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So I was mowing the lawn, very wet and thick, because this is the first day without rain in like 2 weeks so its the only oportunity I could take before I have to wait another few weeks only for it to be worse. Normally I'd give another day so it dries but chances are it will rain tomorrow since thats all we get at this time of year.

So basically I could hear the blade grinding, so I stopped and fliped it over to clean it underneeth as there was solidified grass all around. So cleaned it up real good. Started it up again, thick black smoke. I've seen it do that before after flipping it as the oil might of not settled normally right away but it always did for a few secs then ran ok. Not this time.

So I stop it, still smoke, and I can hear the oil boiling inside, and noticed it was even leaking - NOT GOOD!

I decided to proceed and change up the oil and see if it helps, but think its too late, still black smoke, it runs smoothly though, but black smoke, and boiling, and chances are if I let it go for another minute it would blow up on me possibly killing me in the process as a random bolt from the engine flies through my head.

So I just let it cool off for now and taking an extended break. Been trying to convince my parents to get a mulcher one anyway, as they don't require to empty the bag every 2 lines of cutting. (we have a huge yard) and emptying bags is like 90% of the work.

It ran nicely for like 10 years though, so its done its time.


So yeah thats the excitement for the day.

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Red Squirrel wrote:So I was mowing the lawn, very wet and thick, because this is the first day without rain in like 2 weeks so its the only oportunity I could take before I have to wait another few weeks only for it to be worse. Normally I'd give another day so it dries but chances are it will rain tomorrow since thats all we get at this time of year.

So basically I could hear the blade grinding, so I stopped and fliped it over to clean it underneeth as there was solidified grass all around. So cleaned it up real good. Started it up again, thick black smoke. I've seen it do that before after flipping it as the oil might of not settled normally right away but it always did for a few secs then ran ok. Not this time.

So I stop it, still smoke, and I can hear the oil boiling inside, and noticed it was even leaking - NOT GOOD!

I decided to proceed and change up the oil and see if it helps, but think its too late, still black smoke, it runs smoothly though, but black smoke, and boiling, and chances are if I let it go for another minute it would blow up on me possibly killing me in the process as a random bolt from the engine flies through my head.

So I just let it cool off for now and taking an extended break. Been trying to convince my parents to get a mulcher one anyway, as they don't require to empty the bag every 2 lines of cutting. (we have a huge yard) and emptying bags is like 90% of the work.

It ran nicely for like 10 years though, so its done its time.


So yeah thats the excitement for the day.

lol if you die, I'm not taking over the shard if that's what you're wondering. I don't want all that responsibility .

Kinda sucks about the lawnmower but maybe you should purposely break it and get them to buy the mulcher .

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go get some stuff called Motor Honey. Its like straight 50 weight. It should make the mower run good enough to sell it at a yard sale or somn.

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LOL I decided to go try it again when my mom was around to show her what I meant, no smoke, was like WTF. So I did maybe half a line then it started smoking again, of course she was not around to see it. Then it stopped and I ended up being able to do the rest, Had to gas it up twice (was only putting a bit given its probably going to kick the bucket for good - that stuff's expensive ) but yeah think its good now but we'll probably buy another anyway as it was heating up more now. Not even sure if I put the right type of oil in there, was 10W30 or something like that.

I'm not mechanicly inclined and never changed the oil in anything before but I'm not scared to try stuff myself.

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go run over a stump with it, that will break it for sure

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or just put the gas where the oil goes and the oil where the gas goes. "oh crap" *starts it anyway*

Knowing that lawnmower, it would probably still run.

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Er... never turn a lawn mower completely over... : Especially not a 4-stroke engine'd one.

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Was only 90 degrees on opposite side of gas tank. (otherwise gas leaks since the plug is broken and has a hole in it LOL)

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Red Squirrel wrote:or just put the gas where the oil goes and the oil where the gas goes. "oh crap" *starts it anyway*

Knowing that lawnmower, it would probably still run.

Or have it stroll into the street and get beamed by a bus. Say it was an "accident".

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lol police get an accident report "city bus and uhhh, yeah, thats a lawnmower"

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