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| pbj:
So, I'll preface this by saying I hate gasoline lawnmowers. But after my last electric only made it 16 months, I decided to try gas. Ran fine for 20 minutes. Now it does this. What do? |
| Howard_Casto:
Our yard is frikkin huge, so I run into these problems a lot. Long story short it's stalling, but a few things could make it do that. The easiest thing to try is to push down on the handle and tilt the deck up for a second or two after you start it to allow any gunked up grass to fly out. Also check the throttle and cutoff cables to make sure they are in place. Next remove the air filter and try starting it without it as they can get gunked up as well. Also check the spark plug wire and if that's in place remove the plug and check the plug for carbon deposits.... you can also spray the plug hole with a bit of starter fluid and that will sometimes help it turn over better. I doubt that'll help though as it seems to be starting ok, it just can't idle. And this is a dumb question, but you did put oil in it right? Here's the thing though... other than trapped grass bogging down the engine or maybe a defective sparkplug you shouldn't be having any of these problems this early in it's life. That looks like a Husqvarna and personally I've swore those stupid things off as they all seem to have a hard time idling in mulch mode. Unless some of the things I listed above work, I'd take it back. |
| Nephasth:
Carburetor. |
| pbj:
Alright, I'll take another look at it tonight. Yes, it had oil. I'm that one person that actually reads and follows the manual. If it's not something random and stupid like a loose spark plug or a blade of grass in the fuel line this is going back to Lowe's. |
| wp34:
A buddy of mine picked up one of those new EGO battery powered mowers. They are pricey but he has been real happy with it. |
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