On E10 fuel that’s been around a while? Fresh E5 for all my kit and a dash of BS Fuel Fresh in the can before visiting the pump. Aerosol spray of GT85 in my favourite general rescue spray. Your machine looked like a Lawnflite 504/505 , so if on its original engine it could be a bit overdue for a valve job when you’ve got nothing better to do.
22 hours ago, Stormin said:
I wouldn't touch E10 with a barge pole.
Thanks, Only use Tesco Momentum Ron99 that's E5 I think
Yes it's the 504 with 8hp Briggs and stratton engine. Will have to look for a guide on how to do the valves, guessing won't be too much hassle to do :-)
Checked the clearence of the ignition coil and that was way out so adjusted that
It's a good little mower :-) gave the grass it's final cut on Sunday with no issues :-)
My Lawnflite 504 worked fine in October but went to start it at end of November and it just keeps turning over.
Occasionally it will almost fire up (Bit like trying to start a classic car that doesn't want to fire up) and I will get a puff of smoke from the exhaust.
It's getting a spark and also tried 2 other plugs.
Fuel is flowing fine, filter isn't blocked.
Float is working as it should
Poked some carb cleaner needels in the carb holes and all seemed clean
It's getting fuel
Took the airfilter off to make sure it's not blocked and when it turns over I can see fuel vapour puffing out
It's like it's on the edge of firing up
Would cold start spray work? Also read that carb cleaner can be used as an alternative?
Any other ideas or is it just the weather making it hard to start?
Hi, how free should the variable speed pulley move should it slide up and down with little effort eg put it upside down it should drop down with gravity?
I have freed mine up but require 2 hands to clunk it up and down
The engine with the £50 lawnflite had a running problem (only ran on choke) sorted that by cleaning all the blockages out the carb.
Swapped the cutting gear over from the non runner and its going great. I even have all 6 speeds to select from instead of just speed 5 or 6 :-)
The engine must be newer as it uses the two piece carb with only one adjuster needle instead of the one piece carb with two needles and it runs so much smoother and easier to setup I think.
The old engine was puffing blue smoke at high revs this ones nice and smooth :-)
Still going to look at getting the non runner going again but good to have two of the same mowers for spares
Ok took carb apart and looked ok and put back together and still wouldn't run. Took the spark plug out (wish I did this first) and it was covered in black soot, cleaned it and it started and ran :-).
Stupidly I thought I will try and adjust the carb settings as it was a little roughish sounding... Wish I just left it alone... Turned it a little and now not running again seems to be alot of fuel coming through the carb when trying to start and fuel vapour popping out the carb inlet.
Im guessing this tree is dead? Moved into the house 2 years ago and it doesn't seem to have done much... Bits snap off easy like its dry. Should I just cut it down?
How does a tree just die? Could something affect the tree next to it?
Got to the end of my cutting day and my Lawnflite 504 cut out. Tried starting it and it would idle then die when I apply throttle.
Took the filter off and started it and when I applied throttle it would make like misty puffs of Im guessing fuel vapour then die and inside the carb walls they are wet with fuel
Does it sound like I have sucked dirt into the carb and need to strip / rebuild it?
I noticed when it was working the smoke from the exhaust was a little bluey looking at max throttle
Thanks had a look but all the bolts look untouched from the 80's and not wanting to budge. I got the main centre bolt out but the disc is stuck solid
Might be easier removing the deck to attack them easier do you think? from the looks of it the deck is held on by just some R clips is this correct or am I missing something?
Put my briggs stratton 8hp engine back into my lawnflite 504 and now it wont start :-( don't seem to have spark, it turns over ok but think i have connected a wire wrong somewhere.
Where should the engine kill wire go? Is that the yellow one?
Ride on Mower wont start in cold weather
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Thanks, Only use Tesco Momentum Ron99 that's E5 I think
Yes it's the 504 with 8hp Briggs and stratton engine. Will have to look for a guide on how to do the valves, guessing won't be too much hassle to do :-)
Checked the clearence of the ignition coil and that was way out so adjusted that
It's a good little mower :-) gave the grass it's final cut on Sunday with no issues :-)