First of all, I have an electric mower so I don't have to deal with stuff like this, but the woman who cuts my hair with whom I have become friends asked me to look @ her push mower because it was chugging after warm up.
It is a Poulan Pro w/ B+S 550 series mower, about 3 years old. I changed the oil at the beginning of the season; this was the first OC since purchased. Definitely < 50 hours on it.
I pulled the plug and it was very sooty as was the muffler. Looked at the oil and it was jet black. Started it up and a giant cloud of oil smoke came out...
Started taking stuff apart and the AF was completely clogged. This probably explains the whole thing. Rich mixture=sooty exhaust, fouled plug, chugging and most likely diluted oil (leaking down the valve stem)
I water washed the AF, cleaned up the S.P. and told her not to use it until the oil was changed. The chugging is completely eliminated.
Long winded to ask
1) Can I water wash the foam filter? Is is a dry or oiled.
2) Do I need to gap the replacement plug i purchased?
3) What other stuff should I do to get this back to top condition? She can't find the OM.
Her 25+ yo son is getting tutored on these maintenance items, although I don't mind helping her out. I kinda sweet on her 8)
edit: just found this
http://www.briggsandstratton.com/us/en/support/faqs/identifying-the-correct-spark-plug-and-gap
It is a Poulan Pro w/ B+S 550 series mower, about 3 years old. I changed the oil at the beginning of the season; this was the first OC since purchased. Definitely < 50 hours on it.
I pulled the plug and it was very sooty as was the muffler. Looked at the oil and it was jet black. Started it up and a giant cloud of oil smoke came out...
Started taking stuff apart and the AF was completely clogged. This probably explains the whole thing. Rich mixture=sooty exhaust, fouled plug, chugging and most likely diluted oil (leaking down the valve stem)
I water washed the AF, cleaned up the S.P. and told her not to use it until the oil was changed. The chugging is completely eliminated.
Long winded to ask
1) Can I water wash the foam filter? Is is a dry or oiled.
2) Do I need to gap the replacement plug i purchased?
3) What other stuff should I do to get this back to top condition? She can't find the OM.
Her 25+ yo son is getting tutored on these maintenance items, although I don't mind helping her out. I kinda sweet on her 8)
edit: just found this
http://www.briggsandstratton.com/us/en/support/faqs/identifying-the-correct-spark-plug-and-gap
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