[Northkeep] OT: Lawn Mower Question

[Jerry Herring]

Fixed it thank you to all who gave suggestions.

kindly,
Jerry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Herring" <j.t.herring at sbcglobal.net>
To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:45 AM
Subject: [Northkeep] OT: Lawn Mower Question


> Howdy All,
> Sorry for the totally off topic  nature...but does any one know anything
> about small engines?
> My Murray 3.5 Briggs and Stratton 20" push mower is acting up and I need
> some assistance.
>
> This is what it does:
> Sputter, sputter, black smoke, black smoke, sputter. When I try to mow 
> grass
> it dies.
>
> This is what I have done::
> Changed the air filter, changed the oil, changed the spark plug, and used
> WD40 on the blade mounting.
> No of my efforts so far have helped the situation.
>
> This has been an ongoing problem for the last two months and I have tried 
> to
> fix it...it sort of works for a short while and then reverts to its 
> current
> useless state.
>
> The lawn is out of control at this point and I need to get it mowed
> ASAP...but I can not with the mower in it current state. Any thoughts,
> ideas, help?
>
> Kindly,
> Jerry
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