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hang in there. You are zeroing in on it. Please keep in mind that there can be multiple things going on here. Don't be frustrated if you...

remember this thread. A few weeks from now someone new will indicate they just bought a mower with a transmission top that is broken...

just thinking about this thread made me think for a second. Are we treating the problem or the symptoms? The problem is that the engine...

please list the model and serial so we can see which engine you have.

if there was no fuel in the carb, then why is what you have to ask. Maybe someone added a shut off you haven't found. Your initial post...

My recollection is someone asked the same a couple years ago, and the was that D1 and D2 are part of the harness between the two...

there are three pages to re-read so I will just comment. The way to use the dye is to clean the area off completely with some brake...

Napa sells the dye and a flashlight very inexpensive. My VW bus engine was leaking and turned out to be totally different places than I...

The float is going to leak anytime fuel is reaching it. If the engine is off, it fills the cylinder(s) and drips down into the...

that is pretty thick oil. I used to run 20W 50 in my air cooled VW bus but using 15W 40 Synthetic lowered operating temps quite a bit.

I want to say that you gently use a 3/16" socket on the top of the governor shaft and lightly hold it while the nut is loosened and...

you did test it by using it. That killed the engine. Most likely it is either defective or out of adjustment.

it is still going to leak excess fuel into the engine as it runs, The engine may burn it and spit any unburned out the exhaust, but the...

don't know but one place had this part number (PWD 691343) close to something that looked like it. But at $6 each and shipping, a new...

Might try searching some of the mower salvage yards. Google says they were used on several different brands. Last published price was...