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what kinda rope and how do I change the pull string in my honda mower?
I need to change the pull string on my honda mower {its like a 2000 model} but homedepot and lowes web site dont have anything on what to get or how much string or rope is.also how do i change it?
Most hardware stores carry replacement ropes. They will be plenty long. You just cut off what you don’t need once you get it rewound. You will have to get the starter assembly off the top of the engine. It may be that you will have to remove the entire engine shroud. Remove the rest of the old rope and attach the new one the same way. Once you have the cord around the pulley you will have to give the pulley a couple of turns to put tension on the spring.
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Care For Your Tow Rope and Avoid Unnecessary Accidents
Just imagine a situation like this: you are on a holiday spree with your family moving on a utility vehicle when all the fun come to an abrupt stop because the vehicle have broken down in the middle of secluded national highway! Or just think about it: You are on a boating holiday and as the tide died down your boat got stuck far away from the dock. What one does to tackle the situation? Well, the first thing one does is he tries to remove the vehicle from this inconvenient location and move it to a safer spot. And the thing without which it is impossible to get out of this mess, is the tow rope.
The tow rope helps you to drag any kind of heavy object, not only vehicles. But it is too frustrating if the tow rope also breaks in the middle leaving you completely helpless with no alternative in sight. Not only frustrating, the breaking of tow rope in the middle of dragging process may prove to be extremely fatal and according to government estimates, thousands of such accidents occur due to the backlash of tow rope breakage. If you do not want to face the similar fate, you have to invest in good quality tow ropes. Do not go for just any kind of polypropylene tow ropes that you get easily in the local hardware stores. Check for the ropes construction and its load bearing capacity. It should be enough shock loading capacity. If you are going to use it as a ski line, then look for the pre fixed handles in it.
But buying the good quality rope is not all that you can do to avoid the accidents associated with tow rope backlash. You need to take proper care of them so that they do not break down suddenly in the middle of the process. Here are some tips for taking proper care of your tow ropes.
The heat harms your towing lines considerably. So keep them away from direct contact of sunlight when they are not in use. Also do not place them in an area where the ropes can possibly get heat from other sources.
If your ropes have been used in the salt water, rinse them thoroughly after pulling them up from the water. Also use soap water occasionally to wash away all the dirt from their bodies.
It is a good idea to put chafing tape to the areas on the rope that are exposed to continuous abrasion.
And finally store the rope in a place coiled up neatly so that it is not tangled up or develop knots. Give this much care to your rope and it will provide you reliable assistance through many of your towing experiences.
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My lawn mower pull-rope gets stuck and the blade won’t turn.?
I was running my mower — it’s a self-propelled push mower — when it suddenly stalled. When I tried to restart it the pull-rope kept getting stuck, like it was locked up. I then noticed I was completely out of oil (my bad!). I was hoping it was a simple matter of no oil, but adding more oil did not resolve anything.
I am able to pull out the pull-rope out using a technique where I pull until it locks, then release a little, then pull again, release a little, etc. It recoils just fine, but the blade does not turn at all. I can’t even turn the blade by hand — it seems badly locked up.
Does anyone have any ideas I can try, or must I take it into the shop?
GP,,,probability is very high that the motor has suffered serious damage of the fatal sort.
From what you describe about the No Oil thing,,
it sounds bad.
However,,,there IS one faint glimmer of hope.
Lawnmowers have an actual BRAKE on the Engine.
It’s purpose is to Stop the Blade very rapidly when Throttle is Released or engine is turned Off.
Rather than letting the engine Spin Down gradually to Stopped,,,as engines normally do.
It also prevents the engine from being Started without the Throttle being Held,,,,,so little kids cannot start the mower “accidentally”.
Plus,,it Helps prevent Engine from accidentally Starting ITSELF.
Yes INDEED,,they can and DO Self-Start from actions like a person Turning the Blade to get it unclogged of sticks,rope,wire,,garden hoses,,,etc.
The Engine Brake is what’s called “Fail ON”,,or “NORMAL ON”…..meaning it’s mechanisn holds the brake APPLIED Normally.
Operator must perform a Function to DISENGAGE the Brake.
It’s Opposite of our Car’s foot brake for example.
They are Normal OFF,,,,disengaged,,,,and we must do a function to Enage the brake.
When a Mower’s Engine Brake is applied,,,
It Feels EXACTLY like What You are describing.
Which is virtually Identical to a Seized,Damaged,Locked-up Engine.
I dont wanna create any False Hope,,,,
But your description of being able to Intermittently Turn the engine by “Pull>Release>Pull>Release”…….
That Condition is FAR more Typical of a Engaged,Self-Energizing Engine Brake,,,
than it is of a actual Damaged,Locked Up engine.
The Brake gets TIGHTER as you try to turn against it.
Release the load ,,and it’ll relax it’s Self-Energizing Bite a Little.
Enough to Turn a little Farther,,and start the Bite Cycle all over again.
A Seized Engine is USUALLY either Stuck Solid,,,
Or the Majority of the Critical Damage Locking the Engine is only a Narrow range of the engine’s Rotation.
So it Might Feel Heavy and Gritty/Crunchy/Abrasive while Turning it,,,and It WILL have “Bad Spots,,and Not so bad Areas….
But once you are able to break it free and Turn it at all,,,
It will Continue to Turn,,,,no matter How Ugly it feels.
Then,,the More you Turn it,,,the LESS the Effort becomes.
Oil gets smeared around,,all the scored,mutilated metal-to-metal contact areas get increasingly scraped away…etc.
Result is that each rotation TYPICALLY shows a Decrease in amount of effort need to turn the engine.
A Locked Up engine,,,once Freed-up to turn,,,,
Does NOT get “WORSE” by turning the engine while it’s shut down.
It get’s “Better”.
NO WAY does it “fix the damage”.
I’m speaking STRICTLY in terms of the apparent Effort needed to turn the engine.
So,,,as Faint a Hope as your case may be,,,after having run it with No Oil,,,,
“On Paper”,,and to hear how it’s acting…
A Engine Brake Prob IS a Possibility.
………………………………………..
Simple to Check.
Except I dont know exactly what type/Brand mower & engine you have.
And Frankly, I do Not know every type of mechanism used on the variety of engines these days.
Generally Speaking,,,,
(And Specifically Briggs & Stratton Type)
From the Throttle Cable,,,
follow the cable down to the engine where it connects to the Linkage.
In that Area,,,you should see 2 Coil Springs.
1)a Small Coil Spring.
Its fine wire,,and inch or so long,,tight wound,,,and about the diameter of a ball-point pen refill.
2) A Much Larger,heavier wire Coil Spring
A couple inches long,,,maybe 3/8″ diameter,,with a curved hook on each end.
Those 2 should be the Only coil springs in the area of the Throttle Linkage.
(**Throttle is that Goofy Bar you must hold down to start and run most Mowers)
Operate the Throttle while viewing those Springs.
They are each connected to Levers which should move in-sync with Throttle Movement.
Ignore the Small spring,,,Focus on the Large one.
If the Large Spring Does indeed move with Throttle motion,,,
Disconnect it.
Careful,,it’s a rather tuff spring.
Once disconnected,,,Try to turn Engine with rope starter.
See if it has freed -up.
If by some Lucky Miracle it Has allowed engine to turn Freely,,,The Problem is a “Bad” Throttle Cable.
Reason why—-
That Spring is Dual Function.
1) It’s the Throttle Return Spring.
When Disconnect You will notice that Throttle Mechanism has lost it Springy Return action,,and become very light to pull.
2) Most Pertainent to THIS deal,,,,
It Functions as The ENGINE BRAKE ACTIVATOR spring.
The Pull of that spring does the same job as your Foot does on the brake pedal in your car.
It provides the Brake Apply Pressure to the little brake lever.
One end is attatched to a stationary anchor point.
Other end is attactched to the Engine Brake Lever.
It’s Installed Stretched,Under Tension to always Pull on the Brake .
When you Pull the Throttle,,,,you’re pulling AGAINST that spring.
Thus Counter-acting it’s pull on the Brake,,,which Releases engine Brake.
The THROTTLE CABLE’s culpability in all this action is,,
They are CRAP,,they start Life as Crap and go Downhill from there .
The Cable “Stretches”,,,,,it’s Dimensions change.
There is NO adjustment to compensate /remove the extra Slack which is introduced by that dimensional change.
Consider that if it became SLACK-ENOUGH,,,
It would cease to even BUDGE the Brake Release.
So the cable wears into a Too-Long,,Too-Slack condition,,,
and that results it the mechanism “bottoming -out” in it’s travel
Before it’s been able to Pull the Brake Release Far enough.
So Brake remains applied,,,,and engine feels Very Much “Locked Up” when trying to start it.
* No False Hope Intended
* The above details/possibilities may NOT apply to Your specific Mower
* I may simply be wrong.
But,,Cheap and Easy to look for that spring.
And IF Found,,,just as cheap and easy to disconnect it and test the result.
***Do NOT try to START ENGINE with the Spring Disconnected,,,,,,,,just see if engines turns over freely.
Man,,,DONT turn lawnmowers engines by using the blade unless Spark Plug is OUT of the engine.
Odds of a mishap are astronomical.
But the Consequences can be DEVASTATING.
Just NOT something to gamble on,,,not worth the Downside Risk.
Very similar type of extreme consequences as “Losing ” at Russian Roulette .
I’m serious as can be about that.
Fingers and hands take way too long to grow back.
Lose a thumb,,,and you’ve lost vast majority of the hand’s utility.
If You happen to Luck Out,,and it is a brake prob.
The Real Fix is simply Replace Throttle Cable.
Fairly Easy and straighforward to do.
Any “Trick” to the job is ,,,Disconnect that Heavy Spring>Remove Old Cable,Install New Cable> Then Reconnect Spring.
And theres some lil’ latch tabs/barbs on the cable-end which need to be squeezed together with pliers,,,to release the cable from it’s anchor bracket.
Last word:
Mowers consume Oil at unpredictable,inconsistent rates.
One mowing,,,may use None,,,next mowing it may use quite a bit.
Minor Inconvenience to Check the Oil
EVERYTIME you start the mower.
Might save you a $200~300~400 Mower for the small effort.
Good Luck with it
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