charleneje
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I have replaced three head gaskets the one I just put on is a solid copper gasket I made sure the head is flat by sanding on a sheet of glass sitting on the bed of my table saw to make sure I was sanding on a true flat surface and kept checking it with a machinists straight edge. Now the engine doesn't want to run everything was put together properly and to spec., when I started it up it didn't want to run except with the choke on so I kept it running that way wanting the engine to reach running temperature so I can retorque the head bolts tomorrow. I replaced the carburetor with a new one but it made no difference, so I took the gas tank of emptied it and made sure the fuel pickup was clear and then replaced the fuel line along with a new cut of valve and a new filter. Filled the tank and started it again and still would only run with choke on I did notice the exhaust pipe from engine to muffler went red hot the full length of the pipe, making me wonder if there could be a blockage in the muffler but it was still as loud as normal. Can someone please give me a route to take to fix this mower I bought it new March 2014 and it has done nothing but break down ever since during the first 90 days that I owned it Sears sent repair technician out four times to fix problems with the drive and other body problems with it and since then I have had to repair different problems with it several times each year. Late last year I gave up with it and just parked it and used an old MTD mower I had intended selling once I bought the new Craftsman but decided to keep it for a while because of the constant breakdowns of the new Craftsman. Thanks I just know I am going to get lots of good advice.