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Originally Posted By: Stelth Absolutely not. The color of the tape is really immaterial. In my business, we generally use Blue Monster (made by Mill-Rose) tape, which is .0035 thickness and not very expensive. Came across Blue Monster months ago while researching PTFE tape. Saw it at Lowe's a...

It's listed in my Honda owner's manual to replace the cabin air filter every 15K.

I have a 4 gallon 125 PSI craftsman pancake compressor I picked up a few years back. Hadn't used it much since the past 2 weeks when I realized one of our car's tires was very low. I couldn't believe how stiff the PVC hose was in the cold so I ended up picking up a rubber hose, what a...

I pulled the mower out of storage last week to get it ready for the season. Started it up it ran like a top, no missfires! Before putting it away last fall, I sprayed Sea Foam into the combustion chamber and gently pulled the starter cord a few times. This may have cleared up the stuck valve...

Toro 20007 Eecycler Out: Peak SAE 30 In: Peak SAE 30

Same seller has the filters for my Tecumseh engine for $2.50 so I grabbed 4 of them. The filter you posted is the same filter that my parent's mower engine uses so I grabbed a couple for them. Thanks for the link.

I use a 10" [censored] cut mill file in a bench vise. I don't always sharpen during an oil change. I make sure there's little or no gas in the tank and flip the mower so the carb is facing up. I balance the blade after sharpening and file down the heavy side until it's balanced. I tighten the...

Just got in from winterizing my mower and 2-cycle engines. Ran them out of gas (gas had sea foam). Pulled the plugs, sprayed some Sea Foam Spray in the plug hole, held a rag over the hole and gently pulled the starter cord a few times to distribute the oil. This is the procedure listed in all...

2cool, on your snapper, do you have to do the choke/throttle dance when starting? The Cub Cadet was delivered today. Startup on this involves setting choke to full, throttle to fast. Start engine, move choke to half until it smooths out, then move the choke to the run position. Then, move the...

Hi Nick, That's good to hear that they appear to be solid engines. The Tecumseh engine on my Toro mower isn't adjustable and I've heard some complaints about these adjustable, or "throttled" carbs on forum threads I've read through. The 526 SWE has the 277cc engine. Any tips you can pass on...

I bought my first snow thrower yesterday. After learning more about care, maintenance and repair of small engines over the summer, I felt the time was right. I went with the Cub Cadet 526 SWE 2-Stage. I live in NE OH with Lake Effect and some bad snow storms in the winter. My driveway is only...

Originally Posted By: Spazdog Echo recommends 89. Rather than swipe my card a bunch of different times for a bunch of different octanes, I just fill up my gas cans with 89 now. The manual for my Echo GT-225 trimmer calls for 91 octane. The manual for my Craftsman blower says "A minimum of 89...

I believe they make the Craftsman blowers? Mines coming up on 3 years and going strong. I have heerd numerous reports of the head bolts coming loose and causing similar problems. Should work well for you. My next blower will be an Echo or another high quality brand. For now, my Craftsman does...

I did some more digging on some of the gas/oil treatments. One source indicated that when valves are out of adjustment or stuck, it can cause a rattling noise. My engine has been doing this for quite some time now, more so when I'm going into longer, wetter grass. It will rattle for about 10 -...

Yep, When I came back in the house after filling up the tank, I said to my wife "as Carl from Slingblade said 'It ain't got no gas in it . . .mmmm hmmmm'" Great movie.

Never mind my last post, it ran out of gas while I was rinsing the bottom of the deck. Didn't think to check that as the tank appeared full before I started mowing and I generally only use 1/2 tank per mow. Amazing what a full tank of gas will do for starting issues.

So I just got done mowing the lawn. The manual for my mower says to run a garden hose in front of the right rear wheel to clean the clippings from the bottom of the desk while the mower is running. I did this and during the process, the mower bogged down and then finally shut off. I didn't spray...

In regards to checking the air gap with a business card, the distance between the flywheel and coil pickup is much greater than the thickness of a business card. Is this gap on the solid state module itself?

I forgot to run this by the mechanic this afternoon. When I pulled the engine cover and shroud before taking it back up there, I noticed a bit of surface rust on the coil. Would just the rust alone be enough to cause a missfire? The carb tune up I had done included the carb kit, I'm not sure...

Hi All, I have a Toro 20007 mower with a Tecumseh LV195E engine. I started noticing missfires and then a gasoline smell in the oil. It's been running with fresh SAE 30W oil since May and fresh gas with STA-BIL. Spark plug and filter were both changed in may as well. Person at the mower shop...