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I took in a huge craftsman mower last year, with a 25hp Kohler on it, that was froze up. I was just going to use it for a parts mower. But, have been thinking about trying to get the engine loosened up. Would like to hear your stories and maybe some tricks to getting one freed up. I'll post...

34G777 Briggs revs too high. It will throttle up and down. But the high is too high. And the low is also too high, even after throttle down. When the throttle is all the way down, it tries to die. I've set the governor (twice) replaced the carb (for other reasons). The gov. spring looks ok. The...

If your PVC is clogged (say on a V twin Briggs (or any of them for that matter) could that cause a lot of white smoke?

I Briggs single cylinder 19hp 31N807 0440. On a Troybilt zero turn with 42" deck. I changed the cam, put everything back together. And it ran fine & dandy. My compressor must've been low on air when I tightened the PTO up, because after about 30 minutes of mowing, everything started vibrating...

Something is locked up in this Craftsman tiller. Not sure if the chain has come off and is in a bind or what. The part number is Tiller gear case Parts #: 986-0091. Seems the edges overlap each other and are crimped. Question is, are this repairable? A new one, from what I can find is about...

Briggs 31N807 0440. Customer insisted that the cam was bad. He'd gotten that from a reputable mower shop in town. Said the ONLY way to get it to turn over enough to start it, was to jump it off his pick up. He said the valves had been adjusted. I know the owner of the other mower shop, and...

I've got an old Ferguson Tractor that needs trans fluid. Since I'm not sure what's in it, and it's extremely low, I was needing to know what kind of oil to put back in it. Three drain plugs, One fill hole. I've read where people have used 15/40 motor oil. They said it works fine. I've also read...

Chipper bit the dust. Needing a 5hp briggs, with a straight 1" horizontal shaft. It connects directly to the wood chipper. It's not threaded or tapered.

I believe this is the right part number, 495459. Gas coming out of the hole on top, under the throttle lever. Is the diaphragm clogged up? Or is there supposed to be a plug in there?

Need a new carb for this JD 140. The new ones online seem cheap enough. (Less the $20) The one that's on it (Walbro) has both air and fuel adj. on the side. The new one's on line as one on the side and one on the very top? Also most of them (new ones) have a nipple on the top of the throttle...

Does anyone have a simple diagram of how to install a push button start on an old John Deere 140. It's got points. An old car type coil with positive on one side, negative on the other. It has the Kohler engine. Round air filter on the side.

Poulan Pro 34cc. Cleaned out the card (best I could) inside and out. Primer bulb wouldn't pop back out. Now, it cranks and runs good with the choke on. But once you release the choke half way, or give it some gas, it dies right away. BTW, when it cranks, (choked) it a very high idle. I've...

These Murray M2500's are junk. I get that. But this one is almost brand new. I back blew the fuel filter, replaced the fuel lines (which weren't bad). When you try to prime it, the bulb works fine until fuel starts going through into the carb. Then once it's full, the bulb won't come back out...

This Brigg 407577, I'm wonder how to diagnose a bad head gasket, without a leak down tester. All I have is a compression tester. It runs pretty good, but with a little cough ever few seconds. Sometimes longer. When I pulled the dipstick, (after shutting it off) I noticed a little smoke come...

Briggs V twin 407577-2083-E1. Was running rough, so I did a little tune up on it, plugs, oil change, new air filter. But, it ran just the same, so I adjusted the valves and cleaned the carb out. (697722 stamped on top of carb). It's the one that has the "noodle gasket" between the bowl and the...

917.272761 (one of those older green ones) Auto trans wants to stay in reverse. Even if it's in forward, it'll slam itself into reverse on it's on. The It makes no difference where the shifter's at. On my way back to the shop with it (test driving it before when it messed up), I ended up...

I have an MTD manufactured craftsman engine (on a craftsman rider. 420 CC) I'm getting a lot of oil in the carburetor. Ever so often, puffs of white smoke. Loss of power in high grass and up hills. SO much so that it almost kills the engine. The mower came in with a little too much oil in it...

My first MTD engine (that I know of). It's one a Craftsman 247.203724 Per customer: Smokes on start up. Sometimes a lot. Sometime barely any. Runs good for about 10 minutes then starts to lose power. Has to clean off the spark plug regularly. When we unloaded it, it smoked like the dickens...

So I picked up a used TB weed eater for free. Changed the fuel lines, cleaned out the carb. New plug. New air filter. Cleaned out the tank and put some fresh mix in'er, and she fired right. After a little carb adjustment, she was a hot shot. Choke, one pull and still had time to put the choke on...

I have a good wiring harness I took off a craftsman one day. I didn't pay much attention to what model or the engine. Just looked at the connections and grabbed it. When I went to install it on another, here was a few things different. 1. It's got a red bulkhead, (to the key switch) instead of...

I bought a Murray (42") with a 17.5 or 18hp briggs. It ran, but not real good. The old lady I bought it from said she mowed with until the deck pulley started making a funny noise. She was asking $350 for it. But I ended up getting it for like $160. I thought I'd made a pretty good deal, until I...

I got this 18hp briggs (Intek) It's running a little rough, so I do a little tune up. New plug, air filter and clean out the carb. Crank it up, and it's running extremely rich. So, I take the carb apart against, clean it out again, wire all the little holes. Put in a new needle, and gasket...

I bought this old 14.5 opposed twin from a fella this passed weekend. And after a few "this and that's", the end result was it was running great. These are suck good engines. When I first jump started it, it smoked quite a bit. The video is on the 2nd start up. Upon 1st start up, it smoked...

I picked up a little Huskie push mower the other day. Not sure of the model number. But for this, I don't think it's important. When I pulled the dip stick, there was some nasty, hard molasses type stuff on the end of it. So, I pulled the drain plug, and almost nothing that resembled oil came...

I'd be interesting in hearing what others have attempted to use on their pulley brake pads. I normally just replace them with OEM. But I wonder if something else could be used. Like maybe a whole bunch of duck tape, pieces of rubber or something else. What have you tried?

My neighbor hasn't had much luck lately, with his briggs. He knocked a hole in one of the heads (on the 18hp) Then the use engine I sold him, blew up. Since I still had his 18hp, I decided to just take it apart and see what happened. I found the compression release broken off, and gouged up...

Fuel tank and gas cap for a Husky push mower, with Kawasaki engine. Pushmower model number is 12A-527030 443525 Kawasaki Engine number FJ180VD96684 Part number 16146-2245 https://www.rcappliancepartsimages.com/dbImages/i/00005186/Fuel-Tank-16146-2245-01622620.jpg I can't sell push mowers...

I finally got my shop covered. Over 500sq ft. under tin. An 8X10 tool shed attached (with A/C) and a 4X10 store room. I have probably 20ft of work counter. Three 8ft bays. Yesterday, I built me a 3ft work bench (out of 2X6's), with holes cut out for putting vertical engines on. Bolt holes...

I have a Craftsman 917.272463 (21.5hp OHV 445777) that I thought had a bad wire somewhere. Sometimes, I had to move the wiring harness around a the solenoid just a little and it would kick off. And it wouldn't shut off right away. Usually it would take two or three seconds to shut off, after...

I just got in a TroyBilt in (13W093KP011) that has a Kohler KT736. Customers complaint: Leaking oil and said the gas leaked out. All I've done so far, is pressure washed all the oil and dirt off it. And they're right, there's oil everywhere. From about 1/2 way up the engine to the top of the...

31P777-0299-E1.. Carb number, Nikki 697216<< Number stamped on it. Just changed the headgasket. Cleaned the carb out and changed the needle, bowl gasket (with the O ring). It running better than it did. But still rough. I noticed the oil seemed like it had some gas in it. But I'm fairly sure...

Just got this older (green) Craftsman, with an 18hp OHV briggs, 31P7770299E1 (has oil filter) Finally got it to crank. But man O man O man, when it did, it blew the PCV tube off the breather, and soaked the side of the engine and the front tire with oil. I had checked to see if it had oil in...

I have a Troybilt 12AT609G766, that when I disengaged the deck belt, the blades continue spinning. The belt is loose. So loose, that I can (after shutting it off) can take it off any pulley without much effort. The belt itself, is a little worn, but not too bad, as it cuts great, when it's...

On this 17.5 briggs, the starter gear seems to be hanging up in the fly wheel, a lot. If it doesn't start, (because of the compression release problem I think I'm having), when I have to turn it over by hand, I can feel the starter still engaged when I turn the key off. Waek starter? Weak...

Does anyone know how long it takes to change out a cam in a Briggs 17.5hp OHV? I'm pretty sure my compression release mechanism is broke. Have adjusted the valves like 3 times, (4 & 6), but it won't turn over passed the compression stroke. I have a blown 17.5 that I could rob the part from...

I have a Tecumseh 22hp twin cylinder (TVT961) that came without the carbs. I want to be exactly sure as to what carbs to buy for this. Can anyone help me out with this. Here's the info I have. Model: TVT961 Engine Family: YTPXS.6912AA Displacement, I think is 601 (The printed label isn't very...

I have a basic Craftsman Lt1000. With a 21hp briggs intek V twin. OHV. Model 917-272463. The problem is, I can't get any juice to the starter. I've checked all the safety switches. Key switch. Ground. I've replaced the solenoid with a new one. But when I turn the key, I get nothing. What am I...

It's a Nikki Carb. (693043 266) for a Briggs 21hp OHV 445777-0172-E. The one I have, I was able to clean up real good. But I can't find a darn kit for it. On Ebay, I can get a brand new one for almost what a kit costs. But I don't need one. But of an extra $30, that's what I can get. Anyone...

Question for the mods. Is there any way to add a "Thank You" button? There's a lot of times, when a "Thank you" is in order. And just a thank you. And without posting another reply, a quit click on that button will let the one your thanking know that his/her information was helpful and appreciated.

I was just surfing the net this morning when I ran across this. Pretty awesome. And will probably change the industry (at least the mechanics of it). VANGUARD™ 24-28 Gross HP EFI Vanguard EFI engines feature an automotive-based, closed-loop system that offers significant fuel savings over a...

I picked up a good 4500 craftsman the other day. A farely newer model. Not one with a PTO. It had a 20hp OHV Briggs on it. Just a few minor things wrong with it. Valve adjustment, new fuel lines and filter. It ran great. After the valve adjustment, it started and ran great. I sold it to a guy...

I have a Craftsman GT5000, with a 27hp Briggs. I finally got the carburetor fixed and it's running awesome. When it was running bad, and I engaged the PTO, it would bog it down, until it died. Except for one time. I stayed running. Sluggish, but still ran the blades. So with the newer...

I just picked up a big Stanley riding mower, that has a Tecumseh 20hp on it. It didn't come with the carbs. But after talking to another (more experienced) small engine guy, he said this one came with dual carbs. He said it wasn't worth the money, time and effort to fix this one up, because...

So it's saturday afternoon. No way to get a new safety switch. The one I have had connections in a row. I've seen them with two connections on top and two on bottom. But this one, has 4 in a row. So, After much time trying to figure out which ones to connect, I finally found it. The first...

I've been collecting a lot of mowers and engines lately (taking the good with the bad). And getting a lot of opposed twins. I haven't had time to check them out to know if they'll run or not. But will be soon. Question is, since they don't make these anymore, are they worth putting any time...

I have some older model yardman mowers that I thought I'd fix up and sell. None of them are running yet. But I noticed when I was loading them into the trailer, that when I try to push them, one wheel turns one way, and the other tries to turn the opposite way. The release lever that sticks up...

I have a Briggs 17hp OHV on a Murray rider I'm trying to finish up to sell, but the darn starter keeps sticking in the flywheel. I was thinking that the battery may be bad. So I put on another one that was fully charged. And even when I bypass the solenoid, it still barely turns, and sticks...

I've got an older weed eater brand push mower, I think it's about a 3.5hp briggs on it. I can usually pick these up for next to nothing (usually about $10 used). I clean them up, change the oil and air filters, and then resell them for about $65. This last one I picked up, had a rid knocking...

A friend was mine told me the other day that super unleaded had less ethanol in it than regular. This is something I'd never even thought about. But when I stopped at the gas station later that day, I noticed the ethanol sign (10% or less ethanol) was the only thing mentioned on the pump. In...

Briggs 10hp (283707) on an older model snapper riding mower (30" deck with the rectable steering wheel). When I disconnect the kill wire, it starts and runs fine. When I reconnect the kill wire, it kills it. I can't see any bare wires. I've moved them all around, off any parts of the frame...