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Well it wasn't quite $3. $3ish + a 1.99 spark plug and a $2.99 can of carb cleaner. So about $10 total with tax!
A while back I bought a lot of 7 F series mowers for $20 and this is one of them that I thought had a bad engine. This mower has had a hard life as it used to be an A-Z rental mower.
Well today I decided to tinker with this one (the first of the seven I have messed with) because it is the only one with a working recoil mechanism. I didn't think I would get too far. The engine was seized when I picked it up in December but I dumped a little ATF +4 transmission oil in the cylinder just for kicks the day I purchased it and reinstalled the old spark plug for storage.
I pulled the recoil today and the engine spun over smoothly! The transmission fluid must have done the trick and cleaned all the rust/corrosion from the cylinder. The engine felt like it had good compression so I proceeded to install a new spark plug, clean the rust off the coil and flywheel, clean the carb, and pour in some fresh gas.
I pulled the starter rope a few times and it fired! I pulled the rope again and it fired and stayed running! It runs great. I mowed some thick grass with it tonight and it mowed like a champ even though the blade is so dull and rusty I can't tell which end is supposed to be sharp. The blade is also badly out of balance. This 7268 hasn't ran in about 15-20 years according to the previous owner. When I purchased the lot of 7 the mowers had all been sitting so long they sank about 2 inches into the dirt and grass was grown up around all of them.
Anyways here is a picture. It is rough but runs strong and mows well. I think I will keep it around for some trim work and use it as a "beater mower". I may go through the motor at a later date.
I must say these vader shroud 7268's and 5247's are in my opinion the best Lawn Boys ever made when it comes to reliability, versatility, and simplicity.
:trink39:
A while back I bought a lot of 7 F series mowers for $20 and this is one of them that I thought had a bad engine. This mower has had a hard life as it used to be an A-Z rental mower.
Well today I decided to tinker with this one (the first of the seven I have messed with) because it is the only one with a working recoil mechanism. I didn't think I would get too far. The engine was seized when I picked it up in December but I dumped a little ATF +4 transmission oil in the cylinder just for kicks the day I purchased it and reinstalled the old spark plug for storage.
I pulled the recoil today and the engine spun over smoothly! The transmission fluid must have done the trick and cleaned all the rust/corrosion from the cylinder. The engine felt like it had good compression so I proceeded to install a new spark plug, clean the rust off the coil and flywheel, clean the carb, and pour in some fresh gas.
I pulled the starter rope a few times and it fired! I pulled the rope again and it fired and stayed running! It runs great. I mowed some thick grass with it tonight and it mowed like a champ even though the blade is so dull and rusty I can't tell which end is supposed to be sharp. The blade is also badly out of balance. This 7268 hasn't ran in about 15-20 years according to the previous owner. When I purchased the lot of 7 the mowers had all been sitting so long they sank about 2 inches into the dirt and grass was grown up around all of them.
Anyways here is a picture. It is rough but runs strong and mows well. I think I will keep it around for some trim work and use it as a "beater mower". I may go through the motor at a later date.
I must say these vader shroud 7268's and 5247's are in my opinion the best Lawn Boys ever made when it comes to reliability, versatility, and simplicity.
:trink39:
