This is my first post here so I guess a little background is in order. I retired out of the Air Force in 2008 and have a strong mechanical background. In fact, one of my first jobs in high school was working for a lawn mower shop; that was in 1979. Mostly worked on Snapper mowers there but learned a lot and enjoyed it. Anyway, below is an issue I am having with my own mower and need some advice.
I own a Husky 46" riding mower that is about 7 years old and less than 100hrs. Each year I change the oil, oil filter, spark plug, air filter and fuel filter. The other day I noticed it was harder to start than normal and then it would only idle. When I attempted to advance the throttle, it would stall and shut down. After it got hot from idling, it would not start at all. Once it cools down, it will start again, but I still cannot advance the throttle from idle.
I will say that I was having trouble with the solenoid that shuts off the flow of fuel when the switch is turned off, so I installed an inline petcock so I could turn off the fuel when the mower was not in use. I did this last year and that eliminated my issues with fuel pouring out of the carb when my mower was stored. So I thought I would go ahead and get a new carb and install it and maybe that would correct the problem I mentioned above. I also adjusted the valves while I had the motor cowling off. Well nothing changed and I am stumped as to what could be causing the problem? Any advice is welcome.
I own a Husky 46" riding mower that is about 7 years old and less than 100hrs. Each year I change the oil, oil filter, spark plug, air filter and fuel filter. The other day I noticed it was harder to start than normal and then it would only idle. When I attempted to advance the throttle, it would stall and shut down. After it got hot from idling, it would not start at all. Once it cools down, it will start again, but I still cannot advance the throttle from idle.
I will say that I was having trouble with the solenoid that shuts off the flow of fuel when the switch is turned off, so I installed an inline petcock so I could turn off the fuel when the mower was not in use. I did this last year and that eliminated my issues with fuel pouring out of the carb when my mower was stored. So I thought I would go ahead and get a new carb and install it and maybe that would correct the problem I mentioned above. I also adjusted the valves while I had the motor cowling off. Well nothing changed and I am stumped as to what could be causing the problem? Any advice is welcome.