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| ts8586@gmail.com 2006-07-26, 1:25 pm |
| Here's an odd one... for me, at least...
I've got a lawnmower that's about 1 and a half years old, ran great all
last year. Before the first time I used it this year, I added new gas
(the old stuff was drained), and changed the oil. Started right up, ran
fine for a month, then all of a sudden, it sounds like it wants to
stall. I cleaned it, changed the air filter, it still didn't help.
Please note that it starts right up, and runs good for about a minute,
two at the most, THEN it sounds like it's going to stall, but never
does. And another odd thing going on, is that when it's really low on
gas, it runs great! And when it does run great, I can tell it's going
to die in about 20 seconds because the gas is gone. I fill it back up
(new gas), and it goes back to running like crap.
Also, it is NOT a really good mower where I can control the idle speed
either.
Any ideas? Any CHEAP/EASY ideas? Thanks for the time!
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| Stubby 2006-07-26, 5:25 pm |
| ts8586@gmail.com wrote:
> Here's an odd one... for me, at least...
>
> I've got a lawnmower that's about 1 and a half years old, ran great all
> last year. Before the first time I used it this year, I added new gas
> (the old stuff was drained), and changed the oil. Started right up, ran
> fine for a month, then all of a sudden, it sounds like it wants to
> stall. I cleaned it, changed the air filter, it still didn't help.
> Please note that it starts right up, and runs good for about a minute,
> two at the most, THEN it sounds like it's going to stall, but never
> does. And another odd thing going on, is that when it's really low on
> gas, it runs great! And when it does run great, I can tell it's going
> to die in about 20 seconds because the gas is gone. I fill it back up
> (new gas), and it goes back to running like crap.
>
> Also, it is NOT a really good mower where I can control the idle speed
> either.
>
> Any ideas? Any CHEAP/EASY ideas? Thanks for the time!
>
After many years I started having problems with my tractor backfiring.
I correlated this with filling my gas tank with gasohol (E15) for the
first time. Someone on this newsgroup recommended "fuel stabilizer"
and I tried it (not that that I want to add more $$$ to each tankful!).
I mowed my entire yard without any backfires. More testing is needed
but I think E15 is a loser.
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"Stubby" <William.Plummer-NOSPAM-@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:6ICdnafFSOPhVlrZnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@comcast.com...
> ts8586@gmail.com wrote:
> After many years I started having problems with my tractor backfiring. I
> correlated this with filling my gas tank with gasohol (E15) for the first
> time. Someone on this newsgroup recommended "fuel stabilizer" and I
> tried it (not that that I want to add more $$$ to each tankful!). I mowed
> my entire yard without any backfires. More testing is needed but I think
> E15 is a loser.
E15 wont run well in engines not designed for it, plus it has a shorted
shelf life.
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| jsanders 2006-07-27, 1:25 pm |
| using gas with ethanol in it? that'll cause the problems you are
describing. just use regular gas.
ts8586@gmail.com wrote:
> Here's an odd one... for me, at least...
>
> I've got a lawnmower that's about 1 and a half years old, ran great all
> last year. Before the first time I used it this year, I added new gas
> (the old stuff was drained), and changed the oil. Started right up, ran
> fine for a month, then all of a sudden, it sounds like it wants to
> stall. I cleaned it, changed the air filter, it still didn't help.
> Please note that it starts right up, and runs good for about a minute,
> two at the most, THEN it sounds like it's going to stall, but never
> does. And another odd thing going on, is that when it's really low on
> gas, it runs great! And when it does run great, I can tell it's going
> to die in about 20 seconds because the gas is gone. I fill it back up
> (new gas), and it goes back to running like crap.
>
> Also, it is NOT a really good mower where I can control the idle speed
> either.
>
> Any ideas? Any CHEAP/EASY ideas? Thanks for the time!
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| Stubby 2006-07-27, 5:25 pm |
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jsanders wrote:
> using gas with ethanol in it? that'll cause the problems you are
> describing. just use regular gas.
Well, in this area the cheapest gas is from Cumberland Farms (Gulf Gas)
and it is E15. The price in NH is approximately 10-cents per gallon
less than it is in MA where I live. I don't have a list of what brands
are normal gas and which are gasohol, but I though the Fed was mandating
a total switch to gasohol.
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