MiTis Small Engine Repair Service

So, brought this turd home today, has a 21hp Cummins
Onan single cylinder OHC engine...it has a drive shaft....the rest of the tractor is garbage

So, one of my customers came by yesterday, said his ZTR is making a weird sound, and won't start. and that he thought that maybe the flywheel key was sheared.....well, he lives down the road so made a house call...he showed me what it was doing....told him to stop.....don't try to start it again, the starter was grinding....looked it over, and grabbed the starter, it was loose......REALLY loose....I said " here's your problem......the mounting bolts were gone.....the starter was only being held up by the shroud.....I don't yet know if they sheared off, or just backed out and fell off.....hopefully they just fell out, that's a simple easy fix, if they sheared off....not so much, was supposed to go get it today, but my insomnia kicked my ass, and I didn't fall asleep until after dawn........again....so had to postpone picking it up.......

So, in exchange for work, I may end up with a 3 gang antique reel mower, it used to be used for mowing golf courses....is pretty cool, and I can't wait to bring it home......will post pics once I get it home.....

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So, I re-powered my friends Colman big wheeled mini bike with a new-ish ,210 going from a 196......what a difference.....the other engine was leaking oil like crazy, because the person that took the governor off didn't know what they were doing, and did it completely wrong....now, it's back up and running, and is a beast with a new engine........Mitis.shop

So, once again, as usual every season, I have to keep reminding people....don't keep gas in your equipment unless you intend to use it within a month...if you have a lawn tractor, pull the battery in the fall, keep it in a warm place...heated garage, basement....( away from the water-heater ).....trickle charge it every couple weeks....Generators....same thing, except keep FRESH fuel in it, and run it once a week, under a load....pressure washers, drain the gas when not in use, blow all the water out of the pump....DO NOT run it for 25 to 30 seconds without using the wand....the pump will over heat, and melt the plastic valves, and the main pump seal.....then it will leak all the oil out of the pump, and won't build pressure.....just worked on one tonight, valves were melted, and main seal was shot...so, the water pump is junk now.....and it's only a year old....and I know exactly how it happened... so now it's just an engine on a cart.....