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I've got a 2005 LT1000, 917.3888020. The owner's manual lists two different length belts for these two, but like 1/4" difference. 160855 tractor drive belt 95” x ½” 144959 mowing blade belt 95.5” x ½” So I use 95" x 1/2" Kevlar belts for BOTH the lawn tractor drive belt and the mower belt...

Rivets - I stated in my posts that it WAS a battery terminal connection issue, which I fixed that same evening. I agree though about leaving the unconnected wires as they are, my LT-1000 is a bare bones model, maybe one with automatic transmission or wine cooler would use those !

I have LT-1000 from early 2005, purchased new, Model 917.275371, 42" deck. Last week I pulled its battery off the 2-amp trickle charger where it had been since last usage in the fall, and installed that into my lawn tractor. I sprayed in some starting fluid in, it started right up, and I...

Attach 0-20 VDC voltmeter across the battery terminals. Start the engine. Voltage should read about 13.5 to 14.5 volts with engine running if charging system is OK; this is a test we do on automotive charging systems.

Don't "just" throw a new starter on, try with the spark plug out.

On the cylinder heads of my two old VWs, I use nuts 8mm x 1.25mm that utilize an 11mm wrench. Simpler is to grind a socket or wrench narrower; use a bench grinder and eye protection.

Well, I hope your grandson learned a lot by all this. For a lawn mower like his, a dealer in replacement engines should be able to know what fits. Has anyone tried the replacement engines from Harbor Freight? Installation of replacement engine into a lawn mower should be straightforward.

My 2022 solution has worked for me still.

THIS !!!! This information is from a "well-known" cussing chemist !!!

And aftermarket/owner-installed cables may not be of traditional red=positive, black=negative color. If I needed or did something like that, that's what spray paint is for !

I'm wondering if a piece of tarp got stuck in the belt drive system somehow.....thus preventing engine from turning

The owner's manual for my 2005 LT1000 with B&S engine detailed different part numbers for the drive belt and the deck/mowing belt, the specifications on these were 1/2 inch different. I use the same belt size for each location.

Mine is an LT1000 from 2005, with B&S engine, but I had similar symptoms a decade ago. My manual choke lever would move the cable but the spring in the carburetor was too weak to allow the choke butterfly to return to the "open" position when I manually moved the lever after 5 minutes of...

One can get a balancing tool at Home Depot or similar, inexpensive. Or use a large bolt.

I use a length of chain for that, on my 42" LT1000