Push up the two metal linkage rods attached to the top of the carburetor with your hand to unhook them from the engine. Turn and then pull the air filter off of the carburetor. Place the new carburetor onto the engine in the same position with the linkage rods at the top of the carbur...
A primer bulb is important because it is helps to fill the carburetor with the correct amount of fuel. It does this by pulling fuel through the fuel line. You may need to fix or replace your primer bulb if: it is not creating proper suction, ...
How do you start a mower for the first time? For push and self-propelled mowers, you'll want to locate the priming button on the motor and push it 3 times. This provides the engine with enough fuel to get started since they still use a carburetor rather than a fuel-injection system....
While troubleshooting my Briggs and Stratton Storm Responder 5500 portable generator, I needed to remove the air intake shroud to clean the carburetor. Of course, the gasket was wet and sticky so half was stuck on the carburetor side and the (ripped) half stuck to the air shroud. A single ...
Jump to: Why Restore a Mower? Overview of the Restoration Test Run the Mower Scrape the Deck Replace Bad Wheels Replace the Air Filter Sharpen the Blade General Cleaning and Minor Repairs Check and Clean the Plug Test Run the Machine in Grass Carburetor Problems I’ve restored dozens of gas...
Appearance became smoother still on 1934's 40A line. The V-8 itself got a new carburetor and manifold that increased advertised horsepower to 85 -- some claim actual power was 90. By now, most of its early problems were just bad memories. The four-cylinder engine was breathing its last....
If your spark plug doesn’t pass the tests above, then it has gone bad and you’ll need to replace it. This is one of the easiest steps in lawn mower or small engine maintenance. For pre-season tune-ups and end-of-season storage, consider a Briggs & Stratton®small engine tune-up...
and carb in the 12.5 are basically the same. Thus I was able to scavenge the old magnesium piston and billet rod I'd been running. The rod is an ARC rod and has replaceable bearings. Its always important to replace these if you're sticking them in a new engine. I also ordered new ...
The carburetor should be on top of the engine, and the oil dipstick/drain tube should be at the lowest point on the engine. Rock the mower a bit while still draining to get the oil that may be trapped in recesses in the engine. ...
How to Replace a Broken Teasing Spring on a Cub Cadet Garden Tractor Driveshaft (with the driveshaft in the tractor) - (Added 8/28/17) Lock (depress) the clutch/brake pedal down with the lever against the pedal stop, which is a small angled steel spot-welded to the tractor frame. ...