Lawnmower blues Please help.
 

Trying to repair the wheel on my mountfield mower I tipped it on its side.
I had drained the petrol but NOT the oil.
Oil escaped the engine via the air intake filter.
I have replaced the filter and also the spark plug and oil.
Engine will now not start.
What should I do.
Is there a forum for mowers if anyone is unable to help.
P.S. Have tried to remove blade without success, any ideas on how to do this would be appreciated.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:12:20 +0000, bubbleyes2004 wrote:

What should I do.

Clean out te carburetta but do not adjust or remove any small screws
unless you *very* carefully note their position. How musch they are
screwed out to withing 1/8th of a turn or better. When screwing them
in gentle finger tight only.

P.S. Have tried to remove blade without success, any ideas on how to
do this would be appreciated.

It might be a left hand thread and be rather corroded, grass juices
are not very metal friendly... The nut will certainly be tight.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

"bubbleyes2004" wrote in message
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Trying to repair the wheel on my mountfield mower I tipped it on its
side.
I had drained the petrol but NOT the oil.
Oil escaped the engine via the air intake filter.
I have replaced the filter and also the spark plug and oil.
Engine will now not start.
What should I do.
Is there a forum for mowers if anyone is unable to help.
P.S. Have tried to remove blade without success, any ideas on how to do
this would be appreciated.


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bubbleyes2004

easiest option is to clean, dry and warm the spark plug using a blow lamp,
install while hot and try to start it, it will probably go, if not repeat
but spray some 'easy start' (from a car shop) into the air intake before
trying to start it.

mrcheerful

bubbleyes2004 wrote:
Trying to repair the wheel on my mountfield mower I tipped it on its
side.
I had drained the petrol but NOT the oil.
Oil escaped the engine via the air intake filter.

The air filter is typiaclly an oiled sponge, so this shouldnt have let
oil into the carb. But if it has, there may be oil on the carb jet. If
so, clean it with a solvent, once you know what a jet is.


I have replaced the filter and also the spark plug and oil.
Engine will now not start.
What should I do.
Is there a forum for mowers if anyone is unable to help.
P.S. Have tried to remove blade without success, any ideas on how to
do
this would be appreciated.

why remove the blade?


NT

Many thanks

I removed and cleaned out carb, this worked a treat.

When working on the lawnmower I noticed that one of the springs was damaged. Looked as though it had been altered with pliers or something. Thought maybe that guy who serviced mower previously had tampered with it so that at some point in future the spring would lengthen and revs of engine would reduce. This is exactly what happend, but i decided to do service myself.