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Have a craftsman 917.379470 with B&S 6.5 hp motor , with primer bulb. Primes great, can see plenty of fuel when I prime it. Starts on first pull, then dies in about 2 seconds. Cleaned carb in ultrasonic cleaner, fresh gas, new spark plug. Had a new chinese carb I put on and it does the same...

Trying to help my neighbor. John Deere L120A B&S 20hp twin,406777 0139 E1. Has some popping and loss of power. Checked with infra red thermometer and the right side exhaust is about 100 degrees cooler than the left. 1. swapped plugs, no change. 2. checked compression, both around 140...

Recently bought a used Toro model 21352. Runs great, self-propel works, but mower will not let me pull backwards while it is running. As soon as I shut it off, it rolls freely. It is like it will not release tension on the belt . Looking for ideas to fix. Thanks

Picked up a Craftsman YT4000 with 24hp Briggs that was running poorly and popping etc. Cylinder 1 intake valve was too loose, and exhaust valve was way, way too tight. Runs fine after adjusting them. Was just wondering what causes them to get so far out of adjustment. Only has 170 hours on it.

Dug out my snow blower, Homelite 320, 2 stroke with a walbro carb. put in fresh gas and got it running, but it keeps spitting gas out of the primer bulb. Have never worked on 2 stroke before, does anyone know what might be the problem?

Recently picked up a Craftsman rider model 917. 273160 with hydrostat. Runs great, but was moving slow, and after mowing about 15 minutes it stopped moving. I replaced the drive belt, but no improvement. Replaced the fluid in the hydrostat, again no improvement except after warming up it...

Picked up troy built pony rider with B&S 17.5 hp single cylinder with nikki carb. Had sat in garage for about 3yrs. Cleaned carb and replaced o ring and gasket, runs good except at low throttle. Surges some, not too bad, and pops at idle . Never had one of these hikki carbs before, is there...

I have a Craftsman push mower with a 6.75 MRS Briggs and Stratton engine. I picked it up cheap, because it was not running. I put a new carb and gaskets and it will only start with starting fluid. Once started, it runs fine. Primer bulb looks good, even tried primer from another mower, but...