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Glad you solved it. This drives me nuts! It is just my pet peeve when people say adjust the governor........ when they mean(I hope the mean) adjust the tension in the governor spring. The Governor is set to work in one position. There is no adjustment. It is set right or set wrong. It is...

I would say it is not Silicone. Only because they are black and silicone is usually orange or another color but black. If someone has better insight, then chime in with your info.

I am glad you love it. Cub Cadet (MTD stuff) is a better value than most will like to say. Most are still made or assembled in USA or Canada. Most riding mowers today give you the option to mow in reverse. It is a desirable feature. The smoothness and variable speed of a hydro is a nice...

Landscapers loved them to mow on hills. Light, powerful and the incline did not effect the engine lubrication.

Toro makes a good battery lawn mower as well. They understand grass cutting technology better than anyone. Their mulchers do a better job of mulching than the competition. They bag better too. Battery powered mowers typically do not mulch or bag real well. In order to advertise a longer run...

Either place is fine by me.

I always check the gap on a new spark plug. They usually come in at .030. Some of the ready start Briggs Quantum Engines spec a gap of .020. This was to help with starting. But I have used a .030 gap and they often will start with in 2 pulls. I have at times compromised and set the gap...

Does it have a silicone anti drain back valve or silicone gasket?

So you are saying what is getting in to the cylinder chamber is not burning with the gas ingniting. While dyno oil with a lower flash point will?

I am not assuming. This is in Briggs & Stratton Documents and others here have said that is their experience. In this thread no less. You seem confident you understand this topic. School us on this topic better than your above vague and general comments. Is Briggs and stratton wrong? I want...

if you remove the air filter and bend back the plastic or metal piece that covers the throat of the carb you can look in and watch it prime as you press the bulb. You should see the gas come up the emulsion tube and into the throat. If it takes 8 primes it is still not sealed 100% but if you...

All good advice here. A lean condition can also be caused by an air leak in the intake. Make sure everything is tight. Also make sure the choke is fully off when you are running. That would cause a loss in power. Any noticeable smoking at start up or under load?

I am not going to read every post in this 12 page thread. The theory posted in the OP's opening post is weird. So much I could not get through it. I work on small engines and have never seen an engine failure from using cheap (Store Brand) oil motor oil. The failures are from running with...

Yes, Temperature dependent. On a warm day no problem. You may notice it on a cold day.

They are Chinease made mowers and you would be hard pressed to get any replacement parts. Some of them have used horizontal shaft engines. Have I used one of them? No. But I repair mowers and have heard many complaints. I understand being curious, but I highly recommend buying an American...

I am hoping my Wally World will stock the Truck and SUV.

An electrician!

I would think a HM oil would be your choice if consumption is your main concern. I can no longer find SAE40 which I use in some small engines in a retail store.

I have used as many as 3 gaskets or just purchased a new air fitter cover. I never tried to heat it up and bend it. I could see that making it worse if you are not very careful. He did a good job of explaining the problem and troubleshooting. In the mean time you can use some kind of starter...

I have a 5 gallon tank of gas that has some water in it. I see it as i poor a little out in an open pan. If I could safely and legally dispose of it somewhere I would. I do not want to risk running it in my vehicles. I did a search and Phaser 3000 came up the most, as product that claims it...