In a message dated 4/25/02 12:54:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, yd3@nvc.net
writes:
> The same is true of the mower's engine. A proper rebuild costs more
> than a new one from Harbor Freight.
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So now we're talking about lawn mowers! My father gave me a mower that he
bought in '93. He only used it a coupla times, so the carb was gunked solid.
I cleaned it out and got the throttle to move again, but I couldn't figure
out how to reconnect the throttle linkage that fell off when I took the carb
off. The "turtle/rabbit" lever didn't seem to do anything. The throttle
sits under that lever, and somehow connects to the governor lever with two
wires and a spring. (BTW, this is a Tecumseh (sp?) engine on a Roper (wasn't
he on TV?) mower, all labeled as Craftsman Eager 1.)
I threw away the spring and one wire, hooked the longer wire from the
throttle to the governor, and bought a $5 lawn mower speed control cable from
Home Depot, which I connected to the throttle plate and mounted on the
handle. Now I have control of the engine speed while I am mowing, instead of
having to get someone else to hold the dead-man switch while I reach down to
move the "turtle/rabbit" lever. (Are people so STUPID that they reach under
a running mower, requiring a dead-man switch for "consumer protection"?)
Before I fixed this thing I went on www.partsdirect.com and checked out the
cost of a new engine. $185.00!!!!! Sears had basically the same mower,
brand new, on sale for $139.
Getting down off my high horse...
Allen Hefner
Philly Region SCCA Rally Steward
'77 MG Midget
'75 MG Midget "The Project"
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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