California
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- Joined
- Jan 22, 2004
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- Location
- An hour north of San Francisco
- Tractor
- Yanmar YM240 Yanmar YM186D
I went out to start the lawnmower for the first time this season and it's too stiff to turn. I can turn the blade by hand, against considerable resistance. It sounds like the rings are gouging the bore badly.
This is a 5 hp Briggs IC. The oil looks clean. It ran fine last year.
The only thing that occurs to me is to turn it sparkplug-down to let the crankcase oil drain into the cylinder, to oil the rings.
I assume these are throwaway engines if the bore is shot.
Any advice?
This is a 5 hp Briggs IC. The oil looks clean. It ran fine last year.
The only thing that occurs to me is to turn it sparkplug-down to let the crankcase oil drain into the cylinder, to oil the rings.
I assume these are throwaway engines if the bore is shot.
Any advice?