Gfy Experts: What the hell makes a LawnBoy mower run great and then just STOP
 

It starts right back up after it stops.. it'll run for 1-5 minutes and then just STOP. Then it starts up again, no problem.

I took the carb down and cleaned the hell out of everything inside and all of the little passage ways.. I changed the plug and the air filter.... It's a Model 16048 with the Tecumseh and it looks like it's about 6.5hp

The gas is fresh, I cleaned the tank and the lines, I ran a little alcohol through everything in case it had water in it.. The o rings look good.. the oil ain't overfilled

It's this mower (not my video)

Sounds like your fuel line is glogged with gunk

Blow it out...personally this has happened to me after starting it after it sat all winter with gas in it.


Also a small engine shop should be able to do that for like $20

Could be some condensation in the gas too.

yup if you have any water in your gas can or left over after cleaning your tank you need to drain it all and clean it and let it dry 100%

was thinking that, but would it still start if the fuel line/tank is plugged/dirty?

Fat girlfriend needs a trim?


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First you need to check if there is a spark, you can do that by holding the spark plug cable as closer as you can to the spark plug with out touching it and having someone pull the cord and see if there is a spark, if there is, then hook the plug back up and take the air filter off and shoot a blast of starter fluid down it and see if it starts, if it does, you have a fuel problem

Yeah, the gas is fresh, I cleaned out the tank and the lines, etc. .

Narrowing it down to a sticking float, I guess, but I cleaned THAT too.

I'm done fucking with it I suppose- I will just sell it cheaper. I have almost $20 in this thing though :( Some guy offered me $50 though
I was hoping for $100-$150 when I thought it was going to work

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just finished doing mine

Sell it. Lawnboy mowers are garbage...

Sounds like a stuck float bowl in the carb & starving it for gas. Does it just shut off with no sputter? Or does it sputter on for 30 seconds doing the dance of death
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Sounds like a fuel issue to me. Either there's some varnish somewhere in the carb that you aren't seeing or you could have issues with the lines themselves. May be time for a carb rebuild. Check for rot and pin-holes in the lines. I've had small engines do the same thing in the past and it always turns out to be fuel related.

On the off chance it's not. Check to see of there's any slack in the safety cable that shuts off the ignition (I think most mowers now have this). If that cable stretches it can sit right in the cusp of being engaged. I had a mower that would run and when it heated up it was just enough to shut it off. Adjusted the cable and it worked fine after that

^^ woo this might be it

Sell the lawnmower and hire a gardener.

make your whore wife mow the lawn

Stupid. I am a Dom. Women I see treat me like a king. Begging to suck my load out of me. Bringing me drinks. Etc. And I STILL would not have a woman outside mowing the lawn. How men do that is beyond me. Be a man. Being outside doing something like that feels good.

I let a woman mow the lawn and work out automobiles, once, but only because she fuckin loved it.

Sorry Mr. Goodman, but that's out of my price range :(

I checked everything pretty closely. I definitely think the float is sticking. The cable is pretty good- there is a stupid extra safety thing, but it turned out to not be the problem.

So confusing. It doesn't even seem to be temp related. It stops. It starts right back up. Without even priming the thing

It seems to starve for fuel, just a little, once or twice before stopping

It could be air getting in, stuck float,

Man, they sure are

What the fuck

I've always had problems with them

Maybe, somebody is pranking you by putting a small marble in the gas tank.

so you finally got a job then??? congrats!! :thumbsup

Is there a fuel filter on the fuel line, because what you are describing sounds just like a dirty fuel filter. When there is no pressure on the line fuel gets through. As fuel pressure increases dirt in the filter gets pushed into position where it blocks the flow and the engine cuts out. Pressure falls back down and the dirt slides back and fuel can flow again so it starts right back up on the next pull.

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I've seen automobiles do that.. I know what you mean
I can't find one anywhere if it exists- there ain't even a screen anywhere

Yeah, it should be easy to find if it is there. Between the tank and the carb right in the fuel line. Not all mowers have them but some do.

You said you cleaned out all the little pathways, did you get the hole in the screw at the bottom of the carb cup?

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When did mom's basement require a lawnmower?

There were several tiny passages in the bowl screw thing ... I sprayed cleaner through them all ... Shot cleaner into the hole where the needle goes, etc

I completely fixed it
I just sold it for 5x what I paid for it