Comments on: My lawnmower is reving up and down and using alot of gas? http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:28:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Howard L http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-2750 Howard L Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:18:08 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/#comment-2750 I'd suggest you run a compression check. How many hours the engine has been run is much more important than how many years old. In my experience the life expectancy of a Briggs engine, consumer variety, is about 100 hours. Price competition forces them to make the engine as cheap as possible. A typical home owner might mow 20-25 hours per season so that amounts to 4-5 years. I'm not knocking Briggs. They make some outstanding commercial engines but what you find in a $200-$300 mass merchandised mower isn't made for more than a few years use.<a href="http://www.djthings.com/replacement-fluids-13348"> Howard L</a> I’d suggest you run a compression check. How many hours the engine has been run is much more important than how many years old. In my experience the life expectancy of a Briggs engine, consumer variety, is about 100 hours. Price competition forces them to make the engine as cheap as possible. A typical home owner might mow 20-25 hours per season so that amounts to 4-5 years. I’m not knocking Briggs. They make some outstanding commercial engines but what you find in a $200-$300 mass merchandised mower isn’t made for more than a few years use. Howard L

]]> By: pedro7of9 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-2749 pedro7of9 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:26:14 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/#comment-2749 loose carb,,,,dirty carb,,,needle jet dirty,,,float adjusted wrong...float ng...[full of fuel or fuel logged] remove carb...clean inside and out with carb spray.... upside down too do you run all gas out of tank and carb before winter [or run it every 2/3 weeks in winter??? its important<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/Continuing-Education/Scholarship-Essay.htm"> pedro7of9</a> loose carb,,,,dirty carb,,,needle jet dirty,,,float adjusted wrong…float ng…[full of fuel or fuel logged]

remove carb…clean inside and out with carb spray…. upside down too

do you run all gas out of tank and carb before winter [or run it every 2/3 weeks in winter??? its important pedro7of9

]]> By: Scott W http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 Scott W Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:07:06 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/#comment-2748 it is the governor on the engine that it making it rev up and down and when there is a load on the engine it should run smooth.but check to make sure the air filter is clean a dirty air filter can make it run bad and suck gas.<a href="http://www.familylawmadeeasy.com/personal-injury-attorney.htm"> Scott W</a> it is the governor on the engine that it making it rev up and down and when there is a load on the engine it should run smooth.but check to make sure the air filter is clean a dirty air filter can make it run bad and suck gas. Scott W

]]> By: excalibur http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 excalibur Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:11:48 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/my-lawnmower-is-reving-up-and-down-and-using-alot-of-gas/#comment-2747 vent on petrol tank blocked?drawing air [carburetor loose]dirt in carb jets? revlimiter spring off?<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/online-degree/doctoral-online-degree.htm"> excalibur</a> vent on petrol tank blocked?drawing air [carburetor loose]dirt in carb jets? revlimiter spring off? excalibur

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