"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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On Sep 15, 6:10 pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:34:19 -0400, Meat Plow
wrote:

The key ensures the
proper position of the flywheel so there is no guesswork.

They can be a booger now and then; when placing the FW on. The key
might slip a tad. I use a tiny bit a grease to help hold the key in
the crank slot - if I ever have to do it again.

--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
constantly."

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
engine repair.


The next time you start it, the rope will break. Then you'll need to fix that
too.

It's not that big of a deal to fix. Get brave and give it a try.

http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lmfaq.htm

Bob