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A lean fuel mixture (too little fuel for the amount of air in the cylinder) can cause an engine to have a surge or miss at idle and part throttle, stumble on acceleration, engine overheating, cause a lack of power, and create possible engine failure from the lean air/fuel mixture.
A lean fuel mixture occurs when there is too much air or not enough fuel in your engine. This can result in your car`s engine not operating optimally. Since there isn`t enough fuel being burnt, your car may stall, operate roughly or struggle to accelerate.
Because your engine is running on less fuel than it should, it is running “lean.” Your engine running lean is always a symptom of another problem – it could be a dirty MAF sensor, a damaged oxygen sensor, or damaged fuel injectors.
A lean mixture occurs when there`s a higher concentration of air to fuel than there should be. When this occurs, your engine will likely still run but will result in jerking motions within the mechanics of the combustion engine which in turn leads to damage to the engine, such as burned valves.
1 – Engine acceleration is flat, uneven, not crisp. 2 – The throttle needs to be opened continuously to maintain consistent acceleration. 3 – The engine performs poorly when the weather gets warmer, or the engine works better in cold conditions. 4 – Black smoke coming out of the exhaust.
Lean condition
By themselves, the sparks plugs do not influence the fuel mixture. They are needed only to create an ignition to burn the fuel mixture. But upon going bad, spark plugs can create quite a peculiar case where they trick the oxygen sensors in modern cars to create a lean condition.
Regardless of whether or not the engine is running too rich or too lean, bring it down to a very lean mixture by turning both screws a quarter-turn at a time, counter-clockwise, then slowly bringing them back up to an equal and smooth mixture. Listen to the engine to know when you`ve found the right balance.
So, what does “running rich” mean, and how does it occur? Running rich only occurs if there is an issue with your engine`s combustion process. The cause of this is your engine receiving too much fuel. Conversely, “running lean” refers to your car receiving too much air and not enough fuel.
Another huge side effect of running a vehicle rich like this will be damage to the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors. Lastly, it`ll also impact the condition of your engine oil. This is why it`s best that you completely avoid driving a vehicle with an engine running lean for an extended distance or duration.
Running lean is a lack of fuel. Running rich is an excess of fuel. The reason the motor shakes is that it is misfiring due to a lack of fuel in the cylinder.
Lean Air/Fuel Mixture
Not only can a rich air/fuel ratio cause a backfire, a mixture that doesn`t have enough gasoline can cause a backfire, too. A “lean” mixture is one that doesn`t have enough fuel, and too much air.
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Lawn mower cranck but wont start…
ANSWER : Since you already checked for spark and air I would drain all the fuel out of it and check that fuel for water. Over time some lawn mowers end up with contaminated fuel. You can see the water sitting on the bottom of the fuel if you let it stand for a bit in a small plastic bowl.
Be sure to empty and dry out you fuel can as well. Especially if the mower stopped running right after a refuel. Which is a good sign your gas can is contaminated too.
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ANSWER : All, I thought my carb was shot, so I replaced it. Still, start but no run (and had to use starting fluid). THEN!!! I noticed the spring to the “rev limiter” (just below and towards rear of carb) was not “tight”. The stupid bracket that holds the end of that spring had been bent down ~1/16″ and that caused all this heartache. CHECK YOUR REV LIMITER!!!
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Bosch electric lawn mower wont start, how do I fix it?
ANSWER : Cable damaged …renew cable . ..if does not work try condenser.
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ANSWER : Should a plug or cap on top of transaxle.
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Lawn mower motor runs good, the drive wheels run good but the blade won’t stay enguaged. Thanks
ANSWER : Check your cable that controls the blade engagement.
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Lawn mower will start and run for 5 seconds and shut down
ANSWER : Will it stay running with your choke on? if so then clean your carb. if not then look for a blockage from tank to carb. ie fuel shut off, deteriorated fuel line. plugged filter etc
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Lawn Mower Won’t Run
ANSWER : Ya didn’t give much info but it sounds like the carb had plenty of time to varnish up. take the carb off and clean it make sure you take the fuel bowl off and clean the floate and floate needle good. an auto parts store will have what you need to do everything with
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I have had a poulan pro 550 series push mower for almost 1 year at the end of the season last year the mower would start briefly and then stop. i have cleaned out the air filter and that did not help.the mower started, i made one revolution around the yard 3/4th of the way the mower quit. I then primed the mower it started then quit and now it will not start at all. Does anyone have any suggestions of what to do. Thanks
ANSWER : There is a little spring that works the carburetor arm. If that popped off then the mower will not run.
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