Well first I would like say nice board and very informative.

Now to my problem; I have a murray 22" push mower with a B&S 5.75 HP Quamtum Engine (12H802-2328-E1) purchased new at Walmart in 1999. It has started on the first pull since new. The last run of the lawn this year was stopped midstream by the engine making a noise and dying.

Now when I pull the start cord (way too easy), the cutting blade just seems to spin with the movement of the pull rope. The only friction I seem to get is when the "dead man" bail is released ( like some brake is being applied). Is this repairable? Any good ideas?


I have overhauled (with sucess) a couple 1.6 liter Ford engines ( circa 1971) in my younger days, but have been working mostly electronics since then. My real question is when is an engine a goner?

Thanks in Advance.

well you can pop the head off pretty easy, and check the valves, and then check the piston, making sure it all goes up and down in its normal function.

Check your shear pin on the flywheel ...

Also, there is a "break" associated with the "deadman bail" that tightens around the flywheel when released.

Anthony
Mighty Motor Works
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