroke, just continue all the 2 stroke motor bike makes.. In your case STUPID is an understatement. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. *****The greatest failure of any two stroke motor is seizure, and the reason is lack of lubrication. Sometimes with catastrophic results. Consider a 125cc racing bike, locking up solid doing a couple of hundrud K's . But wait that won't happen again, you've banned all two strokes. lucky us. bassett |
|
#7
17-05-2007, 05:17 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
"Jonno" wrote in message u... SG1 wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message u... bassett wrote: wrote in message egroups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. Who said the partner was a femme fatale???? Not the OP. No wonder you had problems There's only one bloke here with a problem , and his names STuPiD. There was never a suggestion the mower operater was female. bassett |
|
#8
17-05-2007, 09:09 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
bassett wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message u... SG1 wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message m.au... bassett wrote: wrote in message legroups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. Who said the partner was a femme fatale???? Not the OP. No wonder you had problems There's only one bloke here with a problem , and his names STuPiD. There was never a suggestion the mower operater was female. bassett Youre the one with the two stroke. What does that make you? |
|
#9
17-05-2007, 09:22 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
bassett wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message u... SG1 wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message m.au... bassett wrote: wrote in message legroups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. Who said the partner was a femme fatale???? Not the OP. No wonder you had problems There's only one bloke here with a problem , and his names STuPiD. There was never a suggestion the mower operater was female. bassett I gave you the benefit of the doubt, as I thought you were normal like most people. As far as stupid goes, your numlock is stuck, and youre also the one with the two stroke. That makes you very clever? Its like pushing the proverbial uphill if you start wanting attention by acting irrational. Two strokes can seize, or simply loose compression due to rings overheating and loosing tenson, also the bore can get awfully scored, and in my experience, if the mowers a quality mower the bore "may" survive. But as most arent good quality you may not be that lucky. Buy a for stroke next time. They are a lot less trouble and can live for many years longer than two strokes. I'd pull it a apart and see what damage has been done. But you probably dont have the tools. A good library could help you. |
|
#10
17-05-2007, 11:18 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
On May 16, 6:51 pm, Jonno wrote:
bassett wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Please I sense the word stupidity is over used. Humans get over nasty at times. Education was achieved correct? She now knows. Why was she cutting the lawn in the first place, as well as having to get the fuel. Thats secret mens business. The stupidity could also be said to apply to whom so ever buys a two stroke. Polluting things they are. Two strokes should be banned. Theyre cheaper but will cost you like a finance plan. All work shops love them as this kind of thing happnes all the time. Theyre unreliable and need special kind of upkeep. Your wallet is always open for them. Seizure is unlikely, but possible, with a loss of compression. Try the right mixture add a dash of castor oil if you have it. (Model airplane fuel is said to do wonders.) That will seal the engine long enough to assess any damage. It may even polish the bore enough to run using normal fuel. Ummm.... I am female... my male partner made the error..... just used the wrong tin.... Women do know how to mow as well you know.... But thanks for your input - we'll give it a go |
|
#11
17-05-2007, 11:20 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
On May 16, 4:43 pm, "bassett" wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Yes, the motor turns over freely, and the plug sparks ok - I would quite happily send it to the scrap heap, but unfortunately - I borrowed it from my mother  guess we both need a new mower. Thanksfor your help |
|
#12
17-05-2007, 02:30 PM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
wrote in message oups.com... On May 16, 4:43 pm, "bassett" wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Yes, the motor turns over freely, and the plug sparks ok - I would quite happily send it to the scrap heap, but unfortunately - I borrowed it from my mother guess we both need a new mower. Thanksfor your help It's quite possable the spark plug has enamelled up, due to excessive heat. which will cause it to fail, it's worth a go with a new plug, also try some "lighter Fual" which is very hi-octain based pertol, and if anything will fire the thing up, that will. bassett PS I had no doubt it was a bloke, that stuffed up, Just don't let him ever forget it, if you forget, his mother-in-law won't. poor ******* |
|
#13
18-05-2007, 01:13 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
bassett wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... On May 16, 4:43 pm, "bassett" wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Hello, My partner put regular unleaded fuel in my 2 stroke mower and now we can't get it to start. We have drained the fuel and replaced it with fresh 25:1 mix. and turned the fuel off and given it a few turns, but it still wont seemnto start. any suggestions.... TIA Does the motor still turn over, I would have thought without OIL the thing would have seized up solid. If the motor does still turn over, remove the spark plug, and add a small amount of motor oil, then turn the cutter blades, with the spark plug still out, until the motor turns over freely, then add a bit of petrol through the spark plug hole, replace the cooked spark plug with a new one, [champion CJ 8, or simmer] say a prayer, and see if the thing fires up. If however the thing is solid, and will not turn,, Mount the thing in concrete in the back garden as a monument to your partners stupidity bassett Yes, the motor turns over freely, and the plug sparks ok - I would quite happily send it to the scrap heap, but unfortunately - I borrowed it from my mother guess we both need a new mower. Thanksfor your help It's quite possable the spark plug has enamelled up, due to excessive heat. which will cause it to fail, it's worth a go with a new plug, also try some "lighter Fual" which is very hi-octain based pertol, and if anything will fire the thing up, that will. bassett PS I had no doubt it was a bloke, that stuffed up, Just don't let him ever forget it, if you forget, his mother-in-law won't. poor ******* Bassett youre not nice |
|
#14
18-05-2007, 05:36 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
"Jonno" . wrote in message Bassett you,re not nice Your right,,,, but I learned a long time ago, no one remembers the nice people, but everyone knows when an arseole's coming. |
|
#15
18-05-2007, 07:45 AM
posted to aus.gardens
|
|||
|
|||
|
Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower.
bassett wrote:
"Jonno" . wrote in message Bassett you,re not nice Your right,,,, but I learned a long time ago, no one remembers the nice people, but everyone knows when an arseole's coming. I now know why |
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Incorrect fuel - 2 stroke mower. | Australia | |||
| Incorrect name tags on nursery plants | Australia | |||
| Mowers - 2 stroke vs 4 stroke | Australia | |||
| 2 stroke fuel question | Australia | |||
| Me is baaack!!!!!!!!!! CATION: Politically Incorrect | Orchids | |||
Linear Mode
