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    Walking thru Sears today....

    When Craftsman still sourced and sold USA made tools, they gave you the best value of price versus performance. Now, they charge the same as they would for USA tools and give us Chinese [censored] (the Taiwanese stuff is serviceable). Why would I pay 35% more for Craftsman tools when my local...
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    Lawnmower Won't Start When Engine Hot

    Folks, we're skipping a possible easy fix. Check the cable on the flywheel brake. If it has a kink in it or it feels really stiff when you pull the bar back, replace it. I've fixed many a machine simply replacing that cable when it won't restart hot and the coil isn't the answer. It starts cold...
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    Mower to bag

    Since Briggs & Stratton took over Snapper, the quality has dropped like a rock. They are a shell of their former selves. You can't even get one with a Robin-Subaru (formerly Robin-Wisconsin) anymore. The engine and body combination that made them legend. The modern flathead and OHV designs...
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    Poulan/ walbro carburetor kit help

    Never had a problem with those knockoff kits. I use them on working machines sometimes since they don't have the EPA "improvements" and are based on the out of patent versions. I've installed hundreds of them on 2 and 4 strokes. There are sometimes issues with mounting adapters inside the kit...
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    Poulan/ walbro carburetor kit help

    The K10-WAT kit is the complete rebuild. Every piece is there. Just seals is the D10-WAT. The aftermarket carb is available on eBay and Amazon for $10-15 which is about the same price as the K10 kit.
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    Strange Prices on Fuel Stabilizer

    The small quantity is 8/10 oz at the beginning is the Stabil Storage. The 16/32 oz is Stabil 360 ethanol treatment. At least by my guess based on pricing.
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    New Trimmer stalling

    The idle screw is a phillips, only the high and low screw are the EPA screws. You can make your own adjustment tools with the cheap white body Bic pens and a lighter. You can also make them out of small brass tubes with some epoxy putty shoved in. It's not like they have to hold up to any force.
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    Weed wacker mix yourself or tru fuel?

    I say mix yourself and near the end of the season switch to Trufuel. The stuff lasts for years and if you leave some in the tank or in the fuel lines, you won't come back in spring time to problems. For most of my customers that I sell a string trimmer to every year, I try to push the Trufuel...
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    2-stroke LawnBoy issues

    The LB 10304 is not a Duraforce engine. However, you should consider doubling up on the throttle vane spring. The Duraforce is notorious for throttle vane spring failing too. It's the same setup on that one. The jetting on the 97 supersedes the major changes that pushed the Duraforce into...
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    Yet another 2 cycle mix question

    I still stick to my 93 octane Shell, with Amsoil Saber at 50:1 and "bring" it to 40:1 with MMO. I simply hate the smell of Saber so I use the MMO for the fact it smells like I'm in a field of peppermint... and 2 cycle exhaust. All my lawn equipment run great and have for a while on this. I...
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    B&S lawn mower 12H800 hard knocking but runs

    Briggs flatheads are free and plentiful. Decent engines, but not worth any money beyond a few pieces. Part it out for the $50 worth of sellable parts and find that same engine on hundreds of freebees on Craigslist. Too many around to waste time working on one of the most common engines in the...
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    Small crack in crankcase

    With cracks, JB Weld works quite well. You may have to run some small drill bits through the crack to give you some more surface area to apply the material. Cleanliness is key as others have said and there isn't enough Brake Kleen in the world to guarantee proper adhesion. Having said that, JB...
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    Non-detergent oil in small engines

    Compressors and pumps need ND oil due to foaming caused by vibration and the fact they aren't sealed units like an engine is. I haven't seen a compressor without a vented plug or cap. All engines prior to 1930 spec ND oil, but anything beyond the Maytag 2 cylinder 2 cycles call for detergent...
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    Tecumseh carburetor main jet leaking gas

    Bubba pointed you to the correct carburetor. It isn't unobtanium anymore. A lot of parts from Tecumseh are being replicated by Rotary. You have to reuse some pieces because the build quality on some of the accessory parts are sketchy at best. I don't waste time with Tecumseh carbs anymore since...
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    Hopefully just scored some push mowers

    The body looks to be the exact same size so if you want to buy the knockoff and swap parts, you may be able to keep the autochoke. It's still cheaper than a rebuild kit. Personally, I would just rip off the linkages and stick with a tried and true primer. The throttle cable looks to be the...
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    Hopefully just scored some push mowers

    The carburetor that Bubba and I recommended is the correct carburetor. It will work with all functions like adjustable butterfly cable and it has adjustable jet. They are interchangeable. I just swapped one of them on my personal TVS120 premier series and the only modification I had to make was...
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    Hopefully just scored some push mowers

    The TVS120 is a tank of an engine. The carburetor is junk. Don't waste any time on it at all. Just buy a replacement 632795A. The only oddity you may come across is that the press fitting for the fuel barb may be backward (depends on the application and you'll need to reroute the fuel line. Be...
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    Briggs & Stratton Foam Air Filters

    Wash it out with Dawn and water and re-oil with whatever fresh you have laying around. No need to overthink things here. It's a Briggs engine and it really doesn't matter. Even the Lawn Boy engines just need them to have some form of oil to be effective.
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    r tek carb cleaning question

    On the R-Tek engine, the pilot jet is bigger than the Duraforce. The main jet is bigger on the Duraforce than the R-Tek. Will a combination of the R-Tek pilot with the Durforce main yield a better result? I've never seen a reason to attempt it as every R-Tek engine I've used has run with...
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    Bar oil substitutes?

    Canola Oil is also a good substitute. It clings to the bar better than standard motor oils do. It's the base Stihl uses in their "environmentally friendly" formulas. Plus it smells a bit like cooking pancakes while you cut.
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