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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: rec tech mower
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:38:25 -0500
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On 4/12/2025 12:33 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
> On 4/11/2025 4:39 PM, sms wrote:
>> On 4/11/2025 1:44 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>>> Ok this is a good crowd for the issue but not a bike. My 
>>> walk behind Troy Built self propelled mower won't start. 
>>> It is a no choke you just pull and it supposed to start. 
>>> Well it has been maybe 5 months right in the garage. The 
>>> fluid is ok and the mower only has 2 season on it new 2 
>>> years ago. I keep pulling and smell gas but won't really 
>>> catch or seem to get close. I read the manual and seems 
>>> probably a carb issue and got to take apart and clean it. 
>>> I don't want to I just want to get it started and it 
>>> should work for the season.
>>>
>>> I tried dabbing some gas in carborator where I took off 
>>> filter. No luck do you think starting fluid sprayed 
>>> direct will get it going. Give me any real world tips the 
>>> videos of this are just a pain the ass and I want to 
>>> quick start knowing once it gets going it will.
>>
>> Just tried to start a small generator. Starting fluid gets 
>> it going for a few second, but that's it.
>>
>> It's likely that old gasoline has clogged the carb with 
>> varnish. I removed the carb yesterday and need to buy some 
>> fresh gasoline to soak it in.
>>
>> The manual warns that old gasoline left in the tank will 
>> eventually cause clogging and says to use fuel stabilizer 
>> if it's stored with gasoline in the tank.
>>
> 
> Oh, my praise the Lord the starting fluid fired the mower up 
> on 2nd pull. I hate yard work and mowing goes back to my 
> childhood. My mother made us clean up the yard on Saturdays 
> what a chore I never like it, got in the way of Saturday fun.
> 
> This mower is ok but really it is only 140cc I should have 
> sprung for the bigger motor of 163 to make things easier. 
> Sort related to gearing on a bike. You need the right gears 
> and the right power to get certain things done better.
> 

Glad that worked out.
Dump the fuel, get some fresh gasoline and don't forget to 
purge the system at the end of the season next autumn.

-- 
Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971