Re: [Amc-list] Old Gas, Kinda OT

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

You got to love that kind of of mentality.
Unfortunatly that's the world we live in now.
My lawn tractor split the case on it's transaxle.
The case halves were almost the same cost as a entire assembly.
So I just ordered a new transaxle online.
Bolted it in and was good to go.
You may be in the same boat with your mower engine.
but, if they quote too much you can always take a stab at fixing it as at that point what do you have to loose?
You can buy engines online, but getting one that can be sold into Ca. may be a problem.
It realy may not be worth fixing...

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Well, 
> 
> I pulled the muffler off and could see the exhaust
> valve stem.  It's an L-head Tecumseh motor.  But I
> didn't have a helper to pull on the rope while I
> watched the valve motion.  I put Kroil in the cylinder
> (pulled the plug) and put carb cleaner through the
> carb after dumping the old gas. It would fire but
> there was absolutely no compression.  I put may
> compression gauge on it to make sure.  What
> disappoints me is that I told the guy at the counter
> (at the shop) that it had no compression and that I
> suspected a stuck valve or possibly stuck rings.
> Without even looking at the lawn mower he said "with
> no compression it may not be worth fixing". 
> 
> NOT.  I don't need that kind of attitude from the
> shop.  That mower is only two years old.
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
> --- Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > I'd have tried a shot of oil in the cylinder before
> > sending it off to the shop.
> > Could have washed the oil off the rings and maybe if
> > it of fired it would have free'd up and run again.
> > Maybe not too...
> 
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