skipper734
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Err. it's the thing with the white top and wire attached to it sticking out of the top of the thing with the fins on it. Yes and yes.
is that the oil? does it matter much that I put the other stuff in (is it important to try and drain it all out?)Should be 4 stroke
yes definitely used the right hole - but with hindsight put far too much in... does the hole in the exhaust matter?Most motor mowers are 4 stroke.There are two possible places to put oil, one of them is the fuel tank. This is the wrong place. The other is a tube that sticks up beside the cylinder thingy with the fins, it has a cap with a stick on the end, did you put the oil in this hole?
no turkey baster and not really liking the tip up method and associated complications... is it an option just to run the mower til the oil level subsides and the smoke stops or is it damaging the engine to do that..?Nah won't make you any friends but it should be fine. Have you got a turkey baster you can sometimes get the overfilled oil out with it, unless the filler has a kink. Saves the tip up method and fuel on the carbs issue pointed out above!
ooh... "engine might die" does add a bit of urgency to the whole tip it up procedure - I will go for it tomorrow and let you know how I get on.Put some cling film under the fuel cap. Tip it up oil filler tube nearest to the floor this leaves the carb. and fuel tank on top . with the cling film on a little bit of fuel may come out of the carbaretter. If you don't get the surplus oil out, I won't go into why but the engine might die.
Now tip it up and stop being a wuss.
Are you in Jerusalem Moshie , if so I have an old West stand season ticket mate who lives there.I could get him to pop round and give you a hand he will remember your playing days. I'am afraid i am too busy looking after the grass of the good people of Hedge End.
Do I know you? My garden is, as it happens, on the South Downs - how do I adjust the carb jet?Sounds like your piston ring is worn, either that or you've overfilled the oil. Is it a two or four stroke, in the case of the former you might need to give it a 50/1 petrol oil mix.
On the other hand, it might be pinking because you're using it at altitude and haven't adjusted the carb jet to allow for altitude.
Do not attempt to mow the tip of the South Downs without consulting an authorised Hayter dealer or the AmEx groundsman.
Sound advice from an old hand.
very kind of you to look that up... I'm going to try tipping some of the oil out in a location where a petrol spillage won't matter...a quick trawl through various manuals on the Hayter website suggests there is no sump plug but that you run the mower until the fuel is empty and then tip it up sadly. Seems daft to me but there you go....depends on your model but as they suggest that as a maintenance option that this would be your option I'd say...
Engine oil from the garage - said it was "multipurpose" or suchlike...
Do you know a bit? Is the rusted hole a problem or do you think it is the oil?
Don't lawnmower engines just take bog standard SAE30?Engine oil from the garage - said it was "multipurpose" or suchlike...
Yes, it will definitely fail its MoT... does the hole in the exhaust matter?
thanks Titanic - there has been some rather excellent advice about my rusty hole (I'm still hoping Lord B will provide his seal of approval for the "remove the plug and tug away" suggestion...)Morning Moshe...
Thoroughly enjoying this lawnmower epic.
Can you provide us with a picture of your rusty hole ?