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Posted by on August 5, 2005, 4:40 pm
On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 14:59:56 -0400, Choreboy
>I have a Craftsman push rotary mower with a 6-hp Briggs engine. It was
>bought in 1997. I use it to keep 3/4 acre mowed. It has been smooth
>and quiet and gets a lot from a quart of gas.
>
>A couple of weeks ago I noticed it knocked and shook when I started.
>That seemed better the next day. (Maybe the oil was cooler.)
>
Sounds like a death rattle that yopu are not going to fix easily. If
you really like ripping into small engines you can order the parts and
go at it but I bet a new engine is cheaper by the time you finish. At
that point you have a new engine on an old mower deck. What will break
next?
If you can nurse it through the rest of the season it might be an
interesting winter project tho.
I really can't be without a mower very long (or the grass will take
over) so fixing one is not usually an option if it taks very long.
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