Seized engine (for replacement) or just a busted bearing for PTO clutch

 This post watched a video of a lawn mower that does not turn.  The battery was juiced up and oil was added.  Still the engine would stop.  There was a heavy resistance in its turning.  

Here we see the importance of past experience and critical thinking.   The mechanic postulated it could be the PTO clutch assembly And true enough, there was a busted bearing that made it hard for the engine to turn.  When the clutch was removed (and consequently the bearing replaced) the engine turned well.   

Great repairs.  Great savings for the lawn mower owner

Black nail polish has been useful in touch repairs of carbon frames, rim brakes and RD

 A P40.00 black hair nail polish has gone a long long way in making cosmetic touch ups of scratches and exposed bare metals of the following:

1.  Rear derailleurs

2.  Carbon frames

3.  Brakes

4.  Chain ring.   

You keep the bike still looking good.

The vid is its use on cars:

Stale fuel causing engine failures

 In my review of videos on small engine repair (of lawn mowers) it was mentioned that common cause of engine failure was stale fuel due to winter storage.   It was mentioned that fuel should not be allowed to sit down for not more 6 weeks (60 days others say).   All of sorts of things happen to fuel:    water, some additives solidify, dirt ingested into the fuel tank.  

Such rubbish could be ingested into the intakek manifold and ultimately into the cylinders which could cause engine not to fire or stall.   

So after the long winter, or after long storage you have to spill the fuel and replace this How?

    1  By tilting the eninge?

    2  Or draining the tankk and carb?   (open the dome and bottom.

To solve the problem and go around stuck carb needle, lift the mower (the walk behind)  up.