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My 317 with a 18 HP Kohler magnum won't start when its cold out like 30s and below and the kill switch won't work when the engine is warm. Any ideas? Kohler magnum Model: M18

I got a go kart with a 6.5 HP Tecumseh engine there are a couple wires on the front of it and I'm just wondering if they are for a stator and if you can help me find a manual for the engine that would also be great.

On my john deere 317 it vibrates badly it does not do it with little to no load on the hydraulic system and trans. Regardless if the deck is turned on or off Sent from my droid 4 using LMF

Dose anyone know what kind of fluid you put in the hydro of a 1978 317?

For those of you that know I have been looking for a plow for my john Deere for a while. And I found one for $150. I took a peice of 3/4'' threaded rod and some suitcase weights and now I can really move some gravel.

Kohler magnum 18 Model m18 Spec 24541 Serial 2012205916 I changed the oil seal and hydro fan and It first Sent from my droid 4 using LMF

I have been looking around and a friend of mine has an old craftsman snow plow. I am wondering if anybody has ever tried mounting a plow like this or has pictures of "old craftsman plows" or if you have any advice for making it work let me know please.

On my john deere with a kohler magnum 18 i have had a small puddle of oil under the front of the mower for a while but yesterday i drove it out and had smoke coming out from under the hood and the i realized that oil was being sprayed up on the muffler by the pto shaft. Kohler magnum M18...

Dose anybody know how to make a 1978 comet go faster with out doing any thing to the motor Sent from my droid 4 using LMF

The stator on my John Deere 317 went out and I was wondering if anybody here has replaced that before if so then tell me how to get the flywheel off and if there is anything else I should check on it. Kohler magnum 18 Model m18 Spec 24541 Serial 2012205916 Sent from my droid 4 using LMF

I am wondering if anybody has made a snow plow blade for a john Deere 317 or other mowers that are similar. If so tell me what you did or give me a link to the website if its on the internet already.

I have a john Deere 317 with a 18 HP kohler magnum and I can smell it running rich how do I adjust the carb. model m18 spec 24541 serial 2012205916

My 317 won't turn over all that i hear is the solenoid click and that's it i'm getting about 13 volts at the post on the starter. Im pretty sure its the starter but would john deere have all the parts to rebuild it or should i buy a new one.

I have a 317 with a 18 hp kohler magnum heres the numbers Model m18 Spec 24541 Serial 2012205916 It has a walbro carb and smokes when you first start it up and then Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

My aunt gave me a 317 John Deere that would not start. i got it and It sat for about a month the put some gas in it and turned it over and fired up after a couple cranks it fired up. But did not run right it seemed to have bad spark plugs. I ran it and it started right up every day for the next...

How would you go about making a 4 wheel drive lawnmower? Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

Sorry I did not take any pics of it before but I took the deck and front end off a snapper that was given to me and put it on my comet that I put a 7hp Briggs on and am now repainting it here is what I have so far. (the pictures of the rusty deck are of the old 26in deck not the other 30in...

I have a 7hp Briggs that I received from a friend and I put oil in the spark plug whole because he said he could not remember the last time it was running. I replaced the recoil clutch because it was worn out but I would like to know what kind of a carb I have and how to adjust it. It runs very...

I found a plow for 318 John Deere I was wondering if it would fit on my 317. I heard some plows only fit up to the 317s but it looks like it will fit mine but I want to make sure. Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

Can somebody give me a picture of a sleeve hitch like to make one for my John Deere 317. Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

What colors match the original snapper red and white from the 1978 era? Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

I have a snapper rer with a 5hp Briggs. Model 130902 Type 1256 01 Code 90021427 I was driving it after putting a new air cleaner on and drove it for a couple minutes and it over revved and or one or two seconds and died then I restarted it and just kept over revving until I turned the ignition...

I have a 14 hp Briggs engine and a good solid mower deck. And I want to build a pull behind mower any ideas? Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

I am thinking of selling my 94 gold series 2 cycle how much would it be worth? Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

my dad has wheel horse c120 automatic with a snow/dozzer blade. and a couple years ago my brother used it and said it would not move easily by it's self, so we loosned up the motor mounts and pulled the motor foreward and it fixed it for a while. but its loosing power in foreward but you can...

I have a Tecumseh hm80 mounted on a John Deere 826 snowblower the carb was rebuilt about two years ago. I just got it this past winter and it seems to have something out of line with valves or carb. It runs bad until under load could it be the carb or valves? And how do you fix it? Sent from my...

My aunt gave me her 317 John Deere with an 18 hp kohler I am wondering if anybody has numbers for a plow or snowblower. Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

I got a 1978 317 automatic from my aunt it has a 18 hp kolher magnum opposed twin. My uncle told me could be valves or head gasket. He said he went out and It fired right up and mowed two times and now it won't start. I need to know what the torque sequence is and what you set your torque wrench...

My brother gave me his old Craftsman lawnmower and should I just put fresh gas in it. Or should I clean the carb out. Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

In my 1974 lawn boy self propelled mower the float wound up getting a hole in it and would not float so all the gas was going strait into the chamber. After a bit it threw the connecting rod out the side of the crankcase. So just be aware that the plastic floats get holes in them every now and...

I have a snapper rer it's a 1978 comet 26'' cut with a 5 hp briggs. And the differential is making a loud clicking sound what could that be? Sent from my iPod touch using LMF

I have a 1996 Murray lawnmower with a six speed trans and I have a craftsman with a four speed in it. The trans in the Murray has a bushing that's been wore out and it wore into the housing. The transaxles are both a Tecumseh peerless. Is there a way I can take the parts from the six speed and...

I have a 14hp Briggs vanguard off of a simplicity regent. The model is 28p777 type064 a1 code 952204b. It runs for one to two seconds and then dies and when it dose run it just goes to a high rpm and I can't control it. I just put a brand new $40.00 magneto on it. I think it's the carb but I...

I have a 5hp Briggs and I fired it up the other day and I had the choke on full and it started but would only run on full throttle and I had smoke coming out of the muffler and it died and the muffler was covered in oil. Could it just be that it hasn't ran in a while?

I have a jd 826 snowblower and a family friend rebuilt the carb on it it has a tecumseh h80 snow king but it will only run on full to 3/4 choke. dose anybody know what's wrong?

Have a Murray from the 90s and I got a newer simplicity with a bad hydro and I just took the motor from the simplicity and put it on the Murray. I just hooked a kill switch to the small wire on the coil and it runs good. but I'm wondering how I should hook my charging system up should I hook it...

can anybody tell me what year my two snappers are? I have a comet 26 in cut and a 5 hp Briggs model number 265x. And I have another comet 26 with a 5 hp tecumseh with model number 2650 I am wondering if any body could tell me the year they were made.

I have a snapper rear engine rider and It has a blown Tecumseh I am wondering what would be my best bet for a new/used engine as in honda b and s Kawasaki or kohler

I have a 14 hp Briggs and Stratton engine that I took of a newer simplicity and put on a Murray and It started smoking really bad and then it died I replaced the coil pack and vacuum powered fuel pump and it runs but burns oil. Then I bought a new oil filter and put that on after draining all...

I would like to know if anybody has the cross reference of snapper 00 grease.

I have a snapper comet 26 in deck with a 5 hp Briggs and Stratton engine. the model number for the mower is 265x. I am wondering if any body would have a manual to show you how to assemble the snowblower attachment.