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Tecumseh help
One thing not asked in all this is how much service has this mower
seen? It was a gift for my (since passed) mom in May 2006, a Lawn Boy 10686. I liked the intuitive propulsion (just pushing the spring-loaded handle makes it go, no other control) and the electric starter. She mowed the small front yard by herself into her mid-80's. It's a small fractional acre suburban lot so 11 years of that. The negatives on this unit: The key starter switch fell apart twice, once under waranty. I eventually replaced it with a pushbutton on a box (containing a relay since the button could not handle the current). And the Molex or similar charger connection with a 12V cigarette lighter type connector. And though the manual mentions an high lift blade I don't think they were ever made so we were left stuck with a compromise blade. The last mower (which I still have) I removed the original compromise blade and got a lift-only. Far superior if you bag and want to use the mower to suck up leaves & debris. The compromise blade lifts at the sides but blows down in the middle for mulching purposes. I should look into an aftermarket blade. You can tell the compromise blade because if you approach debris on the driveway it is as apt to blow it away as it is to pull it in. The traditional blade was more like a vaccum cleaner. This morning I pulled out the mower and followed official procedure with the primer bulb. No start. I shot in a few cc's of gas and pulled the cord and it started and ran. It doesn't sound totally right but it was running just from a hand start. This whole thing is puzzling. |
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On Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 12:22:24 PM UTC-5, Steve Kraus wrote:
One thing not asked in all this is how much service has this mower seen? It was a gift for my (since passed) mom in May 2006, a Lawn Boy 10686. I liked the intuitive propulsion (just pushing the spring-loaded handle makes it go, no other control) and the electric starter. She mowed the small front yard by herself into her mid-80's. It's a small fractional acre suburban lot so 11 years of that. The negatives on this unit: The key starter switch fell apart twice, once under waranty. I eventually replaced it with a pushbutton on a box (containing a relay since the button could not handle the current). And the Molex or similar charger connection with a 12V cigarette lighter type connector. And though the manual mentions an high lift blade I don't think they were ever made so we were left stuck with a compromise blade. The last mower (which I still have) I removed the original compromise blade and got a lift-only. Far superior if you bag and want to use the mower to suck up leaves & debris. The compromise blade lifts at the sides but blows down in the middle for mulching purposes. I should look into an aftermarket blade.. You can tell the compromise blade because if you approach debris on the driveway it is as apt to blow it away as it is to pull it in. The traditional blade was more like a vaccum cleaner. This morning I pulled out the mower and followed official procedure with the primer bulb. No start. I shot in a few cc's of gas and pulled the cord and it started and ran. It doesn't sound totally right but it was running just from a hand start. This whole thing is puzzling. Did you check to see how much you can get a new carb for on eBay? I found one for my leaf blower for $16. IDK how much you want to throw at it, but that's an option. If you don't keep it, you can put the carb up on eBay and get most of your money back. Also they have rebuild kits that have new gaskets, needle valves, etc for ~$10 for many carbs. If you go that route, check if the carb or kit has the gasket between the carb and intake, that may not be included. |
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