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    cure for hard starting kawa?

    Greetings! some months ago I started a thread about a hard starting 21 hp kawa. Received some interesting replies, tried a couple suggestions but didn't cure the hard starting engine. I did notice that when I hooked up an aux battery it usually started right away. The battery in the machine...
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    B&S fuel punp #808656

    Greetings! B@S replacement fuel pump had a note in box, says if original FP was metal, the pulse line must be replaced. Reason for this ? tia hilcntry
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    cark kit B&S 17 hp Intek model 303777

    Greetings! I have a JD lt165 with s B&S model 303777 , type 1147E1, code 9712111 that I presume needs a carb rebuild. It only runs at full choke. Unit is about 16 years old and has been trouble free. I live in Iowa where straight gas is still available. It's never had ethanol in it. I have a...
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    FH641 V hard to start hot or cold

    Greetings! I have a 6 or 7 year old Cub Cadet 0 turn mower that's got increasingly hard to start. Kawasaki FH641V. Most of the time it nearly runs the battery down before it starts, starting fluid no help. I can tell when it is getting ready to start, it back fires once through the carb and...
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    atv or zt mower snow blower

    Greetings! I'm thinking about a snow blower for my long gravel driveway. My neighbor who has been doing It with a plow mounted tractor has retired. I have a 6x6 Polaris and a 4x4 Yamaha atvs, both with winches and a Cub Cadet ZT mower. Has anyone had any good experiences mounting a snow blower...
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    I'm back, Nikki carb again

    Greetings! Have spent a couple hours on the net trying to find a rebuild or overhaul kit for Nikki 15003 7115. I can find individual parts, but not a whole kit. Engine is a Kawa FH641 V Whole serial nbr FH 641 V B 53343 Yes I know, wherever I look or talk to a parts guy there should be...
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    nikki rebuild

    Greetings! I have a Kawasaki with a Nikki carb. Won't start, suspect the shut off solenoid not functioning. Engine will start and run a few seconds with an ether injection but then stops. After a lot of cranking with choke on, spark plugs are dry. When I plug the connector onto the solenoid I...
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    more re 4.80-8 nonflat tires

    Greetings! When checking on non flat tires I find most tires have a three numeral size indication. IE 4.80/400-8. My tire has only the 4.80-8 stamped in it. The max tire dia is 15in, max width 4in, hub 4in wide and 3/4 dia axle shaft. Is the second number in a three nbr designation the width?l...
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    non flat 4.80-8 tires

    Greetings! My Swisher trail mower came with super cheap tires. They puncture easily and thinking of replacing them with tires that don't inflate. The tire size on the sidewall says 4.80-8. Looking for tires on the net and don't come up with that exact size. Does anyone know what non flat tire...
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    snow blower for ATV?

    Greetings! Suspect not many people looking at snow removal posts in July, but here goes. I have a variety of large ATV's both Polaris and Yamahas with winches. Neighbor used to do my 400 foot gravel driveway but last year he retired and had his son do it. Did more damage than I cared for...
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    Briggs 10.5 hp carb rebuild

    Greetings! Have a Swisher trail mower with a manual start 10.5 Briggs. The carb float apparently sinks and floods the engine when not in use. Put a gas cut off in line and and only partially fixed problem. Went to NAPA with engine nbrs and tried to get a rebuild kit and he tells me there's 3...
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    21 hp kawasaki no spark

    Greetings! Have a few year old Zturn Cub Cadet. Ran fine when I put it in the shed last fall. Kawasaki 21 hp model FH641V Won't start this Spring. Took plug out and grounded it while cranking the engine. After abiout 20 secs I thought there might have been a couple very weak sparks. No...
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