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Craftman 5000 Watt Generator hard Starting when Hot
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If it has a low oil switch at the bottom, on the side of the block, unplug it and see if it will start when hot. These switches were...
Aug 24, 2025
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19.5hp oppy starter gear
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I also call them Briggs starter c clips JESUS CLIPS. When I pry it off carefully and it goes flying high and me listening for where it...
Aug 24, 2025
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I worked office for 16 yrs and cam across a lot clips and rings. I have come across Speared End snap rings when I was tearing the 4L60E...
Aug 24, 2025
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Craftman 5000 Watt Generator hard Starting when Hot
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Does it have the electric starter also?? Them 10 HP Tecumsehs are not user friendly to rope crank is why I ask.
Aug 24, 2025
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LT1000 Motor swap, hydrostatic does not work
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You got lucky in a way, maybe. Keep a heads up around the hydro drive pulley. If the belt comes off in that area it will sometimes ruin...
Aug 24, 2025
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LT1000 Motor swap, hydrostatic does not work
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No Hydro's have a Neutral lever usually on the rear of the machine that allows them to be pushed. If it's set for push it will not...
Aug 24, 2025
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15 amp fuse blows
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might think about getting some fuse holders and fuse each individual circuit, for example place a 10 amp fuse in the PTO clutch circuit...
Aug 23, 2025
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LT1000 Motor swap, hydrostatic does not work
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Make sure the push lever on the back of the tractor is positioned correctly. If it is might try jacking it up with both rear tires...
Aug 23, 2025
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You can't use a metal to replace the plastic if the flywheel gear is plastic or aluminum. It will eat up the ring then you have get a...
Aug 23, 2025
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19.5hp oppy starter gear
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Quite often a bad aluminum flywheel ring is what starts eating the fiber starter gear and it only takes one bad tooth on the flywheel...
Aug 23, 2025
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Idler pulleys should have very little vertical play.
Aug 22, 2025
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Storing a mower with no gas
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I find that running a little 2-cycle fuel mix at the end of the cutting season works very well for all of my mowers. I do the same.
Aug 20, 2025
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Even running an engine till it stops from no gas. There is still some left in carb fuel bowl, gotta remove bowl to have it completely empty
Aug 20, 2025
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Backfiring through the exhaust
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I have replaced the twin tower ignition coils on some emergency generators during a emergency and the gen needed immediately by using...
Aug 20, 2025
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Still trying to get the mower deck right
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At least remove the blades while you are fooling around off the tractor with the deck blades turning and taking videos etc. You are...
Aug 20, 2025
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