Thorough fix Mr Pender. I've both knees replaced so I can't get down on them anymore. I bought a lift and added a wooden deck after seeing yours and acquired a short Harbor Freight rolling stool and it worked out perfectly. Thanks again.
You inspired me. Somebody gave me a nice work bench. I put angle “iron” (old bed frame) on 3 sides. It’s way longer than a mower so I have plenty of work/tool space. Next I’ll figure out a ramp to roll mowers up.
Nice fix Bruce! I really like your videos. Guys like you and Donyboy73, Doublewide6, have taught me so much. I look back to only a few years ago when I wouldn’t have dreamed of working on a small engine . Now I don’t panic when something goes wrong and use the repair techniques you guys pass on to us. I’m appreciative of all your efforts believe me, I always recommend your channel to my friends. It’s nice, like you said, not to have to pay a repair shop $100 an hour to fix something that you can do for yourself for a fraction of the cost....not to mention how good it feels, lol. Thanks again Bruce!
I have this exact model in my collection ...5 years old, regular maintenance and ALWAYS fires up on the 1st or 2nd pull. Another great one in the books Bruce
I've been watching you for about 3 months now Bruce. Great videos with an easy teaching style. I've learned quite a bit. My father used to perform the same service you do, but he passed in 1977. You remind me of him ... a lot. But I don't mind telling you ... when you sped the video up with the motor running and moved the motor towards the camera ... I don't mind telling you I about jumped out of my skin! 😳😳😳 😎👍🏼 Keep the videos coming! You're doing the small engine repair community a great service. Have a good day!
Great job! I am glad it was a fairly simple fix. A lot of the mowers I "rescue" from the curb have fouled spark plugs that do not allow the mowers to run. It's a shame that around here most folks would throw out something because it does not work rather than try a new or different plug first.
Good troubleshooting Inspector Gadget. On the worn wheels, I had a friend who would drill out the wheel bolt holes with a bit to bring the hole back round and he used to sleeve it with a piece of the aluminum gutter nail sleeves. I have made round sleeves out of aluminum flashing and aluminum from pop or beer cans (thinner than the flashing). To get a little more life out of the wheels. And your running aluminum against a steel axle. As the sleeve wears to a loose wheel, just press out the old sleeve and put in a new one.
Hey Bruce, on my mower handles, I put a piece of black pipe insulation and secure it with electrical tape to cut down on vibration to the hands. I use a zip tie loosely looped over the handle and safety bar and when I want to shut the mower down, I simply slide the loose zip tie off to either side enough to allow the safety bar to spring back open. I've done this for years, no problems with broken clips or such. Thanks again Bruce
I've been enjoyed watching this! It's been two days since I cleaned a whole carburetor with a carb cleaner. Replaced air filter gasket with a new one. I also used air compressor to blast those nasty brown dusts away from the carb and two spring links and cleaned an engine cover and an engine metal shroud. I replaced a coil. At first, I thought it was coil that caused engine won't start when it's hot. It can start cold just fine, but in this case, the new coil installed makes no difference so it was the same result. Which is why I decided to clean an entire carburetor and it was very first time doing this. I still haven't tested it due to the raining on this week...
Nice job Bruce. I found on a few mowers that there is a brass screw inside of the spark plug boot that gets lose and can cause partial or no spark . Usually just tighten them up and good to go. Thanks for the video's.
I had one same kinda issue. Owner said it just stopped while mowing. Slight spark but I found the stop switch (BS# 692310) grounding engine even when start/stop handle in place. Tried cleaning & adjusting… was all bent up. Replaced it & all good.
Armchair quarterbacks hard at it again. I caught the Dave A reference from a video a while back. That was cool of you. Take care my friend and as always your efforts are appreciated. 👍
Bruce Pender I use the new wd40 dry lube on the wheels, see what happens to the wheels is when you use oil, I collect dirt and sand and it acts like sand paper and eats away the plastic, but you use dry lube it doesn't collect dust and dirt and the wheels last longer.... Just a tip.
Bruce Pender it's in a rattle can and this is what it looks like so you can pickup a can I picked up 2 so I have enough on hand WD-40 Specialist Dry Lube, 11-Ounce www.walmart.com/ip/WD-40-Specialist-Dry-Lube-11-Ounce/39954760
Devilish intermittent problems are the worst. A failing but not completely shot coil can really drive one crazy! I'm with you on the knee pads and I also have an 18" metal stool (like the ones I used in high school science labs but shorter) that I use to save my back when I need to.
Thanks Bruce - worked like a charm! Save me at least $100 repair and all I needed was carb cleaner. Now, can you post one similar for a Craftsman 27cc weed wacker?
I’ve had that happen twice (right after a full engine wash). Wouldn’t fire, unless the spark tester was connected. Took off the metal boot and replaced with a new rubber boot and worked fine after that.
Same here Bruce with the knees but I have to also have a stool nearby for support to get up, weak in the knees. Your more like a spring chicken as fast as you get up.
Shutting down while mowing made me think coil breaking down when hot or clogged air filter. Have had both of those scenarios happen to me. Nonetheless you got it going and in my opinion you do good work. Just my thought. Nice video.
Bruce, thanks for another fantastic video. Just as a side note, as pressure increases (inside of the combustion chamber for example), the amount of voltage required for the spark to jump from the center electrode to the grounding electrode also increases. My point is, if a spark plug works outside of the cylinder, that does not mean that it will work under pressure, and although spark testers are nice, they only indicate that some spark is jumping somewhere (it could be jumping through a crack in the porcelain insulator of the center electrode, to the side of the plug, (not enough to ignite the fuel)). However, I do not know what the relationship is mathematically, but if anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
ATH3157 for your gout try either eating dark red cherries or getting dark cherry extract either liquid or tablet or capsule. There is something in them that rids the body of the email acid that causes the gout. It is natural so you don't have to take that gout medicine prescribed that his extremely hard on the kidneys. I have been using it every day for the last 7 years and have not gout flare ups.
It sure is easy with an inductive tach. My new 8.5hp Snapper Ninja Mulcher read 3,450 fps right out of the box. Inductive tachs really make reading the RPMS on a chainsaw or other two cycle engine a lot easier
A PLUG. I don't have many plug issues Dave. I have had 2 plugs this week. One was one of those evil RJ19HX Is that the name? They suck. I have about 6 of those laying around here and I am throwing them all away. These are such good mowers ruined by a modern thin wire plug. They are advertised as one pull. I measured the resistance and they are 5 times higher in resistance than a standard RJ19LM. RANT!!!!!!
Bruce Pender No kidding huh. I've only come across a couple bad plugs but I don't think I looked at the numbers and letters on them I'll have to watch for them
Bruce for my wheels if they're not cracked on the inside I get steel bushings from the hardware store and drill out the center of the wheel put that pushing in and then the axle bolt fits perfect with the steel bushing I'm thinking it's a 1/2 by 5/8 bushing
Hi Bruce- love the videos- have a model just like this that has a miss when running- any guesses as to what would cause that? Thought I would turn the idle screws- but it doesn't seem to have any- ?
I never realized how much I misspoke until I started making UA-cam videos. Oh well. I need to get a spark indicator. I have 6.5 kawasiki on a Toro that has a weak spark I think.
That spark plug was fouled. Must have been in a long time and maybe running a bit rich. Turning up rpm’s will really help, she was running under significantly.
Oops I was wrong it wasn't the cable ............ Oh well I can admit when I'm wrong though ....... BTW I saw the school kid walking by right before you said OLD SCHOOL type of charging / hobby at 15:45 ....... I saw him in another video a few weeks ago and you greeted him with a Hello ...... Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!
I ended up getting his family's old mower. I offered for him to help get it going but he doesn't like mechanics. BUT It is a Homelite with an aluminium case. A Briggs Classic motor. I am thinking of redoing it all the way. HMMM maybe it would look cool. It is rough and will take a while. What do you think. A restored aluminium Homelite oldy.
Yes I think that's great to restore that old mower...... Are you gonna redo the engine all the way or just take it off the frame and give it a good cleaning and new paint ?????
Video to come. I did a valve job and a head gasket, Carb rebuild, starter clutch, rope, (not much left but rings eh!!!) The compression is good now. It looks the same but it starts with 1 pull. Now for the cosmetics. The video may be a few weeks as I would like to finish it and then release the series. Thanks again. It is so light and easy to use. Cool mower.
Do the equipment owners watch your videos; give you feedback?? The carbon buildup on that old plug looks like the combustion chamber could benefit from a water decarbonization. I haven't changed spark plugs on my yard equipment since a new one was defective. Because of that It was time to learn how to determine whether a plug was bad. Subsequent to that, I read that one of the benefits of magneto systems is that spark plugs almost never wear out.
On spark plugs I have had a number of newer Champions go bad after a year or two of use, where the really old ones never had issues, still have some that are 30 years old and work fine, usually with factory engine paint overspray on base.
I've found that they stay spinning freely once lubed up with WD-40 though, I swear by WD-40 for lubing cables and wheels and PB Blaster for the engine to deck bolts.
Ok I am at 3:17 into the vid and I can bet good money the reason why it started... The kill/brake cable wasn't traveling all the way....... I was gonna make a video on Johnny's mower a couple weeks ago, but I keep forgetting to do it..... The cable wasn't retracting all the way to disconnect the kill wire to the coil..... Ok let me get back to your video ........ Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!
Boo LuQuette You said you buy the "R" resistor plugs in bulk? Does it really matter on these small mowers if we use the resistor or non-resistor plugs..I see both kinds at Home Depot, same price......just asking, I want to get a little supply of needed parts on my bench for small engine repair.
Bruce I swear you took way too long to do that repair just to find it would of started If you would of have the primer a chance the first time. If it quit while he was running it was most likely the coil heating up and shutting off or a venting problem in his gas tank. The guy might come back if it shuts off again so have a cool ready.
That was the surprise. I metered the spark plug and it was electrically open. I should have showed that. Thanks. it did enter my mind. You did see it was intermittent too.
John jay drott I read your post and the things that stuck out to me are the words you used. If,If,Most likely,Might..... Think about it. I thought you and Bruce may have been best buddies and you were just giving him a ribbing so I went to your channel. Yeah,not so much..... PS when you shoot your 3rd small engine video,try landscape. Its more appealling to your subs. I'm Zombie Dave and I'm OUT!
I measured the plug with an ohmmeter and it was electrically open. But I did consider a coil before I found that. I should have included that. It is hard to show it all.
Thorough fix Mr Pender. I've both knees replaced so I can't get down on them anymore. I bought a lift and added a wooden deck after seeing yours and acquired a short Harbor Freight rolling stool and it worked out perfectly. Thanks again.
Good for you.
You inspired me. Somebody gave me a nice work bench. I put angle “iron” (old bed frame) on 3 sides. It’s way longer than a mower so I have plenty of work/tool space. Next I’ll figure out a ramp to roll mowers up.
That sounds cool.
Nice fix Bruce! I really like your videos. Guys like you and Donyboy73, Doublewide6, have taught me so much. I look back to only a few years ago when I wouldn’t have dreamed of working on a small engine . Now I don’t panic when something goes wrong and use the repair techniques you guys pass on to us. I’m appreciative of all your efforts believe me, I always recommend your channel to my friends. It’s nice, like you said, not to have to pay a repair shop $100 an hour to fix something that you can do for yourself for a fraction of the cost....not to mention how good it feels, lol. Thanks again Bruce!
Tony M very well said and honest praise for Bruce. I like your style buddy.👍🔧
I am always flashed how well organized your garage is! Big compliment 👍
When I run of of bench space i do a major clean
Awesome repair Bruce, keep up the great work and videos.
Instablaster.
00:02 "Another one of our favorites" A Mr. Bruce repair video, YAY!! Thanks for this.
You are welcome,
The very first thing I thought of when there was barely a spark that the coil was starting to go bad. Easy fix. Great video Bruce!
My mind did the---- what is it routine!!!
I have this exact model in my collection ...5 years old, regular maintenance and ALWAYS fires up on the 1st or 2nd pull. Another great one in the books Bruce
This one has been around the block a time or 2 eh!
Great job, nice find and easy fix Bruce. Small engines are always fun! I soon will show a project I have on an old one! and I mean old!
Looking forward to it.
Ignition and electrical trouble shooting, really interesting, and can be tricky at the same time ! Nice repair and service, Bruce. Thanks !
Thanks Andrew. This one tricked me.
I've been watching you for about 3 months now Bruce. Great videos with an easy teaching style. I've learned quite a bit. My father used to perform the same service you do, but he passed in 1977. You remind me of him ... a lot.
But I don't mind telling you ... when you sped the video up with the motor running and moved the motor towards the camera ... I don't mind telling you I about jumped out of my skin! 😳😳😳 😎👍🏼
Keep the videos coming! You're doing the small engine repair community a great service. Have a good day!
Thanks a lot for the great comment.
Another satisfied customer. And another satisfied subscriber too! Good video Bruce!
Thanks again Mr. Goose.
Great job! I am glad it was a fairly simple fix. A lot of the mowers I "rescue" from the curb have fouled spark plugs that do not allow the mowers to run. It's a shame that around here most folks would throw out something because it does not work rather than try a new or different plug first.
I see fewer bad plugs than most areas. I think it is because it is so dry here.
Great job mate keep it up cheers Colin
Nice repair Bruce! Cheers! Sean~
Good troubleshooting Inspector Gadget. On the worn wheels, I had a friend who would drill out the wheel bolt holes with a bit to bring the hole back round and he used to sleeve it with a piece of the aluminum gutter nail sleeves. I have made round sleeves out of aluminum flashing and aluminum from pop or beer cans (thinner than the flashing). To get a little more life out of the wheels. And your running aluminum against a steel axle. As the sleeve wears to a loose wheel, just press out the old sleeve and put in a new one.
I was looking in the welding rack for a shim. Right.
Hey Bruce, on my mower handles, I put a piece of black pipe insulation and secure it with electrical tape to cut down on vibration to the hands. I use a zip tie loosely looped over the handle and safety bar and when I want to shut the mower down, I simply slide the loose zip tie off to either side enough to allow the safety bar to spring back open. I've done this for years, no problems with broken clips or such. Thanks again Bruce
Right. I see that a lot. As a repair person I do take them of for my own due diligence. (but I do that for my own sometimes).
I've been enjoyed watching this! It's been two days since I cleaned a whole carburetor with a carb cleaner. Replaced air filter gasket with a new one. I also used air compressor to blast those nasty brown dusts away from the carb and two spring links and cleaned an engine cover and an engine metal shroud. I replaced a coil. At first, I thought it was coil that caused engine won't start when it's hot. It can start cold just fine, but in this case, the new coil installed makes no difference so it was the same result. Which is why I decided to clean an entire carburetor and it was very first time doing this. I still haven't tested it due to the raining on this week...
Good luck
Nice job Bruce. I found on a few mowers that there is a brass screw inside of the spark plug boot that gets lose and can cause partial or no spark . Usually just tighten them up and good to go. Thanks for the video's.
Thanks
I had one same kinda issue. Owner said it just stopped while mowing. Slight spark but I found the stop switch (BS# 692310) grounding engine even when start/stop handle in place. Tried cleaning & adjusting… was all bent up. Replaced it & all good.
Always like the classic craftsman l head engines good work sir. 👍👍
Me to. Very predictable. Funny it was a plug eh!!!
Well done Mate!! I've seen alotta the newer spark plugs fail!! I Try and keep all the old CJ8's I can find!!☺
Me too!!!
Armchair quarterbacks hard at it again. I caught the Dave A reference from a video a while back. That was cool of you. Take care my friend and as always your efforts are appreciated. 👍
Well I am getting used to those guy. Thanks Dave
Oh cool Bruce in the morning over coffee, excellent morning.
I am having one too.
That Bruce is a good guy, you enjoy his videos too.... Lol, it's always nice to open the you tube app and see another edition of as the motors turn.
Bruce Pender I use the new wd40 dry lube on the wheels, see what happens to the wheels is when you use oil, I collect dirt and sand and it acts like sand paper and eats away the plastic, but you use dry lube it doesn't collect dust and dirt and the wheels last longer.... Just a tip.
Bruce Pender it's in a rattle can and this is what it looks like so you can pickup a can I picked up 2 so I have enough on hand WD-40 Specialist Dry Lube, 11-Ounce
www.walmart.com/ip/WD-40-Specialist-Dry-Lube-11-Ounce/39954760
It goes on wet but dries quick.
Another good repair!!!!
Yes A spark plug. Go figure!!
Devilish intermittent problems are the worst. A failing but not completely shot coil can really drive one crazy! I'm with you on the knee pads and I also have an 18" metal stool (like the ones I used in high school science labs but shorter) that I use to save my back when I need to.
Yes. Me too.
Thanks Bruce, it must be Spring, lots of lawn mowers coming though !
Yes it has picked up.
Thanks Bruce - worked like a charm! Save me at least $100 repair and all I needed was carb cleaner. Now, can you post one similar for a Craftsman 27cc weed wacker?
I will check out my videos.
Hey Bruce, those worn out axles easily fixed with thin brass tube, drill out the wheel hubs to suit. Love your work and hello from portugal.
ATH3157 I always just take the wheels off a rusted out machine and use them, if they're the same size they'll work, these craftsman wheels suck
I did it on my own machine, 1983 3.5 hp B&S with an alloy housing, too good to throw away. I believe my ex still has it.
They do.
ATH3157 Oh She probably cleaned out the shed when you move into the basement suite. (just guessing haha)
You work hard to please your customers Bruce
Yes I I don't make much money. It is a hobby that pays. All good
I’ve had that happen twice (right after a full engine wash). Wouldn’t fire, unless the spark tester was connected. Took off the metal boot and replaced with a new rubber boot and worked fine after that.
Right on, good story.
Same here Bruce with the knees but I have to also have a stool nearby for support to get up, weak in the knees. Your more like a spring chicken as fast as you get up.
Thanks Doc
Shutting down while mowing made me think coil breaking down when hot or clogged air filter. Have had both of those scenarios happen to me. Nonetheless you got it going and in my opinion you do good work. Just my thought. Nice video.
Thanks I measured the plug with a meter and it was open. But a spark will jump sometimes.
Thanks, a good video.
Thanks Ron
Bruce, thanks for another fantastic video. Just as a side note, as pressure increases (inside of the combustion chamber for example), the amount of voltage required for the spark to jump from the center electrode to the grounding electrode also increases. My point is, if a spark plug works outside of the cylinder, that does not mean that it will work under pressure, and although spark testers are nice, they only indicate that some spark is jumping somewhere (it could be jumping through a crack in the porcelain insulator of the center electrode, to the side of the plug, (not enough to ignite the fuel)). However, I do not know what the relationship is mathematically, but if anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
You are right once in a while it would fire on the old plug. It measured open ohms.
Bruce my knees are shot too and I stood upright my whole working life. Maybe we should have had a sit down job :)
Sit down on my 5 gallon pail and have a beer.
I'd like a beer but gout sucks hard, in saying that, a glass of the red goes down nicely.
ATH3157 for your gout try either eating dark red cherries or getting dark cherry extract either liquid or tablet or capsule. There is something in them that rids the body of the email acid that causes the gout. It is natural so you don't have to take that gout medicine prescribed that his extremely hard on the kidneys. I have been using it every day for the last 7 years and have not gout flare ups.
Raymond Campbell Now that's very interesting. 👍👍
amazing++++++++Bruce
Thanks
It sure is easy with an inductive tach. My new 8.5hp Snapper Ninja Mulcher read 3,450 fps right out of the box. Inductive tachs really make reading the RPMS on a chainsaw or other two cycle engine a lot easier
I am getting one I am just slow.
Nice work buddy
A PLUG. I don't have many plug issues Dave. I have had 2 plugs this week. One was one of those evil RJ19HX Is that the name? They suck. I have about 6 of those laying around here and I am throwing them all away. These are such good mowers ruined by a modern thin wire plug. They are advertised as one pull. I measured the resistance and they are 5 times higher in resistance than a standard RJ19LM. RANT!!!!!!
Bruce Pender No kidding huh. I've only come across a couple bad plugs but I don't think I looked at the numbers and letters on them I'll have to watch for them
Bruce for my wheels if they're not cracked on the inside I get steel bushings from the hardware store and drill out the center of the wheel put that pushing in and then the axle bolt fits perfect with the steel bushing I'm thinking it's a 1/2 by 5/8 bushing
Good idea. I will do that
On all tune ups I also remove the engine cover to ensure no mouse nests and the coil and magneto is clean.
Good point.
Hi Bruce- love the videos- have a model just like this that has a miss when running- any guesses as to what would cause that? Thought I would turn the idle screws- but it doesn't seem to have any- ?
Just remove the carb and clean it better than you think you should. Be careful putting it back together. Good luck
nice fix bruce
Thanks once again EB
Good Video
Thanks. A surprise A real bad plug.
Another repair resulting in a one pull start.👍
Thanks Ted
Did you remove the 90 degree connection boot for the spark plug? And then reattach it? I would have liked to see that close up.
Sorry the mower is gone but yes. You will see one if you fix them.
Customers appreciate it so they don't have to buy a new wheel especially if I don't have a used one in my parts stock pile.
Would love to just visit with ya and talk about mower repairs, but a long way from ya, I live in Ohio US.
Yes i get that.
I was wondering were you got that lawnmower jack that you use. I need to get myself one!!
This is the video for it. There are comments to help.
Here is the link sorry about that.
ua-cam.com/video/yv7FtFWRHaU/v-deo.html
If you’re in the U.S., they’re available at Harbor Freight.
I never realized how much I misspoke until I started making UA-cam videos. Oh well. I need to get a spark indicator. I have 6.5 kawasiki on a Toro that has a weak spark I think.
Yes they aren't perfect but they help. The one that make the spark jump through air is better.
I guess I'm gettin old, I guessed 3500 rpm after you set it :-)
Close eh!!!
Why do you use two-stroke fuel as a primer?
It has a bit of oil in it to lubricate an engine that may have been sitting for a while. Easier on it that ether.
That spark plug was fouled. Must have been in a long time and maybe running a bit rich. Turning up rpm’s will really help, she was running under significantly.
I don't see that many bad spark plugs. I know lots of people change them but an old working plug is usually better than a new plug.
it took a little work but it's like new now.
I really don'r see bad plugs all that often.
First one I have seen with the elbow thing on the plug wire
there are thousands up here in the great white north.
I had one in my Toro mower with a Khroler engine.
I know it’s Kholer there is this guy who fixes small engines to name is Taryl fixes all funny dude and smart to
bruce you heading out fishing this long weekend
No sir. I am gardening.
Those wheels are really shot on that mower LOL
I gave them a little more life.
How many rpm is that lol
3250
sometimes it is right in front of you the whole time,i always start with the simple stuff or at least try too...lol
Ya----- A plug
You should have put the gray wheels on one side and the white wheels on the other side, less noticeable.lol.
I had a car with only 2 hub caps and I did that. It looked good for the curb. hahaha
Oops I was wrong it wasn't the cable ............ Oh well I can admit when I'm wrong though .......
BTW I saw the school kid walking by right before you said OLD SCHOOL type of charging / hobby at 15:45 .......
I saw him in another video a few weeks ago and you greeted him with a Hello ......
Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!
I ended up getting his family's old mower. I offered for him to help get it going but he doesn't like mechanics. BUT It is a Homelite with an aluminium case. A Briggs Classic motor. I am thinking of redoing it all the way. HMMM maybe it would look cool. It is rough and will take a while. What do you think. A restored aluminium Homelite oldy.
Yes I think that's great to restore that old mower...... Are you gonna redo the engine all the way or just take it off the frame and give it a good cleaning and new paint ?????
Video to come. I did a valve job and a head gasket, Carb rebuild, starter clutch, rope, (not much left but rings eh!!!) The compression is good now. It looks the same but it starts with 1 pull. Now for the cosmetics. The video may be a few weeks as I would like to finish it and then release the series. Thanks again. It is so light and easy to use. Cool mower.
Please don’t blow out paper element air filters. It causes the pores to open up and let more dirt through the filter.
You are right. I am pretty careful.
Try swapping the back wheels with the fronts ...
Good point
Do the equipment owners watch your videos; give you feedback?? The carbon buildup on that old plug looks like the combustion chamber could benefit from a water decarbonization. I haven't changed spark plugs on my yard equipment since a new one was defective. Because of that It was time to learn how to determine whether a plug was bad. Subsequent to that, I read that one of the benefits of magneto systems is that spark plugs almost never wear out.
I tend to let them run if they run well. So no I didn't remove the head and clean it.
Water decarbonization by spraying water into carb which actually is more effective than commercial products.
On spark plugs I have had a number of newer Champions go bad after a year or two of use, where the really old ones never had issues, still have some that are 30 years old and work fine, usually with factory engine paint overspray on base.
So correct. The older plugs had more mass.
Also never use actual oil on a mower wheel, it'll collect dirt and make cutting compound, use WD-40
I stay away from WD40 as the WD means Water Displacement (it evaporates). . The white lithium grease is great for plastic.
I've found that they stay spinning freely once lubed up with WD-40 though, I swear by WD-40 for lubing cables and wheels and PB Blaster for the engine to deck bolts.
That is cool
Ok I am at 3:17 into the vid and I can bet good money the reason why it started... The kill/brake cable wasn't traveling all the way.......
I was gonna make a video on Johnny's mower a couple weeks ago, but I keep forgetting to do it..... The cable wasn't retracting all the way to disconnect the kill wire to the coil.....
Ok let me get back to your video ........ Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!
Well I don't get to many spark plugs go bad but this year there have been lots. HHMMMM Is it the J19HX!!!instead of the J19LM
I don't even see HX down here... Must be a hotter plug ??? I buy the RJ19LM in bulk.
Me too.
Boo LuQuette You said you buy the "R" resistor plugs in bulk? Does it really matter on these small mowers if we use the resistor or non-resistor plugs..I see both kinds at Home Depot, same price......just asking, I want to get a little supply of needed parts on my bench for small engine repair.
Kenny where are you located at ??
Remember, blue is good, red is dead.
OK???
Bruce I swear you took way too long to do that repair just to find it would of started If you would of have the primer a chance the first time. If it quit while he was running it was most likely the coil heating up and shutting off or a venting problem in his gas tank. The guy might come back if it shuts off again so have a cool ready.
That was the surprise. I metered the spark plug and it was electrically open. I should have showed that. Thanks. it did enter my mind. You did see it was intermittent too.
John jay drott I read your post and the things that stuck out to me are the words you used. If,If,Most likely,Might..... Think about it. I thought you and Bruce may have been best buddies and you were just giving him a ribbing so I went to your channel. Yeah,not so much..... PS when you shoot your 3rd small engine video,try landscape. Its more appealling to your subs. I'm Zombie Dave and I'm OUT!
Thanks for the support. Dave
Coil, needs a coil, if you didn't do a coil he'll be back next mow.
I measured the plug with an ohmmeter and it was electrically open. But I did consider a coil before I found that. I should have included that. It is hard to show it all.