DISASTER! EVERYTHING IS WRONG | Vintage Mower - Will it Run?

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• KA

  @kahnwolfe9548 · 3 years ago

  So glad to see it up and running, even if only for a little bit. A truly majestic machine, mowing the lawn and fogging mosquitos at the same time!

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• OL

  @oldcubgarage · 3 years ago

  Even severely damaged that old briggs still manages to do some work. Very impressive. When you did that compression test I never imagined that engine would be so badly damaged. 92 psi is pretty good for one of those engines.

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• KR

  @Kryten428 · 3 years ago

  Every time I watch one of these videos why do I have a desire to play Farming Simulator?😃

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• JA

  @jamiefirth255 · 3 years ago

  The hazmat suit and mask are fantastic.

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• TH

  @thomas7529 · 3 years ago

  I would’ve liked to play with this engine. It’s scrap anyway but I would quite enjoy tinkering with it to see how much better I could get it to run. Your professionalism, knowledge and dedication to the art of small engines is impressive!

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• SA

  @SammyFender · 3 years ago

  Perfect damp summer mower! Cuts grass and kills mosquitoes at the same time!!

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• CU

  @cujoedaman · 3 years ago (edited)

  Oh, wow, I haven't seen one of those mowers in decades.  My dad had one in the mid 80's (in the US, btw, don't know what it was called over here).  After moving to where we live now in the late 80's he hit something and stalled it, never ran since.  Me, being a senior in highschool in '99, decided to take the engine off and into my small engines class.  When I pulled the flywheel off, I discovered it was just a sheered flywheel key that kept it from running.  Dad never checked it.  I still had to tear it all down for the class and my teacher asked if it was a new engine because the piston was so clean that he didn't think it was as old as I told him.  I still have the shop manual for the engine around somewhere even though I no longer have the motor or the mower.

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  @131dyana · 3 years ago

  To look at that machine I never would have believed it would mow ever again. You are amazing. Thanks. :thanksdoc:

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• LO

  @Lonnie-Young · 3 years ago

  Dang those ring gaps are crazy she's ready for boost.

• EB

  @Ebonyqwe · 3 years ago

  That’s more like my renovations. More smoky than when I started 😢😂😂

• ST

  @StevenEverett7 · 3 years ago

  Great video. I would like to see that mower with a different engine. It seemed like a sturdy, well-built machine. I agree that the engine is only good for parts!

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• FR

  @francispalmer9737 · 3 years ago

  Love watching your vids, no waffle no messing about just great quality content and excellent commentary. Cheers restorer.

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