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I had trouble with choke plate binding on plastic housing on my 150cc B&S Craftsman Mower.Little touch with a Dremel cleared it up and starts much better now without opening choke with a screwdriver like I previously had to.The plastic carb is not great and runs with a lean surge most of the...

Bend the spring mount tighter to raise the rpm. I always run my stuff out of fuel and tip carb side up before cleaning.

Always mounted dry and used plenty of talcum powder to reduce any friction between tube and tire if any.

FL was the same thing less than 15 min. to renew in person. No permit is required if you stay in state.

Underdriving the pump helps also

May have to fabricate a setif nothing available.Angle iron could be used does not have to be a sheet metal plate.

Squirrel and Rabbit. The hunt was fun. Also killed our own pigs and chicken.

Nothing wrong with some humor. Only a vegetarian could complain.

Live where winters are cold? Try shifting a box full of 90wt.

Any way of spacing the hood up ?

Weld a drain plug into pan while its off. After that makes it easy to do a quick drain every other oil change or so.5 1/2 to 6 qts will drain if you let it sit awhile. Have often refilled with different brands of Dex 6 with no problems.On my 2017 rwd Silverado I had to drop the Y pipe to remove...

When you rebuilt the carb did you change the gasket between the throttle plate and main body? There are several different ones and possibly the idle ports or transfer slot holes could have been blocked off.

Best UV protection is a cover anytime bike is parked. I have always just used simple stuff like Mothers or Meguirs on bikes or vehicles with good results.

Yes there are small engine valve spring removal tools. Almost look like a pair of tongs for kitchen use but have a thumb screw at end of handle to close them up. Put one jaw over the retainer and jam the other into lower part of the spring tighten the screw to compress the spring and just...

Its still only 8 hp with the heavy snow sort of like bringing a knife to a gunfight.