The lawnmower decided that Easter is a good time to stop working. I took it apart, cleaned fuel lines and the carburettor, put in a new spark plug, cleaned the air filter, and put it back together. It started with the first pull. Result.
The lawnmower decided that Easter is a good time to stop working. I took it apart, cleaned fuel lines and the carburettor, put in a new spark plug, cleaned the air filter, and put it back together. It started with the first pull. Result.
18 Comments
softcat@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 1y
anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you, that was brilliant.
Now I have to explain to the people in my vicinity what “dull men’s club” is because I involuntarily let out a great belly laugh after reading your comment.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
On brand dull men don’t sharpen lawnmower blades.
JohnSmith@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 1y
Cuts still well enough, maybe next Spring.
GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
you actually don't want it to be knife sharp because it will get damaged way easier and dull faster.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
You also want to properly sharpen it every once in a while.
over_clox@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
True that. I'd like to add to that though, try to make sure the blade is balanced after sharpening, it's all too easy to accidentally grind a little more off of one end than the other. Your lawnmower will thank you by not vibrating nearly as much as it otherwise might.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Unless you have a ride-on because that special lady in some of our lives might love it.
varyingExpertise@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
Happy wife and no more mowing the lawn, what's not to like.
Bluefruit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I love when the only thing I have to do is clean something to get it working again. Had a similar issue with a oscillating multi tool my Dad gave me a while back.
Worked for a bit, then stopped working altogether.
Took my plug in duster for cleaning PCs and blew out a bunch of metal dust and other crap.
Boom, back to life.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Ain’t got no gas in it.
Mmm-hmmm.
DrFistington@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Nice. It's almost always gunk in the carb from gas left in the tank over winter
iii@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
In the winter I have a monthly appointment with my mower in my calender to run it for 10 minutes.
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Do you put fuel stabilizer in the tank and run some through the system?
JohnSmith@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
That sounds like a lot of complication for a humble lawnmower.
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
Men, a capful in the tank and run for 5 minutes, it will stop the gas turning gummy and going "flat". But usually I shut the petcock off and drained the carb bowl...to many plugged needle valves in the past.
anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.ca · 3 pts · 1y
I just drain the gas and run it until it stalls. Been doing this with the lawnmower, weed trimmer and snowblower for over a decade, never any carburetor issues.
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Whew, i think you are in the UK. I'm in the US and it is way too early to have done all that on Easter Sunday.
May you have a season of easy starts.
MOARbid1@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Nice job! I'll be doing all of that soon. I'm honestly amazed mine still runs, because every time I change it's oil it's full of glitter. It wants to die, but it won't find peace until catastrophic failure.