Keeping it in the family..

"Birddog" (maintmgt) 06/12/2016 at 19:34 • Filed to: None

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Needs a new starter but everything else is good. The guy even gave me a brand new starter with it and helped load up!

Then I found the bad news..

Starter replacement procedure.

Step 1.. Drain coolant and remove radiator.

Step 2.. REMOVE ENGINE??

Bloody Hell!

Oh well. It’s still worth twice what I paid at least and it should be done by Wednesday.

McMike > Birddog 06/12/2016 at 19:41

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Step one should be “Open beer” ....Always.

daender > McMike 06/12/2016 at 19:47

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Step two: Stand with neighbors.

Step three: Take turns “eeyup”’ing and drinking.

Birddog > McMike 06/12/2016 at 19:55

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Always!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Birddog 06/12/2016 at 19:56

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I had never seen a water-cooled lawnmower up until a few weeks ago. Are there any actual benefits to it?

Birddog > daender 06/12/2016 at 19:57

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I can’t wait to get to know the neighbors. There’s a dude down the street building a Pro Mod Corvette in his driveway.

Birddog > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 06/12/2016 at 20:00

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It’s new to me too. It’s also a belt drive OHC. It almost seems overcomplicated.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Birddog 06/12/2016 at 20:12

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I was so intrigued by it, I even took a pic.

WRXasaurus > Birddog 06/12/2016 at 20:14

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It’s a race, I still haven’t finished my mower, I finally got all the parts together to finish it. So my grass is nearly a foot tall in places, good thing it is really thin thanks to the pine needles.

Birddog > WRXasaurus 06/12/2016 at 20:21

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I have knee high weeds right now out back by the lake. And a Turtle infestation apparently..

What happened to yours?

Birddog > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 06/12/2016 at 20:25

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Now that’s a funky layout!

Mine is laid out like a car.

WRXasaurus > Birddog 06/12/2016 at 20:36

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I blew the connecting rod apart. I got a free replacement motor but I’ve been busy swapping everything out and would have finished but my wife, 6 month old and myself got sick all weekend.

Birddog > WRXasaurus 06/12/2016 at 20:57

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Free is always good. Getting sick? Not so much.

What engine out of curiosity?

WRXasaurus > Birddog 06/12/2016 at 21:50

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Another briggs and stratton from a co-worker. 11hp, same block and everything. I switched over the starter, carburetor, airbox and will change out the flywheel as well since mine was newer and everything was in better condition.

Birddog > WRXasaurus 06/12/2016 at 22:10

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Something about those Briggs engines. I looked at 3 machines before buying this one. Two were re-powered and one had a knock like I’ve never heard before.

It’s odd. Briggs used to be THE engine to have too.

shop-teacher > Birddog 06/12/2016 at 22:35

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That’s a cool little mower.

WRXasaurus > Birddog 06/13/2016 at 07:01

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Yeah, next replacement will be a kohler or a kawasaki or one of those HF engines. If I could score a deal on a Honda I would do that though.