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Re: MTD 21" 2 stroke-Back firing and stalling after 15-20 mins of use
#1   Jan 10, 2011 10:21 am
It's a Tecumseh 5hp.
Re: MTD 21" 2 stroke-Back firing and stalling after 15-20 mins of use
#2   Jan 9, 2011 8:20 pm
Yeah I'm swapping out the spark plug tomorrow. Hopefully that takes care of it. I got it from someone who hasn't used it for a couple yrs. It didn't run, so I drained the gas, cleaned the spark plug, cleaned the bowl out and it fired right up. After that I used it a couple times, and now it's acting up 15-20 mins after being started. I was thinking of cleaning the air filter, but can't tell where it's at without ripping off a bunch of plastic. Is it somewhere easy that I'm just overlooking? It's a MTD Yard Machines 21"/5hp with electric start. Thinking @ 3-4 yrs old. Thanks for the help.
MTD 21" 2 stroke-Back firing and stalling after 15-20 mins of use
#3   Jan 9, 2011 6:20 pm
I took the spark plug out and it looks like the tip was dipped in oil. I mixed 50:1 according to the manual. Any thoughts? Thanks
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