20 Most Recent Mtd 22" Yard Machine Push Mower - Page 8 Questions & Answers

on the inner butterfly linkage on the carburetor closest to the engine

could be bad gas dirty carb stuck float in bowl

bottom of motor just below carburetor on Briggs &stratton

remove remaining bolt if any then with smaller drill bit than bolt or bolts drill hole in center of one or each insert easy out into hole and spin easy out counter clock wise with wrench

Spark gap would be .010 for magneeto

loose the lock washer before you cut your own feet off or kill the neighbor with blade flying off ! Put bolt in and tighten make sure alignment pins on blade are where they are supposed to be . make sure no grass is caked up around any of the blade or drive shaft

your choke is either closed or float may be stuck open (if the carb has a float bowl)

Not sure what the question is. If the fuel line is leaking it is because it is not on the bottom of the tank well or it has a crack and needs to be replaced

you can try a lock washer and nut

is the bolt stripped so it wont tighten?Is the threaded hole on the Crankshaft of the mower cracked

sounds like you need to drop the bowl on your carburetor and clean the Jet.Take the 1/2" bolt out of the bottom of the Carburetor Bowl. Look at it. It has two holes close to the Bolt Head. 1 small hole down the center of this hollow bolt and possibly a real tiny hole at the end of the bolt where the Threads stop. Make sure they are cleaned out and not clogged. screw it back in and see if that solves teh problem. Use a spray can of Carburetor cleaner and a small wire to clean the Jet holes

Since you changed the spark plug, you obviously know how to get it out. Take it out again, and install the spark plug wire back on it. Now, hold it with an INSULATED pair of pliers or channel locks. Hold the spark plug against the head of the mower, to ground it out, and have someone pull the start rope and see if there is a spark arcing across the end of the plug. If not, remove the plug from the wire, and gently insert a round tip screwdriver (like a phillips head) into the spark plug wire. Now, hold that screwdriver withing an 1/16 inch from the cylinder head of the mower. Have someone pull the rope to start it. If you get a spark between the screwdriveer blade and the cylinder head, you are good for that. Then, you have a fuel problem.

What most usually happens is, the gasoline evaporates in the carburetor after a few weeks of sitting, and turns to a gummy deposit. Then, it will no longer work until it is cleaned out so gasoline will flow through it. 2 solutions. One, start and run the mower every 2 or 3 weeks to keep it from gumming up. 2, add a gasoline additive that will keep that from happening. Stores have lots of additives, but I don't know of the name of one that is exactly what you need.Be blessed.

could be fly wheel

if you bent the blade most likely you bent the crankshaft too.
Remove the spark plug and pull the rope and remove excess oil from the spark plug hole
check the spark plug for spark if you have none then a flywheel key is sheered a more in depth fix.
If you get it started you may notice a whole lota vibration due to a bent crank shaft or maybe not?

should be all right just check shaft length and diameter

These inexpensive mowers are not made for large scale mowing. They're set to run as fast as they do and have low compression (read that as low power also) to make them easy to start and operate. About the only thing you can do to make it work better is keep the air cleaner clean, use fresh gas and keep the blade sharp so it cuts the grass easier. Mowing more often also means less cuttings under the deck so it works more efficently.