The lawnmower decided that Easter is a good time to stop working. I took it apart, cleaned fuel lines and the carburettor, put in a new spark plug, cleaned the air filter, and put it back together. It started with the first pull. Result.
The lawnmower decided that Easter is a good time to stop working. I took it apart, cleaned fuel lines and the carburettor, put in a new spark plug, cleaned the air filter, and put it back together. It started with the first pull. Result.
Nice. It’s almost always gunk in the carb from gas left in the tank over winter
In the winter I have a monthly appointment with my mower in my calender to run it for 10 minutes.
I just drain the gas and run it until it stalls. Been doing this with the lawnmower, weed trimmer and snowblower for over a decade, never any carburetor issues.
Do you put fuel stabilizer in the tank and run some through the system?
That sounds like a lot of complication for a humble lawnmower.
Men, a capful in the tank and run for 5 minutes, it will stop the gas turning gummy and going “flat”. But usually I shut the petcock off and drained the carb bowl…to many plugged needle valves in the past.