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Posted by Mike on July 26, 2006, 5:03 pm
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> ts8586@gmail.com wrote:
>> Here's an odd one... for me, at least...
>>
>> I've got a lawnmower that's about 1 and a half years old, ran great all
>> last year. Before the first time I used it this year, I added new gas
>> (the old stuff was drained), and changed the oil. Started right up, ran
>> fine for a month, then all of a sudden, it sounds like it wants to
>> stall. I cleaned it, changed the air filter, it still didn't help.
>> Please note that it starts right up, and runs good for about a minute,
>> two at the most, THEN it sounds like it's going to stall, but never
>> does. And another odd thing going on, is that when it's really low on
>> gas, it runs great! And when it does run great, I can tell it's going
>> to die in about 20 seconds because the gas is gone. I fill it back up
>> (new gas), and it goes back to running like crap.
>>
>> Also, it is NOT a really good mower where I can control the idle speed
>> either.
>>
>> Any ideas? Any CHEAP/EASY ideas? Thanks for the time!
>>
> After many years I started having problems with my tractor backfiring. I
> correlated this with filling my gas tank with gasohol (E15) for the first
> time. Someone on this newsgroup recommended "fuel stabilizer" and I
> tried it (not that that I want to add more $$$ to each tankful!). I mowed
> my entire yard without any backfires. More testing is needed but I think
> E15 is a loser.
E15 wont run well in engines not designed for it, plus it has a shorted
shelf life.
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