Mower Work...Any Words of Wisdom?

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Sun. May. 10, 2015 6:42 am

That MSDS isn't giving up much! :)

 
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Post by McGiever » Sun. May. 10, 2015 8:05 am

Bottles seen at Walmart had listed chemicals plainly printed on bottle. There was a specific pocedure printed also for applying/soaking without any disassembling.

 
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Post by waldo lemieux » Sun. May. 10, 2015 5:49 pm

Im pretty sure this advice is coming too late , but Im thinkin the best bet would be to take it to Smitty or Windy Dave and have a beer or two :beer:

 
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Post by titleist1 » Sun. May. 10, 2015 8:28 pm

waldo lemieux wrote:Im pretty sure this advice is coming too late , but Im thinkin the best bet would be to take it to Smitty or Windy Dave and have a beer or two
I heard rumors they only took payment from forum members in bags of coal and I don't want to part with mine!! :D

Got the shaft replaced and back together, the permatex set up over night and I was able to successfully get back to mowing today. It ran very smooth so apparently my preventive maintenance on the carb did no harm! :dancing: No seepage at all around the new 'gasket' after about an hour of run time.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Sun. May. 10, 2015 9:19 pm

Glad to hear that it worked out well for you,you might make a mower mechanic yet !!


 
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Post by titleist1 » Mon. May. 11, 2015 7:44 am

windyhill4.2 wrote:you might make a mower mechanic yet
No Thanks....I have enough hobbies and leaning over working on that engine tied my back up in knots!

 
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Post by D-frost » Mon. May. 11, 2015 7:59 am

Good job Titleist!
A $10.00 part, 2 hours labor, and a $300 chiropractor bill!!!!
Now that couple of bags of coal for Smitty/Windy doesn't sound bad. (LOL)
Good to hear it was an easy fix.
Cheers

 
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Post by titleist1 » Mon. May. 11, 2015 8:46 am

D-frost wrote:A $10.00 part, 2 hours labor, and a $300 chiropractor bill!!!!
Now that couple of bags of coal for Smitty/Windy doesn't sound bad. (LOL)
You got the math about right!! :lol: I need to think ahead a little more on the financial implications of my projects!

 
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Post by freetown fred » Mon. May. 11, 2015 8:50 am

Don't we all T!!! :clap: toothy

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Mon. May. 11, 2015 9:34 am

Picked up a free (fairly new) TORO on the side of the road, the recoil starter was missing. Chucked a 3/4" socket in the 1/2" drill and now the lawn is mowed. :) It has an electric starter too, but no charger for the battery and the key switch is broken. If the drill quits, I may fix that too. :roll:


 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Mon. May. 11, 2015 4:06 pm

coaledsweat wrote:That MSDS isn't giving up much! :)
MSDS is actually OK .... nothing hazardous in it ... you must list all hazardous materials but non-haz materials, its optional.

 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Mon. May. 11, 2015 4:08 pm

titleist1 wrote:
waldo lemieux wrote:Im pretty sure this advice is coming too late , but Im thinkin the best bet would be to take it to Smitty or Windy Dave and have a beer or two
I heard rumors they only took payment from forum members in bags of coal and I don't want to part with mine!! :D

Got the shaft replaced and back together, the permatex set up over night and I was able to successfully get back to mowing today. It ran very smooth so apparently my preventive maintenance on the carb did no harm! :dancing: No seepage at all around the new 'gasket' after about an hour of run time.
The wifey probably came out when you were sleeping and did a complete re-build. That's nice.

If they don't find ya handsome they should at least find ya handy.

Good job ... but no pics yet?

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Mon. May. 11, 2015 4:19 pm

davidmcbeth3 wrote:
coaledsweat wrote:That MSDS isn't giving up much! :)
MSDS is actually OK .... nothing hazardous in it ... you must list all hazardous materials but non-haz materials, its optional.
If proprietary they don't have to name it.

 
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Post by titleist1 » Mon. May. 11, 2015 9:34 pm

coaledsweat wrote:Picked up a free (fairly new) TORO on the side of the road
Free is the best kind of mower!! How about a pic or short video of the drill trick to start it?
davidmcbeth3 wrote:Good job ... but no pics yet?
Here are some boring pics... the new shaft, choke linkage is next to the black cap.
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Pic of the cover before cleanup & reseal...
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And a pic of the permatex after squeeze out....
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