Terry

I had one of these B*ggers for years. My ex took the fuel assembly apart so
many times it almost fell apart if he went with in 20 paces with a
screwdriver in hand. Alas we he departed for greener pastures he did not
take the mower from Hell. I found the easiest method around struggling
with this beast was to get a mower man. However over time I found the
following :
i my dog and my mower person were incompatible.
ii Mower persons are highly unreliable.
iii Mower persons and inground reticulation are incompatible.

Final solution to the problem was buy a two stroke mower which starts with
first pull, no matter if it is only a feeble female on the end of the
starter rope. My dog and my reticulation are more compatible with this
solution. Oh, and I sold the mower from hell to the son of a colleague who
is living happily ever after with it!

Joanne

PS - sorry this is not much of a solution to your problem, but thought it
might give some one out there a giggle!



"Terry Collins" wrote in message
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Short version: URL's wanted.


Long version {:-).

Well, despite the dry, our grass has grown enough that it need another
mow. Unfortunately the lawn mower decided after a few coughs and spins
to not co-operate. Neither has it responded to the usual minor fiddling,
(clean plugs, clean filter, etc).

In fact I know it is one of those major maintenance/clean up times. So
rather that just take it partly apart and clean it and hope it works
after putting it back together (like last time last year{:-), I thought
I would use it as a learning exercise to lean a little about lawn
mower/small motors repairs.

So, if you have a URL or two, or even a google string that gives good
information, I would be thankful if you would share it.



For those who know a bit. It is a Victor Cosair, aka Briggs & Stratton
3.5HP 4 stroke engine. If I manually choke it (hold the vane over) with
the air hose removed from the top of the carburettor I can get it to
start.

Slowly releasing the (automatic?) choke vane allows the revs to get up
to about 75%, but then suddenly it throttles down. It seems to flood the
engine as I then have to clean the spark plug and start again. TIA


Hmm, I suppose I should have started this message "searching for garden
organic matter" as the small collection in this dry time will end up in
the compost heap. {:-)