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- From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 18:08:34 -0500
On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 07:17:06PM -0400, Allan Balliett wrote:
> I've inherited a Murray riding lawnmower that I'd like to put into
> service doing some incidental mowing in the garden. This thing is
> probably 10 years old, hasn't been used much, has been sitting for
> two years and won't start right now. It has an 11horse Briggs and
> Stratton engine. I can start it by pouring gas into the carb. It dies
> after that gas is burned. I've got supply-line gas to the carb, so I
> assume the 'float' needle or something like that in the carb is
> stuck, undoubtedly something due to sitting for 2 years with gas in
> the tank.
>
> Anyone work out a way of making through this "no start" situation
> without an overhaul?
I've had fair luck with gasoline engines by keeping them running for a
while with periodic short blasts of starting fluid. Keep it running
long enough and the carb may start working. Starting fluid is safer
than splashing gasoline around.
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[Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Allan Balliett, 05/20/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles, Willie McKemie, 05/20/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Mark A Abner, 05/20/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Allan Balliett, 05/20/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
marc, 05/21/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Allan Balliett, 05/21/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles - Interlock,
Allan Balliett, 05/21/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles - Interlock, Mark A Abner, 05/21/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles - Interlock, Allan Balliett, 05/21/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles - Interlock,
Allan Balliett, 05/21/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Mark A Abner, 05/21/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles, marc, 05/21/2004
- [Market-farming] was Mower now weedwhacker Troubles, Allan Balliett, 05/21/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Allan Balliett, 05/21/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
marc, 05/21/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Allan Balliett, 05/20/2004
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[Market-farming] Mower Troubles,
Allan Balliett, 05/20/2004
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