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Engines used in applications such as lawn mowers, go carts, chain saws, compressors, small pumps, generators, garden tractors, and string trimmers. Frequently hand (pull) started and without an electrical system beyond the spark plug. Technically there is an overlap with motorcycle / scooter engines, but for questions related to motor cycles or scooters those tags are preferred.
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Why does my lawnmower air filter have a metal wire mesh?
I bought two spare paper air filters for my lawnmower. Once they arrived, I noticed an interesting feature in them. The side of the air filter that is at the carburetor/engine side has a thick metal w …
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How many minutes to wait after turning off small air-cooled engine before oil change?
I am breaking in an inverter generator with small air-cooled 80cc 4-stroke single cylinder engine. After the break-in, I will change the supplied mineral oil to a high-quality fully synthetic oil.
My …
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Does a carburetor have constant fuel mass flow, constant liquid volume flow, or constant mol...
I have a generator with carburetor. It seems to consume a bit more fuel than I expected, 0.44 liters per hour for 386 watt production, or 1.14 liters per kWh. I'm also bit more annoyed by the exhaust …
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What causes a puff of white smoke every time starting a cold lawnmower?
I have a new lawnmower that seems to make a puff of white smoke every time I start a cold engine. It doesn't make any smoke when starting a warm engine or during operation of a warm engine, and has no …
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How do splash lubricated horizontal crankshaft engines lubricate the valve mechanism?
In many small engines, splash lubrication is used unlike in cars which always have an oil pump.
I understand that when the small engine is a vertical crankshaft one like in lawnmowers, where the cylin …
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Do few pull starts with fuel and ignition off cover the cylinder in oil in a splash lubricat...
Some 1-cylinder small engines have instructions that before long-term storage you should take off the spark plug, pour few milliliters of oil into the cylinder, and very slowly pull the starter cord ( …
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Does pulling a recoil rope when small engine is rotating cause any damage?
Recently, I accidentally released the pull rope of my lawnmower after succesfully starting it. The spring caused it to go past the handle rest on the handlebars, so the pull rope crashed against the e …
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When should I do the first oil change for a rarely used lawnmower?
I bought a lawnmower that has these oil change service intervals in the engine operating manual:
After the first month or after 5 operating hours: change the engine oil
Every 6 months or after 50 ope …
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If I start a previously unfueled small engine, do I keep choke on for first pull only or unt...
I purchased a small engine inverter generator. It obviously has a carburetor and a choke valve. I just put in the oil and oiled the foam air filter element and am ready to break in the generator with …
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How harmful is it to not put oil in spark plug hole of a stored small engine?
I have a small engine inverter generator. This generator is to be used during power outages which happen rarely where I live, and also tested shortly every 2 years (the testing is also to keep the ele …
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