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I have a old garden tiller that not had much use. When it is stored, the horizonal shaft motor is angled with the cylinder angling down. This causes oil to get in the cylinder. I was wondering if I could turn the motor 180 degrees where the cylinder will be sloping up. If you notice, lots of the plain push mower motors that the cylinder is facing the front of the mower. In past times it faced the rear causing the same problem when you pushed the handle down for high grass

2007-10-08 10:04:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

It is a older Tecumseh 5hp on a Sears tiller

2007-10-08 10:59:57 · update #1

OK, it is a vertical shaft motor !! wow, I can not believe i said it was horizonal,,,

2007-10-09 06:00:34 · update #2

About pulleys, it has a gear assy/housing that the motor shaft goes straight down into,

2007-10-09 06:04:52 · update #3

5 answers

If it's a front tine tiller, the wheels or drag stake should be adjustable. When you store it, lower the wheel or drag stake assembly so the cylinder is level. Otherwise every time you neeed to use it, you'll have to remove the spark plug, pull the rope a few times to blow the oil out of the cylinder, replace the spark plug, CHECK THE OIL LEVEL, and start it up. Are you sure it's not a Verticle shaft engine? Horizontal shaft engines have the cylinder on top and it would have to be almost tipped sideways or upside down to fill the cylinder with oil.

2007-10-08 16:10:24 · answer #1 · answered by Bobo 7 · 0 0

The only way to stop oil from getting in the combustion chamber : drain it out when not in use, but make sure you leave a note on it saying theres no oil in it. Or as suggested - leave it level.
Gravity will pull the oil down thru the valve assy or could even get by the rings, if worn enough.
To remove the oil - use a small syringe to suck out the oil - if some is left, thats okay - dump a capful of gas into the carb intake and it should dilute the oil enogh to burn it clear.
Turning the motor 180 wont work - the pulleys wont line up.
Is there any way to lift the front of the tiller up even with the back when hanging? ( like with a rope).

2007-10-09 01:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by The Kidd 4 · 0 0

This is very simple, I have done it myself....Pull the spark plug out....Take and pull the pull cord 6 or 8 times kinda slow but not too slow...You will see oil spitting out of the spark plug hole each time..do this untill the amount is very slight....Take a new spark plug hold it upside down and pour gasoline in the spark plug..hold it upright then insert it back in the head on the tiller...This gives it a hotter and more immediate combustion..which you want due to the oil in the head...Start the tiller up and it should go after a couple pulls..it will smoke like crazy at first untill the oil burns out of the cylinder..but will eventually work out within 10 minutes or so..If it tries to start then bogs out..Pull the plug..and do the same..pull rope a few more times...prime the plug and reinsert..after the tiller is succesfully running...Take the plug out later..and clean off the burnt oil residue...

2007-10-08 11:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 0 0

It may be that you will not get oil when your running the tiller. Why not just store it in a level position?

2007-10-08 13:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by renpen 7 · 0 0

I want to say yes, but I don't know where the oil slinger is. Small motors have slingers not oil pumps. If you knew the oil slinger could still reach the oil at all times it would work.
Good luck.

2007-10-08 10:18:07 · answer #5 · answered by hotvw1914cc 6 · 0 1

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