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john g
i have a lawn mower motor and would like to set it up to lace a go kart frame, or on a bike some how. can anybody help?
Answer
Lawn mower engines are built with the output shaft facing down. And the oil splash will not do it's job if you mount the engine horizontal. This is a problem for a go-cart. Or a motorized bike. Truthfully your better off buying a engine with a side exiting shaft.
However the power from a down pointing shaft can be changed to a horizontal thu a pinion gear. or even a deep vee belt twisted vertical to horizontal. tho belts were out faster.
Lawn mower engines are built with the output shaft facing down. And the oil splash will not do it's job if you mount the engine horizontal. This is a problem for a go-cart. Or a motorized bike. Truthfully your better off buying a engine with a side exiting shaft.
However the power from a down pointing shaft can be changed to a horizontal thu a pinion gear. or even a deep vee belt twisted vertical to horizontal. tho belts were out faster.
What happens if I put synthetic 10W30 motor oil in my lawn mower?
Donna
I'm a motor/engine retard, so I assumed it would be fine. Some people are now telling me it was a stupid idea. Is this going to kill my lawn mower? And can I go back to using conventional oil now that I've run the lawn mower with the synthetic? I've been told you can't go back...
Thank you!
Thanks to you both. I added it because it was all we had in the house and I was mid-mow. Didn't want to run to the store. Thanks again!!!
Answer
You didn't do anything wrong other than waste a few dollars. Lawnmower engines have large tolerances, and are robust enough to run for a while on no oil at all. You could put the cheapest oil available in, and it would work. So you have not done any damage. You don' t need to drain the oil out now. Just use it for the same amount of time you normally would, which for a mower, should be a year. You can go back to petroleum based oils, and your wallet would probably appreciate it.
Synthetics start to matter when you want to run something for multiple thousands of hours. Other major parts of the mower will fail and cause you to replace it before you have oil-related issues from using cheap oil.
You didn't do anything wrong other than waste a few dollars. Lawnmower engines have large tolerances, and are robust enough to run for a while on no oil at all. You could put the cheapest oil available in, and it would work. So you have not done any damage. You don' t need to drain the oil out now. Just use it for the same amount of time you normally would, which for a mower, should be a year. You can go back to petroleum based oils, and your wallet would probably appreciate it.
Synthetics start to matter when you want to run something for multiple thousands of hours. Other major parts of the mower will fail and cause you to replace it before you have oil-related issues from using cheap oil.
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