Originally Posted by
zettler
Here is the latest.
Had a friend offer to look at it so we went over this morning. Put water mufflers on it and fired it up. No beep.
Checked pee hole. Water came out. Beep went on eventually but then went off.
Took the cover off flywheel. Ran motor. Stayed cool.
Saw what I felt was good exhaust (oil mixed).
So water was fine. Oil appeared to be getting mixed BUT the beep went off and on...and off and on...
Convinced we ought to try installing the new water pump repair kit I already had and I was messing around the ignition switch - discovered that is where the beep had been emanated from - and the thing beeped. Bumped the cable from ignition switch to motor AND the beep stopped. Moved it again and it went on.
Looked at cable going into switch and it was cracked at base.
I surmised that this is the culprit as the motor is running cool. The motor "appears" to be getting oil mixed with gas on its own. The continuous beep is a motor overheating warning, not low oil , BUT motor is running cool.
Changed the waterpump parts and had tried to run past local mechanic BUT they were closed.
Decided that tomorrow I will tape, zip tie, epoxy, however, the cable in a place where its not beeping UNTIL I can replace it.
Does that sound like a plan????
Sounds like a plan. I would keep I eye on the oil tank level to be sure it is going down/ being used
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