no power ? ?

[multi power]

Old petrol, is it not raining with you?

new petrol, well this years petrol at least

 

[@johnwhiteagri]

splutters at low revs

Briggs and scrap em say no more

 

[Mursal]

Have a wee look in where the air filter should be and see if the choke butterfly is opening fully when you are under load. Failing that clean the plug, but its not a spark issue (rust) or you would have no spark at all. If the plug is black its running rich, choke on all the time.

If you blow the tyres up really really hard it will give the poor thing another bit of clearance........

And there was no more lawn seed left in the shop, that looks to be Italian ...........

 

[grumpy]

served my time on briggs and stratton engines on bale elevators and tattie dressers they were shite,a wee jap engine puts them to shame,

 

[Mursal]

Thats not today or yesterday @grumpy?

 

[multi power]

served my time on briggs and stratton engines on bale elevators and tattie dressers they were shite,a wee jap engine puts them to shame,

i know briggs not much good but as you know you only can pish with the wang you have

 

[JD-Kid]

UMMMM i'm going to kick myself had the brigg's repair books in OZ and thats were they still are
sounds like some thing with the choke
if it's had an outing already for the year ummm it's not an over winter thing like a choke etc gumming up i would still be inclined to give it a blow out and a spray clean check plug etc

might be some info here for yer

http://briggsstratton.guided.ss-omtrdc.net/?do=faq;i=1;q=*;sp_cs=UTF-8;sp_staged=1

 

[grumpy]

i know briggs not much good but as you know you only can pish with the wang you have

grab the spark plug whilst its running to check its getting enough juice

 

[JD-Kid]

something just crossed my mine is the govner not working fully have seen the spring break and it dose not work fully makeing it run a bit rich at low revs and not giveing it a boost when needed

 

[JD-Kid]

grab the spark plug whilst its running to check its getting enough juice

wet yer fingers frist HAHAHA

 

[whiddy]

Sounds like crap in the carb as your running with no filter,running rich thats prob why it started well for a change, give it a blow out with the airline

 

[spanners]

governor spring

 

[Landy Nick]

Probably a bunged up carb, with having fuel sitting in it all winter. Gone are the days of turning the fuel tap off and then letting the mower run the carb dry.

I would go with a plug change as well.

 

[mushnt grummmble]

Sounds like crap in the carb as your running with no filter,running rich thats prob why it started well for a change, give it a blow out with the airline

how often do you need to crap in the carb?
have you got a good aim?

 

[multi power]

govenor spring looks ok, not broken, sounding like bunged up carb, the inline filter was all gummed up last time i used it

 

[jimmer]

how often do you need to crap in the carb?
have you got a good aim?

you been listening to jethro jokes too

 

[roscoe erf]

bin it get some of satans sheep

 

[multi power]

@Thick Farmer you dont by any chance still have that topper ?

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Other things to consider, how much compresion have you got, and considering the age , I'd also consider that the valve clearances may have closed up, but still nothing a rag and a box of matchs can't fix......

 

[JD-Kid]

bin it get some of satans sheep

true story guy i know down south with way to much time on his hands worked out if sheep in yards over night it takes 1/2 an hour for them to start 5hitting once they start eating .. so to mow his lawns gets a mob in leaves them in yards over night drenchs them etc the next am then on to the lawn for 28 minutes ..job done lawn mowed and no 5hit all over the lawn

this is the same guy who worked out always put you telescope on a tripod as it alows you to keep one hand free