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Posted: 5/17/2012 4:57:37 PM EDT
Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 4:58:55 PM EDT
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4 stroke
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Posted: 5/17/2012 4:59:18 PM EDT
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4 cycle Briggs. That second pic is the dipstick
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Posted: 5/17/2012 4:59:24 PM EDT
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Are you kidding?
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Posted: 5/17/2012 4:59:57 PM EDT
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Are you kidding? 
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:00:33 PM EDT
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I'm going to say it's a pretty good chance that is a 4-stroke and you drain the oil by tipping it.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:00:34 PM EDT
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THis seems to indicate that it is a 4 stroke motor
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:00:45 PM EDT
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Quoted: Are you kidding? I don't know... Awefully hard to tell what "Oil Drain" means. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:01:07 PM EDT
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What is someone from AZ doing with a lawnmower anyways?
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:01:31 PM EDT
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The can of oil/gas mix with the mower was throwing me off.
unleaded it is then. Quoted:
What is someone from AZ doing with a lawnmower anyways? You should see the "grass" I need to cut |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:02:12 PM EDT
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4 stroke.
Clean that SOB up! 
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:07:56 PM EDT
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4 stroke.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:08:39 PM EDT
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Wouldn't really need an oil drain on a 2stroke.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:11:32 PM EDT
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4 cycle Briggs. That second pic is the dipstick This |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:21:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:23:45 PM EDT
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4 Stroke Flathead design.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:24:29 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Are you kidding? |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:25:44 PM EDT
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4 stroke...check your man card!
if not a man....go find one. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:27:02 PM EDT
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Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175352.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175339.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175332.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175308.jpg The oil drain is your fill and drain. You pull that plug out and you will find a dipstick. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:29:04 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175352.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175339.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175332.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175308.jpg The oil drain is your fill and drain. You pull that plug out and you will find a dipstick. Wrong. If you tilt the deck up, you will see a bolt with a 3/8th's socket square on it. That is your oil drain. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:34:56 PM EDT
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Looks similar to my Bolens. Bought it from Lowes many moons ago. I've run over darn near everything from bushes to rocks. I didn't clean the air filter from the time I bought it until last year. Put a new blade on it two years ago because it the old one was just so beat up.
Still runs on the first pull. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:36:46 PM EDT
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No doubt a 4 stroke.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:37:18 PM EDT
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Stamped in the metal above the spark plug will be a series of numbers, model, type and code. The first two numbers of the code will give you the year of production. The next two will be the month, the next two after that will be the day.
It is a pretty much indestructible little engine given a bit of care. Four stroke cycle Briggs and Stratton FTW |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:38:16 PM EDT
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Wow...
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:41:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:42:35 PM EDT
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It's not even that old.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:44:04 PM EDT
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Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175352.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175339.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175332.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175308.jpg The oil drain is your fill and drain. You pull that plug out and you will find a dipstick. Wrong. If you tilt the deck up, you will see a bolt with a 3/8th's socket square on it. That is your oil drain. I always tip mine its just far easier, but you could be right. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:49:39 PM EDT
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If its 2 stroke it will not have an oil fill hole,fyi..
On the dipstick,If it does not have a sight glass or dipstick on your 4 stroke engine, oil level is almost always considered full till it fills up to the bottom threads of the oil fill hole..Like an unopen bottle of coke is full basically. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:51:02 PM EDT
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Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175352.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175339.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175332.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175308.jpg The oil drain is your fill and drain. You pull that plug out and you will find a dipstick. Wrong. If you tilt the deck up, you will see a bolt with a 3/8th's socket square on it. That is your oil drain. Wrong. What you see is the fill and drain. There may be either a four sided pipe plug or a socket head plug on the bottom, but the dipstick is the primmary drain. Much easier for the average owner just to put a drain pan down and tip the mower on it's side. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:51:54 PM EDT
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Drain the oil out, fill to correct level with 30wt HD NON detergent oil. Fill gas tank with whatever is flammable, pull cord and let it roar to life.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 5:56:03 PM EDT
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Drain the oil out, fill to correct level with 30wt HD NON detergent oil. Fill gas tank with whatever is flammable, pull cord and let it roar to life. Nope....SAE30 detergent oil. It holds 20 ounces. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:03:47 PM EDT
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Drain the oil out, fill to correct level with 30wt HD NON detergent oil. Fill gas tank with whatever is flammable, pull cord and let it roar to life. Nope....SAE30 detergent oil. It holds 20 ounces. You might have an intern to ride with here 
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:12:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175352.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175339.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175332.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175308.jpg The oil drain is your fill and drain. You pull that plug out and you will find a dipstick. Wrong. If you tilt the deck up, you will see a bolt with a 3/8th's socket square on it. That is your oil drain. Wrong. What you see is the fill and drain. There may be either a four sided pipe plug or a socket head plug on the bottom, but the dipstick is the primmary drain. Much easier for the average owner just to put a drain pan down and tip the mower on it's side. I work on mowers daily, so I guess I'm not your "average" owner. My specialty is restoring old Snapper's. IMHO, nothing says mowing the lawn in Texas like a Snapper. Here is some of my work. Before - Rare 19" snapper. I had never seen one.  After   Before  After   |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:30:51 PM EDT
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The first mower is a possum. definitely a possum.
The one above is a red snapper. an older, used, red snapper. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:31:11 PM EDT
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Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175352.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175339.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175332.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175308.jpg The oil drain is your fill and drain. You pull that plug out and you will find a dipstick. Wrong. If you tilt the deck up, you will see a bolt with a 3/8th's socket square on it. That is your oil drain. Wrong. What you see is the fill and drain. There may be either a four sided pipe plug or a socket head plug on the bottom, but the dipstick is the primmary drain. Much easier for the average owner just to put a drain pan down and tip the mower on it's side. I work on mowers daily, so I guess I'm not your "average" owner. My specialty is restoring old Snapper's. IMHO, nothing says mowing the lawn in Texas like a Snapper. Here is some of my work. Before - Rare 19" snapper. I had never seen one. http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/lilsnapper.jpg After http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/rest7.jpg http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/rest5.jpg Before http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/preold.jpg After http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/old.jpg http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/old1.jpg Is that a turbo-fan engine? No...no...It's a rotary, I see the jugs!
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:40:10 PM EDT
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4 stoke, when are you having the sex change.
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:45:22 PM EDT
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Older mower. There's no dipstick for checking oil, no writing on the mower as to what kind of gas it takes. It does have some sort of plug as shown in the picture. It had a empty can of gas with it that said premixed 2 stroke on the side. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175352.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175339.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175332.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/jmanski/IMG_20120517_175308.jpg The oil drain is your fill and drain. You pull that plug out and you will find a dipstick. Wrong. If you tilt the deck up, you will see a bolt with a 3/8th's socket square on it. That is your oil drain. Wrong. What you see is the fill and drain. There may be either a four sided pipe plug or a socket head plug on the bottom, but the dipstick is the primmary drain. Much easier for the average owner just to put a drain pan down and tip the mower on it's side. I work on mowers daily, so I guess I'm not your "average" owner. My specialty is restoring old Snapper's. IMHO, nothing says mowing the lawn in Texas like a Snapper. Here is some of my work. Before - Rare 19" snapper. I had never seen one. http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/lilsnapper.jpg After http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/rest7.jpg http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/rest5.jpg Before http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/preold.jpg After http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/old.jpg http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg316/buckmaw_1/Snapper%20Restorations/old1.jpg Badass |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:47:22 PM EDT
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..................... Badass No shit!! 
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Posted: 5/17/2012 6:54:13 PM EDT
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Alright got it running after fighting for 15 minutes, unleaded worked as called(though it was wimpy). Thanks for the beratement you forest dwellers, at least I'm not afraid for snakes and scorpions.
It does need a power wash. |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 8:09:46 PM EDT
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What is someone from AZ doing with a lawnmower anyways? Rocks and dirt clods occasionally need mowing, too... |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 8:16:27 PM EDT
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I've got one of those.
It's a POS... but it runs. (I acquired it for free, the '86 Honda is burning more oil than gas... )
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