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That wire I am thinking about may just be on the vertical engines. If you have the metal intake manifold it may not have the grounding...

First issue is finding out why there is no fuel coming from the tank. Possibly debris stuck in the pickup tube. And the solenoid is...

If you disconnect the fuel line between the carb and fuel pump and crank the engine does the fuel pump, pump fuel into a jar or other...

Haul it to the dealer and let it be their headache.

I would rather replace the belt on the 445 deck than replace the belt on the JD freedom deck.

If one of the push rods is down in the engine sump. the bottom of the engine will need to be removed to retrieve the push rod and/or...

A replacement engine will be in the $1K range more or less. A new rider will start at $2K and go up, so have to decide from their.

These Briggs engines uses a two piece intake manifold that is fused together. They do split sometimes causing problems.

It may not knock even if one rod is broke. And a missing push rod will prevent it from running on that cylinder. Intake push rod...

Remove the spark plug and turn the engine over slowly by hand and see if that piston is going up and down. Remove the valve covers and...

Here you go. It is an Murray made by MTD manuals...

Look straight up from the first word in this response. Date posted is right there!

Hello ILENGINE: I don't disagree with you, and I have used that same process myself when a solenoid fails. It works sometimes and...

@trooper1954 I think the diagram is somewhat misleading They show the washer going on before the adjuster wheel mounting plate, but...

On the Kohlers you can full choke cold start them with a failed fuel solenoid. I have seen it more than once in my career. I have even...