Draining the oil requires tipping the lawnmower on its side. Since the gas tank cap is usually not water tight, fuel can easily leak out when you do this. There are a couple of things you can do to prevent leaking. One way is to empty the gas tank completely, by either running the ...
Browse our tutorial on how to winterize a STIHL lawn mower, including tips on cleaning, lubricating, and storing lawn mowers for the winter.
Even a self-propelled lawn mower is not difficult to repair. To demonstrate how simple this process is, and how little these mowers really need, we teamed up and plucked two disgusting and badly-neglected mowers from somebody giving them away for free. For both machines, our work was well ...
Engine break-in procedures using synthetic oil remain the same. Keep in mind that the use of synthetic oil does not prevent you from performing your regularly scheduled lawn mower maintenance (i.e. check oil, change oil, etc.). How to check your oil level before use of product or engine...
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1. Empty the gas tank.A non-starting mower in the spring is most often the effect of gas being left in the tank without use over the course of many months. One repairman I talked with said that after not being in use, gas basically turns to varnish and mucks up the engine. You hav...
At the end of the season, empty the fuel tank and, to use up all remaining fuel, let the lawnmower run idle until the engine cuts out by itself. Make sure during the winter months that the lawnmower is stored in a dry and sheltered place away from heat sources and chemicals (which...
Adding winter stabilizer fuel Lost_in_the_Midwest| Adobe Stock |License Give yourlawn mowerand hand tools some TLC before going into winter storage: Clean your equipmentto remove dirt,grass clippings, and debris. Use a wire brush, scraper, or compressed air to do it. ...
inexpensive and can handle even thick grasses and overgrown weeds. Like battery-powered units, some gas mowers are self-propelled, and others require that you push them across the yard. Gas engines will run until their tank is empty, at which time you can easily add more fuel and be on ...
I plan to empty my lawnmower’s gas tank every fall by running the lawnmower dry until it stops running. I will then drain the bowl on the carburetor to make sure it isn’t holding any fuel. This should prevent gunk from building up. Then, I won’t have a problem starting it next...