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I had tried the gas attendant route and not one has been able to help. They just point to the sticker on the pumps that say contains 10% Ethanol. The pumps here in NJ atleast just have stickers on them that say "Contains 10% Ethanol". There is no mention of different concentrations for the...

Hello, I have a few questions for you guys in regards to todays Ethanol fuels: 1) - Is there any truth to there being less % of Ethanol in Premium gas then there is in Regular? I am having issues with my 2-stroke lawn equipment and classic car and while I was at my local lawn mower repair shop...

thanks or all the replys. For those of you that use extractors, what is a good affordable DIYer extractor that won't break the bank, but still works well and will pull thick 140 weight gear oil. thanks again for all the help

Hello, we were using our Karcher powerwasher and half way through the job the motor started blowing smoke and had some oil coming out of the muffler? What can this be? Headgasket? or Worst! The powerwasher has been pretty well maintained and is in good shape for its age. It had its last oil...

Hello, I am going to need to change the oil in my Rams Front and Rear differencials soon and wanted to get some opinions on using an oil extractor to remove the gear oil versus going through the process of taking the covers off to drain the oil. Some thoughs I had on this are Pulling the covers...

I do leave the door open to my work room to the rest of the basement for ventalation, but without knowing if this is enough ventation I am starting to wonder if i should just move this battery and CTEK charger out to the garage. I connected this in my work shop in the basement because i thought...

Just to be alittle more clear, I have the battery in a battery box conneted to the CTEK in a back work area room in my basement where my work bench is. The work bench is about 10-15 ft from the funance & hot water heater which are also located in my back work area room in my basement. This work...

Can battery maintanace charging be done indoors in like a basement? I just bought a maintanance charger (CTEK) and connected it to my auto battery I was storing in my basement. Are these maintanance chargers safe to use indoors. Once they are in maintanance mode do they even charge with enough...

Using a maintenance dose would be too difficult with all the cars in my family and keeping up with when each one gets a fill up, thats why I usually in the past have just added a bottle of Regaine before an oil change. The reason why I am asking about FP Plus and if it can be used before an oil...

If I wanted to use FP Plus right before an oil change, how many ounces would I need to use to take the place of using something like Regaine? For my daily drivers, I usually dump a bottle of Regaine or Redline Fuel System Cleaner in my tank right before I do an oil change. But I have a gallon...

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like I am gonna stick to the plan then! I was gonna ask this in a new thread but since it was brought up I will just post it here. Is there a "best" way to burp the system? Best way meaning quick and easy. The last Radiator drop I did, only a 1/4 of what came...

Hey guys. What is your opinion on draining the radiator and recovery bottle only for coolant maintenance instead of a complete system flush? The antifreeze in my car states its good for 5+ years, and I am thinking of just draining the rad. and recovery bottle every 1.5-2 years as maintenance...

Yes, I have a new cap on it. I got it from a buddy of mine at a local mower shop. I have to check why it is not venting the tank.

We have a winner, Oily Boyd was right on. Loosened the gas cap as soon as it started to stumble and the idle went right back!!! Good job Boyd, thanks! I have been chasing this problem down for a month. So now heres my question, are these plastic gas tanks vented somewhere or is the actual gas...

thanks guys The mower is one of these craftsman no manual choke or throttle carbs, just pull the cord and it does the rest, so the carb is pretty basic. When I pulled the carb I cleaned the bowl out, the bowl nut and all the holes in it and I sprayed carb cleaner in all the other holes like the...

thanks again for all the help Unfortunately I am getting no where yet. I took off the engine cover again and cleaned the entire engine. Took off the coil and cleaned it too and the ground wire looked like it was still in tact. The mower looked brand new again, started up one pull from cold and...

thanks again for the replies! ok heres what i did. Took the carb off cleaned it out completly, bought a rebuild kit for it and replaced the needle and seat, gaskets etc. The gas tank was cleaned out and it has a new fuel line on it. I bought a new spark plug for it too and gapped it per the...

Thanks for all the replies guys. I will check out youtube. The coil is a good suggestion and I will check for spark this week but the only thing that doesn't make sense is I had it idleing in my driveway for 30 mins, but dies after 5-10 mins when mowing the lawn. Does it even have a coil or is...

Hey guys, I have a 5 year old 21" Craftsman push mower with a 5.5hp B&S motor on it. It is one of these no manual choke no adjustment carb motors. I am having a problem with it dying on me. If the motor is cold, it will start right up and run fine for about 5-10 mins and then it just dies. Then...

Hello, I want to buy some magnets to put near the drain plug on my oil pan, trans plug and differential plug. I thought I could place a magnet on the outside next to these drain plugs and then when its time to change the fluid I would remove the magnet and the particles will get washed out with...