Customer states: "I think I put the blade on too tight because now the engine won't turn." Hmm....Sounds a bit odd....
Turns out that the blade was installed just fine, but an overfilled crankcase, plus some sloppy valve lash, had rendered this mower's compression release mechanism virtually inoperable, and hence, really hard to start. Join me as we sort it all out and get this 20 year old mower back in service!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Customer states....
1:22 Initial observations
2:48 Crankcase overfilled
4:24 Builtup debris
4:56 Drain plug, flywheel keyway, and fuel line
6:32 New oil, new spark plug
9:45 Still fails to start
10:37 Smoky startup
12:53 Compression release evaluation
16:03 Valve lash adjustment
18:49 Test and startup
19:41 Celebratory conclusion