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    Need to replace a B&S. Compatibility?

    Hi all, The craftsman motor in my riding mower is trash. I tried replacing the piston rings, which definitely was the problem, but it's starting to burn a lot of oil again. I'm going to just replace it at this point. The model of the B&S is 31P977-0635-E1. How can I find out what's...
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    Craftsman 917.28712 runs fine but white smoke

    Hey everybody, So I have a Craftsman 917.28712 riding mower, I think from 2007, that was sitting a while, but didn't see a ton of use. It starts fine, runs fine, idles fine, power is fine, didn't overfill the oil, air filter doesn't have oil in it.....but it tears through oil. It puffs white...
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    Is this a blown head gasket?

    Craftsman Model #917.287121 with a B&S Model #31P977-0635-E1. It smokes like crazy, but not consistently. It will slow down or stop all together for a minute or two, then start back up again especially when there's a load on it like when I start the blades or speed up quickly, but it can start...
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    Weird one! I'm stumped with my Ariens snowblower. (video)

    Hi guys, so it's acting like it's hydrolocked or something, but it's not. When I pull the cord, it rotates smoothly until I hit a point where it locks up and is really hard to pull. You can, but it's too hard to be able to start it. Here's a video of it: The pauses are when it hangs-up. This...
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    Maxa generator: correct frequency?

    Hi All, I have an old generator from my Father in law that I got running, but I'm not sure the speed is set right, so I'm afraid to plug anything into it. It's a 4000W "Maxa" which I think is made by Coleman, although it doesn't say it anywhere on it. The motor is a Tecumseh HM80. It seems to...
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