Questions tagged [small-engine]
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If I use synthetic oil in my lawn tractor, can I go more than a year between oil changes?
I have a riding lawn tractor with a 460 cc Kohler engine. The manual says to change the oil every year. This year, I noticed the price of conventional and synthetic oil was about the same, so I wondered if I could buy synthetic oil and go perhaps…
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Toro lawnmower won't start
I have a Toro push lawnmower with a "Ready Start" engine (similar to this one); I just pull the cord and it starts.
I was halfway through mowing the lawn when suddenly a ton of white smoke came billowing out of it. I read that this could be due to…
daGUY
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Two-stroke engine not starting
I recently had trouble with the throttle on a two-stroke engine. It ran fine once I fixed that, but I didn't have time to till right then, so I turned the thing off.
It rained the other day, so I put a tarp over the tiller. It may have gotten a bit…
Translunar
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Two stroke engine throttle not working
This may not be the correct place to ask this question, but I'm not sure a more appropriate place exists.
I have a Craftsman 32.8cc 10in tiller with a two-stroke Tecumseh engine. It ran fine the first day I used it, but then I ran inside to grab…
Translunar
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Trimmer not getting spark
Its a Stihl fs 45 trimmer and when I hook up a spark tester to it it shows I have spark but when I take the plug out and ground it to the engine i don’t see a spark. My guess is that the coil is weak and the spark won’t make it to the plug. The plug…
Joey Gentry
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Husqvarna leaf blower problem
I put new carburetor, fuel line, filter, and plug, and it is still not running right. The model is 125v.
Listen to the video. It sounds like it is missing.
Paul
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Help Diagnose and Repair Snow Blower
I have a snow blower I'm trying to get started for the season.
I've done a little work on it but I'm at a point where I would need advice on how to continue.
I was going to change the oil in the engine and I found a source that recommended that I…
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