My new project is a Sanli RCS400 Redback mower found in a tip shop. The starter cord was broken, so I was expecting to do a bit of work to bring back to life. I don’t have any grass to mow, but I was just looking for something I can store up the back of the (steep) block to mulch up leaves, etc., it being difficult to get our mulcher up there.
Anyway, if I can’t get it going, at worse we have just made a charitable donation.
The oil seemed pretty clean, but the next indication there may be fun times ahead was when I unclipped the air cleaner cover, and found there was no air cleaner. The carburettor bowl was also a joy to behold, being full of rubbish (to put it politely) - see attachment. There's a bit of dirt build up, particularly around the carbie, as can be seen in the attachment, but not too bad otherwise.
But I’ll give the carbie a bit of a clean inside and out, retension the starter, and check out the rest of it, and come back with some questions if I can’t progress. It has been a very long time since I had a play around with mowers.
One thing I wouldn’t mind some direction on, is regarding the air filter when I get around to obtaining a new one (I don’t want to spend too much before the mower gives some hope that it will run). The standard filter replacement for this mower seems to be a solid foam oval shape – presumably needs to be oiled, but what’s the thinking on these compared to the paper element type with foam sock (if indeed there is one that would fit)?
