Good morning/afternoon,
I have been given a Craftsman lawn tractor from my in-laws. They had it for a few years and took care of it well, until it stopped moving in their yard. They offered it to me if I could get it moving again. Turns out it was just the drive belt.
While replacing the drive belt, I tipped the mower on it's right side (it was on a slight incline with tall grass around it and hard to access the underside). I replaced the belt, got the mower moving and took it home. I ran it for about another hour cutting the grass in my front yard. I parked it for the night and let it be.
The next day, I went to start it up and found out it had been leaking fuel, and quite a lot of it. It went from nearly full to under half tank. I took some time to diagnose where the fuel was leaking from and I determined it was coming from the carburetor. I rebuilt the carburetor and put it back on. After that the mower wouldn't start anymore. It began by being very noisy and spitting a lot of fluid out of the exhaust. It was suggested to me to remove the spark plug and try to crank it so it would get all the fluid out. I did that and nothing really helped.
Since then, I have drained the oil and filled it fresh with a new filter, and replaced the spark plug. It still does not start, and is very noisy for a few moments while it tries to crank , but it quits after a few seconds of trying to turn over and makes a steady errrrrrrrr sound.
This is a Craftsman
21 HP, 42" Mower
Electric Start
Automatic Transmission
Model # 917.289220
Briggs & Stratton Engine Model 331877
Type number 1234-B1
Let me know if I need to provide any more information.
Please and thank you!
I have been given a Craftsman lawn tractor from my in-laws. They had it for a few years and took care of it well, until it stopped moving in their yard. They offered it to me if I could get it moving again. Turns out it was just the drive belt.
While replacing the drive belt, I tipped the mower on it's right side (it was on a slight incline with tall grass around it and hard to access the underside). I replaced the belt, got the mower moving and took it home. I ran it for about another hour cutting the grass in my front yard. I parked it for the night and let it be.
The next day, I went to start it up and found out it had been leaking fuel, and quite a lot of it. It went from nearly full to under half tank. I took some time to diagnose where the fuel was leaking from and I determined it was coming from the carburetor. I rebuilt the carburetor and put it back on. After that the mower wouldn't start anymore. It began by being very noisy and spitting a lot of fluid out of the exhaust. It was suggested to me to remove the spark plug and try to crank it so it would get all the fluid out. I did that and nothing really helped.
Since then, I have drained the oil and filled it fresh with a new filter, and replaced the spark plug. It still does not start, and is very noisy for a few moments while it tries to crank , but it quits after a few seconds of trying to turn over and makes a steady errrrrrrrr sound.
This is a Craftsman
21 HP, 42" Mower
Electric Start
Automatic Transmission
Model # 917.289220
Briggs & Stratton Engine Model 331877
Type number 1234-B1
Let me know if I need to provide any more information.
Please and thank you!