{"id":2463,"date":"2017-03-14T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2017-10-16T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T22:10:15","slug":"lawnmower-will-start-wont-keep-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/blog\/lawnmower-will-start-wont-keep-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawnmower Will Start, Won’t Keep Running"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is a lawnmower that someone was throwing away on the street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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When I pumped the primer button a LOT, it started, but would only run for a couple seconds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Top view, with screws removed. I’ll take off the pull cord assembly to make things easier to remove.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pull cord assembly is gone, next, remove the gas tank. The oil dipstick cap is blocking removal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Remove the dipstick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With the gas tank moved aside, I can see a little hose that is seriously duct-taped. That’s suspicious!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The hose is seriously cracked. I don’t think it’s a fuel line, but maybe some kind of vacuum hose?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The replacement hose is maybe $2 a foot at an auto parts store. Note that I didn’t try to match the inner diameter of the old reamed-out hose, but selected one which seems to match the barbed fittings. The new hose is 1\/4″ inner diameter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cut to length. Only a few\u00a0inches or so needed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Installed onto the lawn mower. Let’s put the whole thing back together and see if it helps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n