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I agree with the lack of fuel, next time it acts up loosen the gas cap ,maybe the cap vent is restricted, then change the fuel filter or at least remove and back blow through it into your hand to se what's in it if anything. It does sound like the taller grass is pulling the governor opened and...

I took mine out because it was plugged up ,then mine ran such a high RPM it made my hand itch and almost felt like I was getting shocked . I was afraid it was going to scatter parts and take out my manhood so I cleaned the screen and put it back in. I know on the older 2 stroke mopeds they...

There is a vent plug with a hose barb on it and also a plug ,the plug hole will fill fast , fill it full on the plug hole, they are on the top when laying in its mounted position

You fill it up and it was just under two qt on each side. 20w/50 . Be sure two fill it before you reinstall because there is no access to the fill plug in the frame once installed. I used a electric drill with a socket to spin my pulley and cycle it from forwards and reverse to get out any air .

my oil looked like a chocolate milk shake . I used a 5 gallon bucket to lay my unit upside down on over night.

You never mentioned the battery, how old ? A lot of them have a warranty of 90 days , they do not always just quit, they get to a point they do not not take a charge, dirty battery terminals can cause the same problem. A cheap volt meter set to DC then touched to the battery should read 12 volt...

there is a aluminum key in-between the crankshaft and the flywheel that will sheer if it was anything to worry about and if the deck is not vibrating the spindle shaft is good enough.

while you have the unit out it would be a good time to change oil in it. 2 qt 20/50w engine oil. I am sure if fan was broken it has been hot a few times and condensate a bit of water. I have the same mower and fan blade was broken and at times would just stop pulling until allowed to cool. New...

I can think of two things that have gave me fits. The flywheel key has smeared from a backfire or abrupt stop which throwed off the timing just enough and starter or starter gear or flywheel was changed and do not match now, if the starter gear is plastic then the flywheel gear needs to be...

The throttle cable when pushed full on needs to close the choke full shut ,the butterfly by the air cleaner, push the throttle lever all the way on the handle , look at carb , loosen the cable clamp, push or pull the cable through the clamp until you end up full shut, tighten the cable clamp...

I would go back to the bottom of the tube , that will be your main jet , most do unscrew out and make sure if your screw driver is to wide of a blade you grind it narrower or file it but those threads in that hole need to be undamaged for reassembly. All the trash,rubber hose dust, water end up...

That would be compression in the cylinder you feel, the vacuum lose I am thinking would be starting from the intake valve all the way out to the chock, or your air cleaner, Maybe the carb gasket or if it has a plastic insulator in between the carb and the engine something that makes it easy to...

Closing the throttle would increase the vacuum, which in this case might make me suspicious of a vacuum leak . If taking the fuel hose off the carb does the fuel run freely?

My problems was cheap torque bits so I moved up from $1.99 harbor freight 12 pcs set to a $19.99 6 pcs set , but I will say the new stihl torque screws heads were the next size up different bit size, and they had lock tight on them which might be your problem, lock tight

I stripped a few on my ms390 saw . I drill the heads off, was not hard , then it cam apart so I could use vise grips

Some interest fact about dielectric grease . Dielectric grease, or tune-up grease, is a silicone-based grease that repels moisture and protects electrical connections against corrosion. ... The grease does not conduct electricity, so it shouldn't be applied directly to the mating surfaces (pins...

I was looking hard at the Bad Boy brand , it looks bullet proof , I have always used as is 20 year old junk so I would be easy to please, but being ignored by dealer and Bad Boy customer service is enough to caution me enough to keep reading before buying . I do not want to get involved in the...

I am a cautious type myself so I take a lot of pictures before I start from a lot of angles, and more pictures of and on , sometimes I have to wait on parts, money, or time and it can be two weeks later before I assemble things , before I start I go through all the pictures and follow them as I...

sounds like every bit of 18 horse, mine is 9 horse maybe 11 on propane, I can go up hill with the mower deck on. Steering on side , which I like .

Not a numbered series Lo Boy, It is like a Standard Cub but the rear axle is rotated forward a 1/4 turn to lower 8 inches and the front spindles are 8 inches shorter then a standard, exhaust is under not up. So it ends up 8 inches lower and shorter from the factory. I understand the 184 was the...

I had exactly the same problem as you at the same time and same post, I closed mine and repicked the cracked head post and was ok, yours posted three times.

The head gasket will positively make it smoke. Can you thin some paint to like water and smear it on the head and wipe it off and see if the paint went into a crack or if not

I have seen my share of the left hand engine nightmares. Bought a used west bend Kart engine mounted it on a racing kart pulled on rope till I bled , was not happy with the seller and he came to start it for me and said it is mounted on the wrong side of the Kart, he wrapped the rope the other...

See If you can find the spring that pulls the pedal up and see if it is broken, also a v belt pulls on both sides of the V so if it is a 1/2 inch wide belt new and it wears down to 3/8 inch wide the belt ends up on the bottom of the pulley and is about 1/5 th of the belt surface it needs to hook...

Some are MTD and some are AYP , but the one that is listed he is looking at is MTD , Like you I thought they were all AYP until I Googled it, made me a little sick, I really like the AYP ,

The belt is where I would start, there is a picture of the belt routing diagram under the left hand side running board, if you push the brake pedal down and set the parking brake the belt will be loose, just a thought , pull up on the brake pedal next time it happens. I think the belt part...

I would not buy any model with a single cylinder engine Briggs or Kohler, Twins seem to be made to a lot higher standard and I would go with the Craftsmen , Compair parts prices from one to the other, belts, spindles, blades, . Lowes will not work on it so you might ask the person that is going...

My neighbor has a RZT50 Cub Cadet , it does it, do not think it did it from new but he insisted I adjust the rod on the left drive unit, all it did was move the problem to the forward motion. The holes the rods went into had wore enough it might of been some of it but I put it back the way it...

On go karts we bypassed the governor and set the foot gas pedal cable where it could not get in the rpm level to self destruct. I think you could unhook your throttle cable from the governor arm move it to the carb and lock the sheave of the cable at a safe place with the dash control full on so...

I have a 60 inch mower on a Cub lo boy with the rear discharge and it will handle heavier grass, because it cuts it and drives forward off of it were my side discharge has to move it across the deck to the opening so it will plug up or wind row the grass, and as a extra you can mow both ways...

does your carb have a electric solenoid on the bottom ? Have you removed the hose from the carb to see if gas is coming through the hose ?

pull the rods out like you are going to push it across the garage,lift the back wheels off the ground , start the engine and push your handles forward full speed for a minute then backwards full speed for a minute , then engage the two rods and repeat your handle exercise , this should purge the...

Remove the muffler and see if the screen is plugged up partaly . Mine did this and would rev up for about 30 seconds this slow down to a idle. I just left out the screen and then it ran so fast I did not feel comfortable with it and cleaned the screen and replaced it , it must act as a RPM...

You say it is a Toro zero turn , can you find a Model number so we can look at the parts diagram to see the method of engaging and disengaging the drive units, is there two rods that have to be pulled ? There is some differences from makes and models, some have parking brakes that take the...

He took it out of gear so it would roll, so we can get a idea where to start , if it is actually going back into gear it should not roll when pushed not running , please try to push it and let us know if it will roll freely not running.. I am sure it is something simple,

The bottom end of the cable hooks to a spring , the spring hooks to the pivot arm with the flat pulley on it.Not a bad idea when it is new and shiny, no need for adjustment of cable. The arm should swing and tighten the pulley to the belt engaging the deck. I took the pivot bolt out and removed...

Does both side share the same oil? My Troy Bilt has 2 Hydro Gear drives driven by same belt and did same thing but would quit pulling all together on the left side until given 5 minutes to cool .I removed the drive unit and tipped it upside down on 5 gallon bucket to drain it, oil looked like a...

Check the coil to see if it got put on upside down, should say flywheel side on it . and check your air gap

I replace my vertical shaft 3.75 Briggs with the Honda Clone from Harbor freight, It was the same crank shaft specs and it has several different sets of mounting holes to chose from and 2 oil fill/drains on sides and one drain under by blade . Even running at low rpm it still develops plenty of...

I have a Troybuilt ZTR 24hp 50 inch , Woods 52 inch out front 18hp , Toro GM72 72inch out front 28hp Renault engine propane and a 1964 Cub Lo Boy 60 inch belly with C60 cubic inch propane . My yard is 4.5 acres with gophers, so ruff seat time. The tires on the cub LoBoy are 50 inch tall and step...

You might look on the bottom of the seat, it is a MTD and I have found a few ther . If you have not bypassed the reverse clutch cut out switches you might want to, this will stop the clutch going bad again.

Does the Cream /Tan color side panel come off and it slide out the side of the tractor? Maybe a few bolts on the underside of the side panel and swing the bottom out and lift up ? I know my Woods does and I think back then it was made by Grasshopper

You are right, Taryl of Taryl Fixes All lives a hour north of me , up by the two Nudist Colonies in Roselawn In. Taryl said everything those two places bring in have bent cranks and Uncle Andy said it was true .I like all of his videos.

The electronic ignition coil says flywheel side on it ,maybe start with it is on there upside down and How did you air gap the new electronic ignition coil , I fold printer paper so I have 4 thickness and wrap around flywheel letting magnet on flywheel hold the new module while I tighten the...

I grew up calling them wing nuts, Parts store are around 50 cents each 1/4 inch nc thread

You bought the mower in 2005 , is this the original battery?

I have noticed the valve guides working there way out of the overhead valve briggs heads, When they come out far enough the rocker arm hits it and bends the push rod and changes the valve gap setting. If the intake valve does not open then there will be no fuel air mixture enter the cylinder and...

My Generac has a plastic tank from the factory and never had any rust or cracks or leaks. I converted to Propane because the gas was always old and stinking when I needed it . Always at the worst time .

My thought is 45 degree street elbows, two of them threaded together per cylinder will make a nice swing joint and can correct the most random angle I have worked with.

Looking at the diagram the diodes will allow current go from a bad switch to the coil and for sure will burn it out, smell the coil and see if they stink like East Chicago . I have burnt a few with test light probe touching two terminals together.