Re: Help With My Steiner Mower...


"922er" <u44403@uwe> wrote in message news:861444c3f41e9@xxxxxx
Calab wrote:
in a minute or two. When it is running at normal rate, it mows
fine. But that only last about 2 minutes until

Wires/etc. are probably still wet. Do you have an air compressor? Try
blowing water out from around spark plugs, ignition wires, etc.

Also, did you have the carb protected from overspray? Any chance that
you've gotten water into the air cleaner or gas tank?



I did find a small amount of water in the carb. Emptied that out. Emptied
out all the gas from the tank and the gas line. Put fresh in. Air cleaner
was dry. It ran a little better today than yesterday, but still nothing
close to where it should be. The fact that it loses power to the point of
stalling when I'm going up hill or trying to run the mower deck bothers me.
It will idle fine, I can increase or decrease throttle with no problems, run
the mower on flat ground with no issues but have problems, like I mentioned,
when going up hill and when turning on the mower deck. No power.

How long could it take for this thing to complete dry out? Is there a risk
of lasting effect?

Can take a long time if water gets in the distributor or other occluded places.

I have no idea what kind of engine, ignition, etc a Steiner has but consider
doing a WD-40 job on it, if applicable.

WD-40 was designed as a water dispersant. Spray the plug wires, carburetor
linkages, and especially spray inside the distributor cap (if it has one). Sling
the excess WD-40 out of the distributor cap and reassemble. This kind of
shotgun treatment has put a lot of motors back in play after a hosing down.

.

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