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Small engine repair - Can you do it?
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:04 pm
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:04 pm
I have a 15 year old Gravely push mower, most reliable thing I’ve ever bought. Finally this summer, it started spit & sputtering.
I knew the gas tank needed cleaning out, so I decided to rebuild the carburetor, change the fuel filter, and remove & clean out the gas tank.
Took about 45 mins and $30. Son of a bitch cranked up on the first pull.
I cut the grass for the first time in a while (and hopefully last time this year).
Grass was so tall, I found two washing machines and a 78 Ford Pinto in my front yard.
Who here doesn’t know small engine repair?
I knew the gas tank needed cleaning out, so I decided to rebuild the carburetor, change the fuel filter, and remove & clean out the gas tank.
Took about 45 mins and $30. Son of a bitch cranked up on the first pull.
I cut the grass for the first time in a while (and hopefully last time this year).
Grass was so tall, I found two washing machines and a 78 Ford Pinto in my front yard.
Who here doesn’t know small engine repair?
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Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:07 pm to theantiquetiger
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Who here doesn’t know small engine repair?
Most.
But that’s not really a gotcha these days considering how cheap lawn mowers are to replace.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:07 pm to theantiquetiger
A little sea foam will save you 45 minutes 15 years from now.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:10 pm to theantiquetiger
I have no clue about repair, but can change the oil, spark plug and filter.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:10 pm to 0x15E
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But that’s not really a gotcha these days considering how cheap lawn mowers are to replace.
My mower was $750 brand new 15 years ago. No way I’m getting another one because it was stalling and running badly.
A lot of GenZ’s and Millennials would probably throw it away and just buy a new one.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:13 pm to theantiquetiger
Learned a lot of useful day to day things in high-school FFA, and this was one of them
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:13 pm to theantiquetiger
quote:. You know they’re 40 years old now, right?
Millennials would probably throw it away and just buy a new one.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:14 pm to theantiquetiger
Saved thousands with this.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:15 pm to 0x15E
quote:
But that’s not really a gotcha these days considering how cheap lawn mowers are to replace.
Can you call yourself a man and not know how to do things like that?
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:16 pm to theantiquetiger
Recently replaced the carb on a John Deere. Replacing is east….but disassembling, cleaning and reassembling - I’m about 50/50 on them ever starting again.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:16 pm to theantiquetiger
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A lot of GenZ’s and Millennials would probably throw it away and just buy a new one.
Can you tailor, forge tools, or farm? Because I'm pretty sure generations of men could do that before you.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:18 pm to dkreller
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A little sea foam will save you 45 minutes 15 years from now.
that stuff is miracle in a bottle.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:19 pm to theantiquetiger
I stopped cleaning small carbs... just replace them. The time is worth extra couple of bucks... if you are cleaning them right anyhow.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:20 pm to Elblancodiablo
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Can you call yourself a man and not know how to do things like that?
Yep.. Especially if you have other skills that allow you to make enough money to pay soembody else to do that shite .
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:20 pm to theantiquetiger
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A lot of GenZ’s and Millennials would probably throw it away and just buy a new one
in 10 years there won't be any engines. how good are you with motors?
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:20 pm to theantiquetiger
Even if you don’t know how to do this stuff, you should be able to with YouTube.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:22 pm to shutterspeed
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Can you tailor, forge tools, or farm? Because I'm pretty sure generations of men could do that before you.
Probably, or give it a damn good run.
The first step on any job involving your hands, you gotta be mechanically inclined, which I am very much so.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:23 pm to Rebel
What does sea foam do?
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:23 pm to Rebel
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in 10 years there won't be any engines. how good are you with motors?
Motors are very easy, it’s usually the brushes. Electric tools are very easy to work on.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 6:27 pm to theantiquetiger
Me and a friend completely restored one of these bad boys several years ago. Ran and looked like new when we got done with it.
Ours was from the early 1950s. I had a bunch of pics from the process, but the phone they were on crapped out. If I had timelapsed it all it probably would have gotten a few million views. You can still buy these type mowers new.
Ours was from the early 1950s. I had a bunch of pics from the process, but the phone they were on crapped out. If I had timelapsed it all it probably would have gotten a few million views. You can still buy these type mowers new.
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