On Sep 15, 5:29 pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sep 15, 8:01 pm, "Steve Barker LT"
wrote:





If the timing is advanced too far, it will burn a hole in the piston or
detonate it self to death.

steve

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

ups.com...

Assuming the FW key is the problem, how bad is it for the mower to run
like this? It's September in Upstate NY, so I only have a few more
mows before I'd be putting it up for the winter anyway. I'd just as
soon wait until the season's over before my first foray into small
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- If the timing is advanced too far, it will burn a hole in the piston
or detonate it self to death.

THEN do I get to buy a new one? ;-)- Hide quoted text -

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Be sure to get the correct key, it will be made of softer metal, not
steel. They are designed to shear if the blade hits something solid
so that the motor itself is not wrecked by a sudden stop. It probably
is not sheared completely, even a slight 'nick' will throw the timing
off.

Harry K

Harry K