Recent content by Alton R

I have a question. Does this mower require battery power to run the coils. If It does I would check to see if the power supplying the coils has a resistance build up. I have a craftsman GT 6000 land tractor and when the main fuse blows it will kill the mower.

You Sure that it's compression or is something broken in the engine. I know some of these engines can have a broken camshaft pressure release. But in that case it's hard to turn over but you can find still turn the engine over with a socket rinch. Are you sure something is not in the cylinder...

I would get someone to help hold the hose and back up rinch. Then use a impact rinch on the cap on the end of the hose.

I always take pictures of anything I start to work on. I don't trust my eyes and ability to remember how things go.

Does it have more than one hydro on it. Are we talking about a o turn machine.

Have you checked if the carburetor to see if it has a fuel solenoid on the bottom of the float bowl. They go bad and sometimes they stick closed. I would remove the carburetor and clean it good and check the solenoid to see if it's free to move. If it's free make sure it's working by applying...

You did replace the valve stem seals.

That's what I was thinking.

Just wondering if you have a vacuum leak. My mower is doing the same thing. I've already had one vacuum leak. I'm just wondering if your engine is a twen cylinder. You know a vacuum leak would memic the same symptoms as a choke not being fully closed. My engine is a 20 hp onan. I have seen...

I would flush out the gas tank. I would check my gas can also. I would never trust what comes out of a gas station pump. Pore your fuel into a glass container first before you put it into your machines. I had to replace my wifes gas tank because of trash and water. A cars fuel tank has a baffle...

Sounds like the ignition coil has a bad coil winding inside it.

A fuel filter can be difficult to remove sometimes. But don't use heat. You can pry with a screwdriver in between the filter and the hose. I've found if you hold the hose and twist the filter that sometimes works. And if you have enough fuel line I would just cut the lines off from the filter...

Use some blue thread lock.

Mounting bolt torque to be minimum of: 3/8"-24 UNF use Grade 8 bolt torqued to 40/45 lb.-ft. (Grade 5 bolt is unacceptable) 7/16"-20 UNF Grade 5 or 8 bolt torqued to 50-55 lb.-ft. (Grade 5 or 8 bolt is acceptable) M 10 X 1.50 Class 10.9 torqued to 55-60 N-m.

I find when cutting high grass with mulching blades it doesn't wrap around my spindles.