Were that it were only the carb! I got back to SEA last night and it was too dark to make out the mess that four weeks of unattended lawn growth was going to be found in the morning. Last home visit I was confronted with almost waist high grass after near five months of absence. I came right from the airport in May, and went straight into the shed to fire up the mower, with a massive reduction in grass. I made a pilgrimage to ANC and 28 days later… I pull out the plug in mower and the dang thing does not want to light off. I mess about with the GFCI the cord is plugged into, take a gander at the fuse box, finding no offending breakers, and swap out the cord, just in case, as I see the one on the machine has a knick. I do the safety dance with levers and cords and this thing utters a moo sort of noise and nothing more again.
Maybe the spiders have become gremlins and I unscrew the cover to find the Black & Decker 681064-01 Switch has lost a mount. Seems the hot lead had burnt itself out over many years and now I must put a fresh switch in. In the heat of the moment I was going to just toss the whole machine in a Goodwill bin. clay > On Jul 27, 2019, at 4:24 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Exactly. Happened to my edger. Yes; replace oil. You can get a carb > rebuild kit that includes the rubber washer that seals against the needle > valve but replacing the carb (with new) is a better option, IMO. Google > mower model or look on eBay. I rebuilt twice before I replaced the whole > carb (which didn't cost much more than the kit). > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mitch Haley >> >> Stuck float, debris in the needle seat area, etc, would pour it in until the >> fuel >> level was below the carburetor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
