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petrol lawnmower help please
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A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. Many thanks Steve |
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stevej wrote:
Hi One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. Many thanks Steve Anything here? http://www.howtomendit.com/search.ph...ecumseh+engine Also manuals here.. http://www.asecc.com/tmanuals.html Les (2 mins with google....) -- Remove Frontal Lobes to reply direct. "This is totally not a shark!" Heh Heh http://www.conservapedia.com/index.p...ur&oldid=16029 Conservapedia... Christian Fundamentalism at it's finest ;o) Les Hemmings a.a #2251 SA |
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On May 3, 12:08 pm, stevej wrote:
Hi A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. Many thanks Steve Is it actually on the float bowl?? Usually there's just the retaining bolt through the middle. Can you post a pic somewhere? |
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On 3 May, 12:54, adder1969 wrote:
On May 3, 12:08 pm, stevej wrote: Hi A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. Many thanks Steve Is it actually on the float bowl?? Usually there's just the retaining bolt through the middle. Can you post a pic somewhere?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi - yes it's on the underside of the float bowl pointing down about 10mm towards the deck, which would make it very difficult to photo. There is a retaining nut in the centre, the 'pin' is off centre. Les- thanks but no joy on the web, have been at that on and off for two days. Cheers Steve |
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On 3 May, 12:54, "Les Hemmings"
wrote: stevej wrote: Hi One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. Many thanks Steve Anything here? http://www.howtomendit.com/search.ph...ecumseh+engine Also manuals here.. http://www.asecc.com/tmanuals.html Les (2 mins with google....) -- Remove Frontal Lobes to reply direct. "This is totally not a shark!" Heh Heh http://www.conservapedia.com/index.p...ur&oldid=16029 Conservapedia... Christian Fundamentalism at it's finest ;o) Les Hemmings a.a #2251 SA Also, thanks for the suggestionsbut a manual is out as I can't find a model number. |
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On May 3, 1:02 pm, stevej wrote:
On 3 May, 12:54, adder1969 wrote: On May 3, 12:08 pm, stevej wrote: Hi A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. Many thanks Steve Is it actually on the float bowl?? Usually there's just the retaining bolt through the middle. Can you post a pic somewhere?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi - yes it's on the underside of the float bowl pointing down about 10mm towards the deck, which would make it very difficult to photo. There is a retaining nut in the centre, the 'pin' is off centre. Take the bowl off and have a look inside? |
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"stevej" wrote in message
oups.com... Hi A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, Used to flood the carb to aid starting, pushes the float up. Should be easy to correct. Nice mower. -- Rog http://www.rog.richieward.com and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. Many thanks Steve |
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"stevej" wrote A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, and how it can be serviced/adjusted ?. I ask because I have a small fuel leak coming from this pin. Unless I can solve this the machine isn't really any good. This site may be some help in identifying your engine etc... http://www.tecumsehpower.com/CustomerService/BSI.pdf Tecumseh have a large spares warehouse at... Tecumseh (UK) Ltd 152 Commercial Road, Staines, Middlesex TW18 2QP Tel:- 01784 460684 -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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seveniron wrote
"stevej" wrote in message roups.com... Hi A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, Used to flood the carb to aid starting, pushes the float up. Should be easy to correct. Nice mower. .... and the small leak is the float needle not quite seating properly when the float comes down again. Probably just a speck of dirt. -- Roger Hunt |
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On 4 May, 01:34, Roger Hunt wrote:
seveniron wrote "stevej" wrote in message roups.com... Hi A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, Used to flood the carb to aid starting, pushes the float up. Should be easy to correct. Nice mower. ... and the small leak is the float needle not quite seating properly when the float comes down again. Probably just a speck of dirt. -- Roger Hunt- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Great, thanks very much. Now I know what it is, I have been able to search and find some more info. Some seem to refer to it as the 'tickler' !! Regards Steve |
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"Roger Hunt" wrote in message ... seveniron wrote "stevej" wrote in message groups.com... Hi A friend has just kindly given me an old Mountfield petrol rotary mower which has a Tecumseh engine. It isn't in good order and hasn't been used or serviced for a while. First, I am just trying to assess the cost and time investment to see if restoration to good working order is possible and viable. One issue I can't understand and I am hoping someone here can help, is that on the underside of the float chamber bowl there is a 'pin' coming down which has a spring around it. Does anyone know what this is for ?, Used to flood the carb to aid starting, pushes the float up. The float floats. Upwards. A tickler pushes the float *down*, to release the needle valve and flood the carb. This device is to drain petrol from the carb, ie for when you store it in your shed, or when you take it out again and want fresh fuel in the carb. Steve |
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"shazzbat" wrote in message
... "Roger Hunt" wrote in message ... seveniron wrote "stevej" wrote in message egroups.com... The float floats. Upwards. A tickler pushes the float *down*, to release the needle valve and flood the carb. This device is to drain petrol from the carb, ie for when you store it in your shed, or when you take it out again and want fresh fuel in the carb. Steve Corrected... 47 yrs as a plant fitter wasted :0) -- Rog http://www.rog.richieward.com |
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shazzbat wrote
"Roger Hunt" wrote in message Used to flood the carb to aid starting, pushes the float up. The float floats. Upwards. A tickler pushes the float *down*, So it does! Back to the drawing board for Plan B .... -- Roger Hunt |
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On Fri, 4 May 2007 18:44:38 +0100, seveniron wrote:
Corrected... 47 yrs as a plant fitter wasted :0) Ah but just think you have probably forgotten more than most modern fitters will ever know. B-) -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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