Recent content by Mark_BX25D

Fun fact: When I was in the Army I lived off post for a while. Nice older couple. He told of being a young mechanic, and they had a customer who was a royal pain in the patootie. I'd guess this would have been back in the 40s or so. So they dropped a large ball bearing into a section of...

The microswitches carry very little current. Yes, they are potential failure points, but current is not the problem.

You need to do some actual testing. Find out what voltage is getting to what terminal at the starter. You will probably need an assistant to turn the key while you take voltage measurements.

I think it's fair to say that your filters exploded. :D

This. A good description of "filter exploded" would be very useful. One man's "filter exploding" might be another man's "leaks a lot at the base".

BTDT! :D

4 filters and counting? Maybe stop putting filters on until you find out what's wrong. HINT: It's not the filters.

But on the original topic - I've had my throttle lever work lose to the point of dropping RPM's as I was mowing, had to snug it up. Never had it get tighter though. Yes, mine had gotten loose, but then after it had sat quite a while (6 months or so?), it wouldn't budge.

Don't go to the fuse box or the wiring diagram as your FIRST move. Measure the voltage at the battery terminals FIRST. The terminals, NOT the cable connections. If you have 10 volts there, that's why you have 10 volts in other places. Don't go chasing ghosts. If that's good, check for...

Mine has two nuts. I assumed that was factory.

Never heard of it. Thank you, I'll check it out! (y)

Yes, I am going to get in there and clean things up. It's pretty humid here in Virginia, and it does live outside. There shouldn't be any actual rain getting in there, but the humidity gets everything. I got a cover for it a few years ago, but it has spent most of its life outside. I need...

Well, my tractor sat quite a while, as I've been mostly out of state for quite a while. My son went to use it, and the throttle lever would not budge. Bummer. I am home, so I dug into it today. Found it's a pretty simple mechanism. Loosened it up, cleaned it up, and put it back...

Funny thing about that. Turns out mealworms will eat plastic, so it's the ultimate recycling. That should drive the vegans bonkers. Recycling plastic is the Holy Grail of that crowd, but if the result is MEAT..... o_O :LOL::LOL::LOL:

Okay, this is bad. Yes, it's funny, but I just can't bring myself to give it a thumbs up! Can't even laugh about it! It's too true!!! o_O