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This is good news! As I have a similar generator with a Kawasaki engine I am relieved that issues CAN be resolved. A big thumbs up to you, Rivets for your success!!

Having the tools and being able to work on your own mower helps keep our mowers running long after the big box mowers are scrapped. It also keeps us from being prey to repair shops that only care about the $$$. The knowledge base here that we are blessed with is immense and from repair people...

Good point! My somewhat elderly (2005) CZ42175 zero turn Turf Care/Husqvarna was also sold as a Craftsman and as a Poulan mower. On the plus side,since almost none of the wear parts on it are proprietary, so I don't have to rely on Husqvarna for parts. The deck spindles, hydros, and the engine...

I have a PowerMate small genset that has a Kawasaki engine in it. I bought it from Northern Tool quite some time ago. As I remember,it was an extra cost upgrade over the Briggs standard engine. don't think it came with an engine section in the owner's manual,though. I need to thank...

My issue in regards to a shredded belt was a frozen/bad bearing in a flat side idler pulley. But this was on a high hours mower,not one almost new. Wrong belt routing would be more likely here.

Kill wire, I'd bet.

eBay,bertsmobile1. A lesson learned.

I have actually had one of these filters come apart at the seam! I think the two pieces are supposed to be sonic-welded,but one I had wasn't welded together. It was down stream of my fuel shut-off so no big deal.but I check every one now.

So true. My mistake. Tractor-style mowers do indeed have their seats over or even a bit behind the rear axle line. Opps! Only my Snapper RER has it in the middle. Thanks for the correction,PT!

I use OEM Iridium plugs almost solely because of the 'hard to change' factor on my 4.0 OHV Ranger. Oil change is a lark compared to lug changes!

Several places around here sell "Ethanol-free" gasoline. One CAN use regular "pump" gas, but it's risky and usually ends up badly. Evan an ultrasonic parts cleaner won't get all the disintegrated fuel lines out of those itty-bitty passages when the ethanol dissolves the fuel lines. Ethanol...

Yes,stay away from pump gas!

I'm embarassed! :-( You are so right about the tractors! My Snapper has the seat in the middle. The Snapper is probably the only mower that is set up like that. Ill delete that ill-informed post!

Dang! Bested again! Lightning AND flames!? (I don't suppose flame DECALS would be better than PAINTED ones, would they?)

5 point star? Next time you need blades,try to find Oregon Durable blades. I had issues with bending the OEM Husqvarna blades on my CZ42175. No more issues with the Oregon Durable brand blades.

My spark plug(s) are better than your's because I draw little smiley faces in the insulators! So there! :-D

I put Motorcraft iridium plugs in my Ford Ranger 4.0 because they are so difficult to get to change. I don't want to do it any more often than I need to. My mowers are super easy to get to the plugs. A buck and a half OEM replacement plug works just as well as a $6.00 plug.

I am NOT going to comment on the product OR the couple pictured on the label. BUT I sure want to! LOL!

Bent then straightened cranks sometimes break. It's not too big a deal if there is just a pulley on the end of that crank,but a double ended sharp blade ,turning at high rpm,just a foot or two from your ankles!?? Replacement engines can be less expensive than a trip to the emergency room...

Boy,that how it usually works out,it seems!

May I add,before you beat your wife up too bad for her mistake,these OHV Intek Briggs engines are prone to blowing the head gasket right there where yours did. That's why the mower shop had the gasket in stock. I'd bet they have a drawer full of them. There is a possibility that this had...

Well,thanks! That is enough reason for me,too! I hadn't seen that. I can have a bunch of old school air-up tires for my mowers for the cost of one tweel!

I wonder about the Michelin tweel Turf tires. Pricey.but never have to be sure to even out the tire pressure or flats. Or dry rot in the sidewalls ,either. Worth it?

This carb fits my story a while back about the Sears Craftsman lawn tractor getting washed after every mow job. Water WILL get in the fuel tank through the vent and cause this. Under warranty? Uh,maybe not. LOL!

Thanks. That is what I have decided to do. It only took me a couple of minutes to diagnose the 'No fuel' issue,and just a couple of minutes to remove and modify the plunger. It actually took longer to walk back to the garage to get the tools,well,tool,a 1/2 inch wrench is all it takes. I think...

Snowman1,did you read what I did to finish my mowing job? Clip the tip until you can get the replacement part.

Got cha! I do have several carbs with the solenoids that are intact,maybe I'll put one of them on and keep the 'snipped' one in reserve for when the intact one fails at the back of my acreage! I do have one question though,is there any likely cause for these solenoid valves to fail?

Back in the 'old' days,Sears would have known good product makers make their Craftsman equipment. Husqvarna Turf Care made a number of the Craftsman rider mowers,and when Poulan was their own company,they made a lot of the Craftsman chain saws. In the new age of big box stores,this all went out...

Thanks,bertsmobile1, I've had no 'backfire' issues at all. This mower has the magneto kill wire incorporated into the key switch,so maybe that has something to do with no backfiring. I do have other carbs with this problem solenoid valve,but is it really worth putting a known possible failure...

Just this week,my mower,the Husqvarna 42175 ZTR,powered with a 19hp Intek B&S,,just up and quit ,at the back of the one acre MIL's yard! A quick diagnosis led me to believe no fuel. Fuel tank was full,fuel valve was on "ON",so what? The pesky anti-backfire solenoid carb valve,maybe? Turning the...

Not everyone has a trebuchet. I'd sure like to borrow yours every once in a while!! :-D

IDK about less cost to repair. You can't buy just the rods for most of the Briggs engines,you have to buy a 'crank set',including the rods and a fitted crankshaft. Couple that cost with any other parts,valves,gaskets,etc,and you're way past the cost of a replacement engine. It isn't easy staying...

My grandfather had a stationary gasoline engine that he used around the farm in the 1930's,'40's and up into the 1950's. He got it from his father who had purchased it who knows when,but it was a very long time ago,early 1900's or maybe even earlier. My 'little brother,(65+yo) lives on the farm...

I'd bet it would weigh more than that! LOL! The weight difference between my 18hp opposed and my 19 hp Intek is amazing. It's hard enough to not tear up the big yard with the 19hp Intek light weight on the ZTR. The opposed is on the Snapper and the Snapper is a bit kinder on turf,so I use it in...

Imagine if you will,an engine for your rider that had removeable wet (oil or ooolant contact) cylinder liners,replaceable tri-metal rod bearings(Cevite 77?) ,forged piston(s)and a full cast iron block and heads. Might be expensive to start with,but you'd only buy it once.

I suppose I'm a bit of a hack,too. Unless one is using the equipment professionally where downtime is money lost,run it till it drops dead,then replace it with an 'all parts totally new' engine. All this saying keeping up good maintenance,oil changes,air filters,etc. There is that school of...

If one were to put the blades on backward,does it put grass BACK on the lawn? ?

You are so right. Answer is..absolutely not! I took the bottom end off and removed the pieces while waiting for a replacement cam. I thought it best to not go with a used or an aftermarket cam,so there was some wait time. The grass didn't wait.. Not a difficult job.

I had this cam/ACR issue a while back. A "hack" I learned was if you just have to get the Briggs running to mow,covering the intake at the carb will not allow air into the engine and the engine will turn over fast enough to start as soon as you remove your carb covering. I used a piece of rubber...

Back to the topic, here's pic of the needles. See the ring on the tip? Left needle. While I do have shut-offs on all my OPE stuff,that is not an option on an marine engine that may overflow at any time.

I always mix in the required amount of Sta-bil per gallon just,well,just because of the crap we have to buy to burn in our equipment these days. The refinery near where I live has been producing ethanol-free gasoline for small engines and a few stations have it. It is super expensive per...

I have to agree with every bit of this. My Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke is a 2000 model year engine. In the 20 years since new,I've never had an issue with the carb. This last year,the marina where my boat is berthed has been unable to get any fuel that wasn't at least 10% ethanol. I think that's the...

It's maybe not necessary to add this,but just recently my 4 stroke outboard Yamaha was flooding over just as this instance here. Sometimes flood over,sometimes not. A very experienced engine(I thought I was @ 72!) mechanic told me to always run the carb dry to keep the needle tip away from the...

Man,I love that graphic! Thanks,scrubcadet10!!

Sound advice there. Now a little story...A close friend of mine purchased a brand new tractor style rider. He was very proud of it and washed and waxed it after every mowing. It started to run poorly and finally quit totally. I lived close and said I come over and take a look at it for him. He...

If you have the 'screw-on' aluminum drive plate,you can unscrew it and use a jaw puller on the hub. If you have the one piece steel drive,that's a tough one. I have in the past,drilled and tapped puller holes in the steel plates and used a steering wheel type puller to get them removed. This,of...

I agree,watching videos made by an expert Snapper man is a great education on the RER quirks,if one would call them that. They are well thoughtout and well built,at least they were,new one's,not sure. I have owned a number of the RERs through the years,starting in the mid 1970's. I lucked out...

Good video. He does make it a bit complicated. I lift the back of my Snapper RER up with my overhead winch and put the gear lever in highest speed setting and put a bar clamp on the clutch pedal to hold it depressed fully. I then loosen the set screws in the drive plate hub and adjust the plate...

Well,the old 18hp twin just wasn't cutting it this Spring,(sorry for the pun:-) and I could see one side of the exhaust wasn't getting as hot as the other side Shorting out the 'good' side spark plug almost let the engine die. Doing the same on the 'bad' side had no effect on the rpms. Swapping...

The SR models take a Snapper OEM shim to adjust the belt/frame length. "https://www.ereplacementparts.com/spacer-pivot-p-1661207.html" These will lengthen the mower frame and tighten the belt,effectively "shortening" the clutch cable. Too many shims will not allow the blade to disengage when the...