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Mower Basics
Troubleshooting By Symptoms
Blade – Deck – Drive System – Engine
Blade troubleshooting
- Blade bolt stuck
- Chute clogging
- Grass bag won’t fill
- Mower leaving uncut grass
- Mower leaving a strip of grass
Deck troubleshooting
Drive system troubleshooting
- Mower drive system slow
- Mower hard to push
- Self-drive common faults (video)
- Self-propelled wheels won’t turn
Engine troubleshooting
Pull Cord
- Pull cord broken
- Pull cord faults video, tools & parts
- Pull cord hard to pull
- Pull cord kicks back
- Pull cord won’t catch
Smoke
- Engine blowing black smoke
- Engine blowing black smoke (video)
- Engine blowing white smoke
- Engine blowing white smoke (video)
- Engine smokes on start-up
Fluid leaks
Mower Repairs Index
Blades – Deck – Drive system – Engine – Fuel system – Ignition system
Fluff-free Mower Repair Guides
Blade repairs
Deck repairs
- Deck cleaning
- Deck replacement
- How to protect the mower deck
- Mower cleaning tools
- Rust prevention (video)
Drive system repairs
Engine repairs
Engine maintenance
- Engine tune-up
- Engine tune-up tools & parts (video)
- Oil adding
- Oil check
- Oil leaks
- Oil quantity
- Oil type
Gaskets & seals
Pull cord
Valve train
Fuel system repairs
Ignition system repairs
Coil/Armature
- Coil/armature replacement
- Coil/armature testing (video)
- Coil/armature testing
- Coil/armature location
- Coil/armature – what is it?
- Ignition system testing (video)
- Shear key check & replace (video)
Spark plug
Winterizing
Tools & Parts
Repair Safety
Recommended Mowers
Mower FAQs
- Are mower blades universal?
- Are gas caps universal?
- Can you cut grass after frost?
- Can you cut grass in November?
- Can you cut grass with morning dew?
- Do mowers pick up leaves?
- Do mowers have titles?
- Do I need mower insurance?
- Does my mower need oil?
- How to reduce mower pollution?
- How to clean mower deck?
- How to protect mower deck?
- How long will an electric mower last?
- How long do Toro mowers last?
- New blades need sharpening?
- Should I buy a mower or pay someone?
- Should I buy a used lawn mower?
- Should I buy a Toro Timemaster?
- Should I buy a new mower?
- Where to sell my mower?
- Will mower run without air filter?
- Why are mowers so loud?
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John Cunningham is an Automotive Technician and writer at Lawnmowerfixed.com.
He’s been a mechanic for over twenty-five years and shares his know-how and hands-on experience in our DIY repair guides.
Johns’s fluff-free How-to guides help homeowners fix lawnmowers, tractor mowers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, power washers, generators, snow blowers, and more.