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    After we bought an electric mower, I have had about half a 5 gal. can of petrol for?

    my old petrol mower, sitting in the garage. It's about 2 years old now, so there's no way I'm putting it in the car. So how do I dispose of it (UK)?
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    My lawn mower isn't working because of how hot it is outdoors?

    It's a gas mower you push. The main problem is that nobody is pushing it, because the weather is too hot. Fortunately it's too hot for the grass to grow very fast.
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    04 Mazda rx-8, 6spd, 90k miles. Engine sounds like a lawn mower?

    Bought the car from an auction, engine sounds like only one cylinder is working, sounds horrible when you start it, like a deep lawn mower sound, the car idles really strange, Trouble starting and smokes when you start it up, when you start driving it it dies on you even im dropping the clutch...
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    Steer Children Clear Of Lawn Mower Injuries

    As the school year draws to a close, thousands of children across the country will take on a familiar chore: mowing the lawn. June is National Home Safety Month and five national medical organizations are warning Americans that the routine task of lawn mowing can be extremely dangerous to...
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    On my riding lawn mower engine the electric motor wont spin the flywheel!?

    sometimes the gears click and when they do sometimes the flywheel will spin one rotation. sometimes when the gears click the flywheel wont move and the motor will make a grinding noise. Most of the time the gear on the motor wont lift to meet the flywheel and just spin on its own. What is...
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    Brand new Honda self-propelled mower keeps dying?

    I have a brand new Honda GCV160 that will not stay running. I can get it started and it fires up and runs for about 30-60 seconds - then starts to sputter and dies - it's never run and was doing this right off the shelf. Have to let it rest for 20 minutes before I can get it to fire again but...
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    Why is it easier to pull a lawn mower or a hand truck than to push it?

    Physics related?
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    honda mower want engage brake/clutch,what causes that?

    not the drive belt, because i can shift on the go thru the gears, just no brakes, have to hit nuetral to stop! the lever at the trans moves freely but does nothing.
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    Tip of the Day: Fix common mower and tractor problems

    Tip of the Day: Fix common mower and tractor problems Depending on the weather in your area, now might be the time to haul out your mower and get it ready for spring. (If you're still stuck in winter mode, the nicer weather will arrive soon enough.) Most of the work you'll do is pretty...
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    Left my mower out in the rain (Honda 5.0 HP) What do I need to do to get started?

    Gas looks fine (although I drained the float/bowl just in case) The only opening I see where water could've got in is the muffler.
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    Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Mower and tractor testing in Florida

    Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Mower and tractor testing in Florida Florida's a major tourist destination this time of year, as fans head to the Sunshine State in search of balmy weather and to watch their favorite baseball teams in spring training. Consumer Reports has a team in...
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    I have a Honda commercial mower that hasn't been used in a while and won't...

    I doubt it was brake cleaner. My guess was that it was ether or some other starting fluid. Try giving it a BRIEF spritz in the air cleaner, and see if it will start. You don't need a lot of the stuff. If that doesn't do it, try these tests: Check to see if you have spark. Remove the...
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    how can i turn my 5 hp lawn mower engine into a bike engine with a throttle?

    i have a small brigs and straton lawnmower engine i want to put on a bike but i dont know how to install a throttle
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    How do i lower the idle on my honda hrc216 mower?

    If i put the throttle lever in full throttle and turtle ( low speed) it is still loud i want it to be a little quieter and lower idle because it is to much at the turtle Do i need to adjust the carburetor idle screw? I want the engine to idle smoothly while i let go of the blade control lever...
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    can i use a lawn mower piston on my dirt bike?

    i have a 97 kawasaki 100 dirt bike and my piston and rings have gone bad.. i cant afford new ones or used ones, but i do hav old lawn mowers and rideing mowers that still run, could i use the piston out of one of them, and put it on my dirt bike..
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