My neighbor who I've been friends with for well over twenty years has a 1968 Lawn Boy 2 stroke mower. Last fall he brought the thing over to me and asked if I could take a look at the pull start. It wasn't engaging. I found it had two springs, both broken. He went on the Internet and found a source for parts for this 46 year old mower. He ordered the parts, I installed them for him and the old machine served him well for the remained of the season.
This year he used it once but it didn't run too good then quit and refused to start. He brought it to me, again, and I started troubleshooting. Yes, it had ignition, fuel, and the choke was open but it didn't even pop when trying to start it. I had the plug out and did a compression check. Zero compression. I can hold my thumb over the plug hole and not feel a thing when you pull the rope.
He says he's going to put it out for the trash man to haul away but I started looking at the engine. It is a sweet looking little air cooled 2 stroke and I have to wonder what CC the thing is. The cylinder and head are an integral piece. The fins are round and it reminds me of the Russian predecessors of our Chinese HT engines. I told him I'd like to take the engine off the mower deck and "do an autopsy" to see what's wrong.
The old Lawn Boy is now in my garage. I'll let you know what I find.
Tom
This year he used it once but it didn't run too good then quit and refused to start. He brought it to me, again, and I started troubleshooting. Yes, it had ignition, fuel, and the choke was open but it didn't even pop when trying to start it. I had the plug out and did a compression check. Zero compression. I can hold my thumb over the plug hole and not feel a thing when you pull the rope.
He says he's going to put it out for the trash man to haul away but I started looking at the engine. It is a sweet looking little air cooled 2 stroke and I have to wonder what CC the thing is. The cylinder and head are an integral piece. The fins are round and it reminds me of the Russian predecessors of our Chinese HT engines. I told him I'd like to take the engine off the mower deck and "do an autopsy" to see what's wrong.
The old Lawn Boy is now in my garage. I'll let you know what I find.
Tom