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Engine is on a Wright mower. Will start up and run smoothly for a few hours or only for a few minutes. When engine dies, its dead (no sputtering). Engine will not immediately start back up but, if I wait about 10 minutes, engine will start up and run smoothly until problem re-occurs...

Unit is a Troy Built 32 cc 2-cycle. I can only keep it running with the choke partially to mostly closed. Have done the standard stuff (cleaned & rebuilt carb, new spark plug, clean air filter, new fuel lines, cleaned fuel filter, cleaned muffler screen, new fuel). Checked compression @ about...

Engine is on a Toro leaf blower. Two cycle engine starts right up with choke engaged but dies with-in seconds if choke is opened. Can keep it going by closing choke for an instant then opening choke half-way. What I've done so far: (1) replaced fuel lines, (2) replaced tank fuel filter, (3)...

Can anyone direct me to a supplier of parts for a DEK Model CH3 Brushmaster (11 hp)? I need a new intake chute (Tapered intake into which you feed branches). I've welded mine too many times and its pretty much shot. I don't need the plate which fits over the intake to the chute and keeps you...

Good Morning: The idler pulley on the hydraulic drive side of my Wright Sport X mower is fried. There is no manuf. data on the pulley which is 6" OD, 1.375" wide, 3/8" shaft size. The dia. of the flat belt surface is about 5.25". The pulley is held off the mounting bar by a sleeve which...

Good Morning: Engine is a 5 hp Honda horizontal shaft used on a pressure washer. Engine starts right up (no load applied), runs about 10 seconds and abruptly shuts off (like what would happen with a kill switch). Engine will start pretty quick again but same thing happens. At first, engine...

I have a 26 hp Briggs & Stratton engine on my Scag Tiger Cat mower. Engine has an on-going problem with the valve rods (aluminum & steel). I will adjust the valves @ 0.005 clearance with the piston @ 1/4" down from TDC. Engine will run great. Within 10 hrs of operation, a valve rod will bend...

My machine is a 2010 Scag Tiger Cat (48") with about 800 hrs. Machine initially would not start and now is burning out electrical components. Been working on it for about a month (grass is getting pretty long). Here is what I've done so far: 1--- New battery 2--- Checked and cleaned all...