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Lawnmower gets hot and quits Sherman 07-15-2005
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Posted by G Henslee on July 15, 2005, 8:20 am


Sherman wrote:

>
>
> Actually, I lied. My spouse does the mowing and she is getting
> angry at me because the mower is dying.
> Sherman
>
>

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Posted by Sherman on July 15, 2005, 3:26 pm


wrote:

>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I removed the gas filter bowl and it was clean. No change after
>>> cleaning and reinstalling. Started right up and ran for 10 minutes..
>>>
>>> After it dies hot, it will not start or even try to start. The pull
>>> compression feels about the same hot or cold. But I can't measure the
>>> vacuum (or can I?)
>>>
>>> Has to cool down and at some point it cools enough to start on first
>>> pull and runs good for 10 minutes.
>>
>>I fail to see the problem. With a strategically placed cooler of beer, you
>>are being forced by nature to take appropriate breaks. This is for yourgood
>>health.
>>
>
> Actually, I lied. My spouse does the mowing and she is getting
>angry at me because the mower is dying. Don't get me wrong, I will
>mow when it needs it, but in 30 years, she has never let it get long
>enough to need it.
>
> I need to get this thing diagnosed and fixed pronto.
>
> I'm thinking I could use one of those piercing shroeder valves on the
>intake manifold to measure for vacuum while I yank the rope. Wonder
>if it would work. Or I could test compression thinking maybe the
>compression would be different if the suction was off due to valve not
>seating..
>
> Sherman
>

Ok, I'm also thinking I could pull the valve cover and observe the
valves when hot or cold. What am I looking for? As the crank lets
the valve close, it should become loose and I should be able to grab
the stem and lift and let go and hear the valve seating - right? It
would probably be a different sound if it was not seating.....







Posted by Duane Bozarth on July 15, 2005, 10:26 am


Sherman wrote:
>
> wrote:
>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I removed the gas filter bowl and it was clean. No change after
> >>> cleaning and reinstalling. Started right up and ran for 10 minutes..
> >>>
> >>> After it dies hot, it will not start or even try to start. The pull
> >>> compression feels about the same hot or cold. But I can't measure the
> >>> vacuum (or can I?)
> >>>
> >>> Has to cool down and at some point it cools enough to start on first
> >>> pull and runs good for 10 minutes.
> >>
> >>I fail to see the problem. With a strategically placed cooler of beer, you
> >>are being forced by nature to take appropriate breaks. This is for yourgood
> >>health.
> >>
> >
> > Actually, I lied. My spouse does the mowing and she is getting
> >angry at me because the mower is dying. Don't get me wrong, I will
> >mow when it needs it, but in 30 years, she has never let it get long
> >enough to need it.
> >
> > I need to get this thing diagnosed and fixed pronto.
> >
> > I'm thinking I could use one of those piercing shroeder valves on the
> >intake manifold to measure for vacuum while I yank the rope. Wonder
> >if it would work. Or I could test compression thinking maybe the
> >compression would be different if the suction was off due to valve not
> >seating..
> >
> > Sherman
> >
>
> Ok, I'm also thinking I could pull the valve cover and observe the
> valves when hot or cold. What am I looking for? As the crank lets
> the valve close, it should become loose and I should be able to grab
> the stem and lift and let go and hear the valve seating - right? It
> would probably be a different sound if it was not seating.....
>
>

If they're not seating, you won't have compression when you crank...

Did you find out if you have spark when it's hot or not yet? I'm still
thinking electrical is more likely the culprit...


Posted by Doug Miller on July 15, 2005, 5:25 pm


>
>Ok, I'm also thinking I could pull the valve cover and observe the
>valves when hot or cold. What am I looking for? As the crank lets
>the valve close, it should become loose and I should be able to grab
>the stem and lift and let go and hear the valve seating - right? It
>would probably be a different sound if it was not seating.....

Forget the damn valves, that's not the problem. You've been given sound advice
by several people: check to see if you have spark when it's hot and not
working. I'm betting you don't, because the magneto has failed.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.


Posted by Gary Dyrkacz on July 15, 2005, 7:01 pm


wrote:

> My 4 year old lawnmower gets hot and dies. I can mow for 15 minutes
>and it coughs and sputters and then shuts down completely and will not
>restart - for 15 minutes. Then it will start and runs another 10
>minutes.
>
> Seems to be a heat related issue. I cleaned out the debris and
>replaced the spark plug. No change.
>
> What could be wrong and how do I determine it?
>
> Sherman

This is an outside possibility, but I had a lawnmower with a leaking
head gasket. Problem was it would leak only when the engine was hot.
The problem was getting worse and worse and I could not figure out
what was wrong. The gasket finall degraded to the point that that
when I happened to brush my hand ove the head, I could feel the hot
gases leaking from the head gasket.
Gary Dyrkacz
REMOVETHISBEFORESENDINGdyrgcmn@comcast.net
Radio Control Aircraft/Paintball Physics/Paintball for 40+
http://home.comcast.net/~dyrgcmn/


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