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Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
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Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Original Message   Jan 31, 2005 9:48 am
OK, my snowblower has a Tecumseh engine, so when I read this I thought it could be either BS, correct, or old news.

You can't go wrong with a Briggs and Stratton engine. Tecumseh engines are prone to throwing piston rods through the crankcase wall if the oil level drops at all. The Tecumseh speed control is not nearly as robust as the Briggs and Stratton either. Briggs & Stratton is now back in the snow blower engine business in a big way with overhead valve engines ranging from 6.5 through 13 horsepower. Given prices, contracts and market inertia it's anybody's guess how quickly they will regain market share. However if you shop around machines can be found with these engines.

Anyone with any knowledge care to comment?  Here's the link.
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/snowbuying.html


--SnowRemover
This message was modified Jan 31, 2005 by SnowRemover


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buttlint


Joined: Oct 14, 2002
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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #12   Jan 31, 2005 8:09 pm
Snowremober,
There once was this couple that had returned from thier vacation and found that someone had removed all the contents from thier house....except thier toothbrushes.

AZinOH


Those who accept self-deception will perish by it.
Shakespeare said "to thine own self be true".


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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #13   Jan 31, 2005 8:29 pm
buttlint wrote:

There once was this couple that had returned from thier vacation and found that someone had removed all the contents from thier house....except thier toothbrushes.



Perhaps the fruit of the grape has gone to my head...but this means, what?

the thieves don't care about dental hygiene?

the thieves didn't want toothbrushes with germs on them?

the thieves had stolen enough and could afford to buy their own toothbrush?

(Martha....where is my Advil !!!!!)

Snowblower...Toro Power Max 726te 2004

Lawn tractor...AYP w/ 14.5 Briggs-42in 2000

robmints


Joined: May 13, 2003
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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #14   Jan 31, 2005 8:43 pm
They stole none of the toothbrushes? New or used?

Monk could figure this out.
TheKneebiter


Joined: Oct 22, 2004
Points: 233

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #15   Jan 31, 2005 9:19 pm
everyone in the house went about brushing in a normal manor. a few weeks later the owner of the house relized that his camera was not stolen either and the film was full. after getting the film developed he got a sick shock. a pic of some guys bent over naked with the tooth brushes stuck up there a$$es.   .

robmints


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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #16   Jan 31, 2005 9:22 pm
Thanks Kneebiter.

I thought there was a reasonable answer.
TheKneebiter


Joined: Oct 22, 2004
Points: 233

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #17   Jan 31, 2005 9:26 pm
the moral of the story is URBAN LEGAND. the story about the toothbrushes has been around for ever always a little different and happened to somebodys cousin or sisters boyfriend . you get the picture.

buttlint


Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Points: 791

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #18   Jan 31, 2005 9:31 pm
It just snows to blow ya:
You cant believe everything you read on the internet.
Marshall


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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #19   Jan 31, 2005 9:43 pm
Hahahaha, leave it to Lint to throw in some ironic symbolism.

ps I didn't get it either , then the light bulb came on upstair.
SnowRemover


Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Points: 139

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #20   Jan 31, 2005 9:52 pm
TheKneebiter wrote:
the moral of the story is URBAN LEGAND.

Actually this happened to my cousins sister's boyfriend.

--SnowRemover

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Walt


Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -T. Roosevelt

Location: Chester County, PA
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #21   Jan 31, 2005 10:58 pm
Wouldn't your cousins sister still be your cousin?  (except in West Virginia that is, then your sister could also be your half cousin).
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