nate81
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First, i'm new here, thanks for having me! (i hope you'll have me
I'm having some minor troubles with my old trusty John Deere 320 lawn tractor...heres the details...
Mower will start up normally, but when given full throttle, there isn't nearly as much power as there should be. There is enough power to run the blades when engaged, but still, not like it should be. Mower did this about a month ago, and I replaced the plugs...problem went away. I cut grass 7 days ago, and everythign was fine....today, i tried to cut and the power loss is back.
Here is what i've done....
1. replaced both spark plugs (last week)
2. clean all air filters (there is a mesh filter over the radiator and another standard filter inside)
3. lowered the deck and made sure there was no grass around spindles
4. pulled off the gas filter and looked at it...lol, seemed to be ok to me, just a few small minor peices of junk on the filter side.
5. added more gasoline, the gas was purchased maybe 2-3 weeks ago
6. coolant levels and oil levels are where they should be (although i did NOT change the oil this season, i know, i know...don't hit me too hard plz)
and i think thats it, right now i've called it an evening as i work outdoors in the heat and needed to take a break from the mower for the evening. I will be thinking about what else i can do and report it here when i do it, which will probably be after work tommorow!
Again, thanks for having me and I look forward to your responses!
I'm having some minor troubles with my old trusty John Deere 320 lawn tractor...heres the details...
Mower will start up normally, but when given full throttle, there isn't nearly as much power as there should be. There is enough power to run the blades when engaged, but still, not like it should be. Mower did this about a month ago, and I replaced the plugs...problem went away. I cut grass 7 days ago, and everythign was fine....today, i tried to cut and the power loss is back.
Here is what i've done....
1. replaced both spark plugs (last week)
2. clean all air filters (there is a mesh filter over the radiator and another standard filter inside)
3. lowered the deck and made sure there was no grass around spindles
4. pulled off the gas filter and looked at it...lol, seemed to be ok to me, just a few small minor peices of junk on the filter side.
5. added more gasoline, the gas was purchased maybe 2-3 weeks ago
6. coolant levels and oil levels are where they should be (although i did NOT change the oil this season, i know, i know...don't hit me too hard plz)
and i think thats it, right now i've called it an evening as i work outdoors in the heat and needed to take a break from the mower for the evening. I will be thinking about what else i can do and report it here when i do it, which will probably be after work tommorow!
Again, thanks for having me and I look forward to your responses!
