Did something colossally stupid today. I was cleaning out the shed, and had a good think, and remembered that 2 mowers I have sitting there actually haven't been run since February.
Anyway, dragged out Briggs sprinter, and after some persuasion had it going. Then dragged out a Chonda, and remembered I left a bit of fuel in it. Wouldn't go, so I dropped a bit down the carby, and it went, ran for a second and stopped. Repeated this and it ran for a bit longer then stopped. Not feeling enthused in the cold evening about tearing down a carby (or putting the thing back not working) I tried once more (thinking this will clear the blockage)
Well it did the loudest bloody back fire, and I am quite sure I sheared the flywheel key. Not a real problem, more of an inconvenience.
However, going into a mower shop and asking for a 'chonda' woodruff key (or any chonda part) usually gets you laughed out of the store
I am just wondering if anyone knows the sort of dimensions I should be looking at for a key, or what a 139cc Chonda engine is in Honda form
Yep, this cold weather has a profound effect on motivation, speaking of mishaps in the shed, was shifting some mowers around and pivoted a mower sideways and the handle bar contacted the throttle control body on the Sunbeam Fastcut which was in perfect condition but is now in sections. I hope the folks next door were out as they would have thought Gordon Ramsay was visiting. I banished myself to the naughty corner of the shed but fortunately when I did my shed layout the beer fridge was placed in the same corner to supply some comfort in case of such emergencies.
If I could I would trade some my heat for your cold. Near 100F today with high humidity. Just had quit working the afternoons until things cool off some.
That sounds like the language I used when I cracked a fin off the flywheel on my sunbeam wce, then I stepped on a bee 2 minutes later.
I quite like the moderate cold as well AVB, often when we have 100F (40 degree c) in summer, some some weekends wake up at 5, work on things (mower or otherwise) until 10, then go back to bed until 3-4pm, then work a good portion of the afternoon and night (sometimes still up at 2am). Avoids the heat, but means I can't start anything when I finish it, or swear too loudly.
Good news, I was actually wrong - it didn't shear. I dragged it out of the shed yesterday, and gave it a few pulls on choke. Went 3rd go and stalled, then kept going after that. Was able to go straight off choke to idle with no sign of any timing issue.
I am glad that a week of petrol sitting in the carby (98 octane) seems to have cleared the blockage, but I will probably tear it down anyway.
