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Attempt to Start Lawnmower Engine

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$100 TRUCK FULL REVERSE MOWER UNLOAD? CAST YOUR VOTE! MECHANIC NEEDED......FARM CHORES!!

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What happens here

First, check the oil level and condition using the dipstick to ensure it's clean and at an adequate level. The owner notes that the oil appears brand new, as do the oil and fuel filters. Since the mower has no battery, connect a 12-volt battery using jumper cables to attempt to start the engine. Engage the choke and turn the key to crank the engine. The engine turns over but doesn't immediately start, indicating a potential need for further inspection or priming.

Goal: Before removing the engine from a newly acquired lawnmower, the owner tests if it runs by checking the oil, fuel, and using jumper cables to bypass a dead battery.

Tools and materials

  • 12-volt Battery
  • Jumper Cables
  • Lawnmower
  • Engine Oil
  • Gasoline

What they say

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for the first item of business today is we're going to take this battery and some jumper cables and we're gonna make sure this mower runs before we decide we're going to pull the motor off of it so we're gonna hook our jumper cables to it guys if you know of a good pair of jumper cables post a comment down there I need something heavy-duty that's gonna work on the farm and it seems like every set of jumper cables I get is just inadequate or they just crack or fall apart I need a good set of jumper cables tell me if you know of a good brand or a good set of jumper cables all right so before we do this we're gonna check our oil make sure it's got oil in it and make sure the oil doesn't look like soup yep it looks like brand new well my uncle said that he change the oil in it's got a brand new oil brand new oil filter and brand new fuel filter so that's pretty awesome hopefully it's got some gas in it we'll find out in a minute the battery I have is a 12-volt battery and it's a little bit too big to fit in the spot right here so we'll have to do a little bit of work this might be one of those videos that you might be a redneck if you did this I'm not a redneck I'm sophisticated just watch I don't know a whole lot about this mower let's just give her a turn see what happens see she's got a choke

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