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Jules Richardson Jules Richardson is offline
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Default dead B+S mower engine

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:27:53 -0700, ransley wrote:
It runs just not under load right, ive had several 4 motors like that
and it was electrical.


No, not running at all. I've had it run maybe a couple of revs under its
own power a few times, then it dies on me (it doesn't seem consistent
though - if it fires like that, I can leave the throttle in exactly the
same spot and come back to it a few minutes later, and it won't fire at
all)

Why did you pull the head?


Just to take a look at the valve seats & cylinder bore - only takes a
couple of minutes, and I wanted to make sure the valves looked like they
were seating properly and the bore wasn't trashed for whatever reason.
All appeared OK, though.

cheers

Jules