@@Mike-anic Would like to see the owner's manual that says that. Every small engine manual I have from my Toro snowblower (chinese engine, to my power washer (Subaru engine) to my JD lawn mower (B&S) say not to screw it down when checking the oil level. Proof came when you added the correct amount of oil but by screwing the cap down gave an inccorrect reading.
@@donb1183 look it up, not hard. Google is your search friend. "Yellow Cap 1. Remove the oil filler cap/dipstick and wipe the dipstick clean. 2. Insert the dipstick into the oil filler neck. Turn the dipstick a 1/4 turn into the locked position to fully seat. See Figure 3-3. 3. Remove dipstick. If the level is low, slowly add oil to the upper limit on the dipstick. See Figure 3-2 inset. 4. Reinsert the dipstick into the locked position before starting the engine. NOTE: Do not overfill. Overfilling with oil may cause smoking, hard starting, spark plug fouling, or oil saturation of air cleaner." From the manual 🤦
I have the Cub Cadet 159cc engine 300 HW lawnmower and it has been the best lawnmower I have ever had. It's 8 years old one or two pulls and it starts right up. My first oil change was when it got to 8 years old lol I changed it and put in a new spark plug I need to order a new frame for it. It's starting to rust out. But the engine is great.
Well, ordering a new frame might be a bit price prohibitive, but these mowers seem to be fairly well built, considering they're an MTD product. They really should have an oil change every 40 hours or so, or every season... 😁
I really enjoyed your sense of humour while you're working on I have been watching your videos for the last . It's nice to see you have not got the camera stuck on the handle
Thanks! Ya, what I had in my head, and what was actual, didn't work out hahaha! But, hey, gotta experiment here and there, see what sticks.. Appreciate the interaction! Hope to see you again :)
I don’t know why you don’t have a ton more subscribers. You are genuinely funny, camera angles are great, maybe the pacing could improve a bit but otherwise - great video, great channel!
Thank you very much! My channel must be just stuck in "finding the audience" mode right now lol But it's growing! Appreciate you stopping by and watching 😊🍻🤜🤛
This TH-camr I know stopped by my channel one day and mentioned how much he LOVES Powermore engines....... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nice work buddy! So I THINK I might know what that rattling/knocking was around 02:30 when you first fired it up. I had a mower with a loose blade in this video: th-cam.com/video/oX0BsN8gsNo/w-d-xo.html - If you tune in at :11:08 you'll notice I hear a noise, tip the mower up, check the blade, but it seems tight. I fire it up again and it makes a very similar noise to what you were hearing. I found later that although the blade seemed tight at the time, it wasn't. I'm wondering if that universal adapter that was originally on there wasn't as tight of a fit as it needed to be, and was causing a similar noise? It went away later in the video after you changed to the correct adapter. Just a thought! Have yourself a great weekend! 🍻
That makes a lot of sense, I had that same issue with a Weed Eater, similar sound, but it was REALLY obvious on that one, as the blade continued to spin. I'm going to have to check the blade first, and foremost, going forward before I work on any of these things. The clunking absolutely did go away later in the video, I can't say I noticed, which might be simply because it wasn't there. Out of hearing, out of mind? Or am I losing my mind with what I'm hearing?! Thanks for stopping by Aron! Those Powermore engines are something else indeed. I do like how this one sounds, tho. It has a nice deep thump to the exhaust notes.
Thanks for the heads up, both of you! That is a really good thing to know how to recognize, and since I haven't come across this scenario before, ie a loose blade caused by shenanigans, I will know what to look, and listen for, going forward!
I agree, I should have. I usually do tilt it to make sure that I get all the oil from the low spots. I'll do the same thing with the other 173CC Powermore engine I have.
@@dazedconfusedSKZ too bad this one didn't have it, and had a universal adapter installed, and good thing I don't install blades upside down Thanks for watching
It was "over" on oil because you are not supposed to screw down the oil cap before checking.
Better double check that my friend. I refer to the owners manual. It states that for the yellow cap, fully inserted..
@@Mike-anic Would like to see the owner's manual that says that. Every small engine manual I have from my Toro snowblower (chinese engine, to my power washer (Subaru engine) to my JD lawn mower (B&S) say not to screw it down when checking the oil level. Proof came when you added the correct amount of oil but by screwing the cap down gave an inccorrect reading.
@@donb1183 look it up, not hard. Google is your search friend.
"Yellow Cap
1. Remove the oil filler cap/dipstick and wipe the dipstick clean.
2. Insert the dipstick into the oil filler neck. Turn the dipstick a 1/4 turn into the locked position to fully seat. See Figure 3-3.
3. Remove dipstick. If the level is low, slowly add oil to the upper limit on the dipstick. See Figure 3-2 inset.
4.
Reinsert the dipstick into the locked position before starting the engine.
NOTE: Do not overfill. Overfilling with oil may cause smoking, hard starting, spark plug fouling, or oil saturation of air cleaner."
From the manual 🤦
Pretty sure you're talking about Honda engines. On those, you don't screw the dipstick down.
I have the Cub Cadet 159cc engine 300 HW lawnmower and it has been the best lawnmower I have ever had. It's 8 years old one or two pulls and it starts right up. My first oil change was when it got to 8 years old lol I changed it and put in a new spark plug I need to order a new frame for it. It's starting to rust out. But the engine is great.
Well, ordering a new frame might be a bit price prohibitive, but these mowers seem to be fairly well built, considering they're an MTD product.
They really should have an oil change every 40 hours or so, or every season... 😁
I really enjoyed your sense of humour while you're working on I have been watching your videos for the last
. It's nice to see you have not got the camera stuck on the handle
Thanks! Ya, what I had in my head, and what was actual, didn't work out hahaha! But, hey, gotta experiment here and there, see what sticks.. Appreciate the interaction! Hope to see you again :)
@@Mike-anic will be watching all of your videos I quite enjoy them
Thank you 🙏😊
If you change the spark plug cover connectors from the metal one 2 a rubber one you'll have a lot better spark
Being well insulated, yeah makes sense. Less chance of it arching out at the open air bond.
I don’t know why you don’t have a ton more subscribers. You are genuinely funny, camera angles are great, maybe the pacing could improve a bit but otherwise - great video, great channel!
Thank you very much! My channel must be just stuck in "finding the audience" mode right now lol
But it's growing! Appreciate you stopping by and watching 😊🍻🤜🤛
He is not Tommy Time
This time you got me I thought it might’ve been SAE but that one prove me wrong L O L
It threw me for a loop.. I was 100% positive it was a 5/8" And then... it wasn't. *Devastated!
This TH-camr I know stopped by my channel one day and mentioned how much he LOVES Powermore engines....... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice work buddy! So I THINK I might know what that rattling/knocking was around 02:30 when you first fired it up. I had a mower with a loose blade in this video:
th-cam.com/video/oX0BsN8gsNo/w-d-xo.html - If you tune in at :11:08 you'll notice I hear a noise, tip the mower up, check the blade, but it seems tight. I fire it up again and it makes a very similar noise to what you were hearing. I found later that although the blade seemed tight at the time, it wasn't. I'm wondering if that universal adapter that was originally on there wasn't as tight of a fit as it needed to be, and was causing a similar noise? It went away later in the video after you changed to the correct adapter. Just a thought! Have yourself a great weekend! 🍻
Yep I said the same thing. That’s a loose blade which is why the noise was more prominent when the engine was shutting down
That makes a lot of sense, I had that same issue with a Weed Eater, similar sound, but it was REALLY obvious on that one, as the blade continued to spin.
I'm going to have to check the blade first, and foremost, going forward before I work on any of these things.
The clunking absolutely did go away later in the video, I can't say I noticed, which might be simply because it wasn't there. Out of hearing, out of mind? Or am I losing my mind with what I'm hearing?!
Thanks for stopping by Aron! Those Powermore engines are something else indeed. I do like how this one sounds, tho. It has a nice deep thump to the exhaust notes.
Thanks for the heads up, both of you! That is a really good thing to know how to recognize, and since I haven't come across this scenario before, ie a loose blade caused by shenanigans, I will know what to look, and listen for, going forward!
I don't think all the oil out? Tilt the mower
I agree, I should have. I usually do tilt it to make sure that I get all the oil from the low spots. I'll do the same thing with the other 173CC Powermore engine I have.
The original blade adapter is designed so the blade cannot be put on upside down
@@dazedconfusedSKZ too bad this one didn't have it, and had a universal adapter installed, and good thing I don't install blades upside down
Thanks for watching
Hey, what happened to the music??
Trying something new. We'll see how it goes moving forward.