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I bought a new Stihl grass trimmer the other day and told the Mrs. it was her Mothers Day gift....she didn't go for it Guess I better head back into town

Thanks for the generous offer Cliff and I'll see you tomorrow at 3 And thanks to everyone else that offered suggestion. I got the carb cleaner but it didn't help but just from my description of the problem over the telephone Cliff has it figured out....I hope :lol:

I pulled the cover off the flywheel and everything is nice and clean in there...no critter nest. Thanks for the suggestion Skipper. I'm heading into town right now to pick up some carb cleaner at NAPA and will be back in an hour and giver a sqirt. I'll post back in awhile with the results. If it doesn't work there'll be a non-working mower for sale in the classfieds....cheap.... while I go buy a new one

You could possibly be right Bushart, but I'm old fashioned and use the fuel that's recommended by the manufacturer but with the new ethanol problems it could be worth a try. I do run stabilizer in ALL my motors year round. I just purchased a new Stihl grass trimmer and it calls for hi-test.

Thanks Craig I figured if there was gas residue crud in any of the lines the SeaFoam would clear it but I'll try the carb cleaner too incase it's some dirt in there.

Morning boyz, I've got a problem with a gas mower and for the life of me I can't get it working properly. It's a 2 year old push mower with a 148 cc 4 stroke Briggs & Stratton motor. When it was stored away last fall I stabilized the gas, then ran the engine dry and changed the oil. I fired it up yesterday for the 1st time this season and it started on the 1st pull like it always does and ran perfectly for 10 seconds then the problem started. It runs at full speed for 1 second then the revs drop right down for a second then back up to full speed again, then just keeps repeating this over and over...up then down, then up and then down again. Every time the revs increase a puff of blue smoke comes out the exhaust too. The air filter is clean, the spark plug is clean and I ran SeaFoam thru through the motor but it still didn't make a difference. I looked for a gas filter but there doesn't appear to be one. I've been scouring the internet and the Briggs & Stratton websight and everything tells me to adjust the carburator settings, but this doesn't even look like a normal carb and there are NO adjustment screws that I can find. It's only a cheap mower that I use for spots I can't get the riding mower into and can replace it brand new for $160 so there's not much sense in taking it to the repair shop but thought someone here may have an idea. Anybody have any thoughts ?? This is the air box with foam filter...clean Air box removed looking down into carburator No adjustments anywhere....that I can find

Dagnabit, if I was 50 miles closer I'd join you boyz, sounds like it's gonna be a fun night.

Yeah, I normally put 2 plastic worms on them and usually about 7" long for each of them. I swap out the bottom single for a 7/0 treble and add an orange worm then add another to the single hook on top. This is an older pic but shows the difference in size compared to a bass bait. Not sure where the bottom worm is in this picture but it looks like it's folded up under the bait.

Anyone who's not using spinnerbaits (BIG) for musky is missing out on alot of very nice fish. I ALWAYS have a very large black/orange bait on one rod and it's ALWAYS the 1st bait I start tossing EVERY day and it's often the same bait I'm still throwing at the end of the day. I couldn't begin to know how many muskies I've caught with them when nothing else in the boat would even get a sniff from a fish. If your not using them, give em a try and you'll be very happy you did.

Unbelievable...

Thanks Nick, but it sounds like something I'd rather not see anyways.

Sounds to me like your wheels need balancing.

Jeeez, there's so many post getting locked, deleted or edited lately, it's hard to keep up with everything.

Well, it was there a couple minutes ago

I'm trying to open the post called "Power Trip" and just keep getting this message. "An Error Occurred Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information. [#10342] We could not determine which forum this topic is in."

Battle scars add character

I purchased a new car back in '74 and had Ziebart installed and I could smell that stink for months after. I was never a fan after that.

Can't help with the lake, but it's good to hear from you Rob. It's been awhile.

I drove trucks with air brakes for 25 years then the government decided I needed to be tested and licensed to do it. Alot of stuff our governments get involved in doesn't make much sense

My wife got me the same one for Christmas Jon, also from LeB's, and like you I did alot of researching and it seems to be one of the best around right now.

That was a great video, thanks for putting it up !! I actually felt like I was the one doing the casting

And another fishing report gets ruined. So sad.

130# Seaguar and crimps for me too.

In all the years I've owned boats I can honestly say I have never cleaned or done any maintenance on a bilge or livewell pump and I have never had a problem with one or had to replace one. Maybe that's not what you wanted to hear but that's all I can offer

Sit back and wait RG, the 4 stroke Yamaha is a fantastic motor and you'll be extremely happy you stuck it out for another couple weeks.