Trouble starting LawnMower?
Question:I am having quite an issue with the lawnmower. Beleive it or not, I spent $200 on fixing up my old lawnmower in a repair place. I have brought it back to the shop once since
The repairmen rebuilt the carbureator, cleaned it all inside and did some other minor work.
It always seems to work just after I bring it home. I use it once - it works just fine, second time, in about a week - I have real trouble starting it. Often it just doesn't start at all...
Sometimes after several of my attempts to start it - I leave it alone and I am able to start it in several hours. However, after I stop it - I am not able to start it back up.
This is turning out to be quite a frustration, considering how much money I just spent on fixing the mower.
Any advice will be appreciated...
Answers:
To start with check your air filter. Take it off and see if the mower starts right up. I just had mine serviced and they put to much oil in the filter, clogging it up. if that isn't it then your carburetor needs more adjustment as it is ether getting to much gas or not enough. while you have the air filter off if it doesn't start smell the carburetor does it smell flooded? Take it back and complain that they didn't get it right that the carb is still bad. They might make the adjustment for free.
i dont know much about lawnmowers but it kinda sounds like the float in the fuel valve that leads to the carborator may be broke
Sounds like the fuel level will not stabilze in the carbeurator bowl. You know, that little bowl that sits beneath the carb? It has a Float inside it. Older or the more expensive units have a metal float. The majority of the $300 and less type produced have a plastic float. You may have a cracked or sticking float.If the bowl is plastic, it may have warped and possibly have an area where the floats hangs up against it.
I would also check your air/fuel mixture set screw(s). Most are set between a 3 and 3.75 back-off. COUNT the number of half turn it takes you to seat the set screw. Back it out again to that point and make adjustments of 1/4 turn at a time. You should not have to deviate by more than 1/2 turn either way.
Weed Eater, Yard MaN, Master Cut, Ryobi, Craftsman and others sold at Home Depot and Lowes type stores (the majority of Taiwan/China and Tailand built mowers), are built with plastic throttle bodies on the carbs. They have a tendency to expand once the mower has been used for a while. This prouduces vacume leaks, screwing up the air/fuel mixture. They also have a small "O" ring inside the carb (not visible), that can hairline crack. Most of these carbs can not be effectively rebuilt. It's not cost effective in relation to the cost of a new carb.
Take it back to where you had it repaired and keep on complaining until they fix it right. Reputable shops will not charge you for something like this. If they want to charge you, take it elsewhere. Work is normally guaranteed for at least 10 days, in most cases I know of, for 30 days. If they don't guarantee their work run - don' t walk- away and find someplace where they do.
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