Engine Problem..... on Lawn Tractor

DEPO · 07-30-2007, 03:13 PM

OK.....

Noticed lately using a lot of gas

Slow to start.....

Starts, smoke comes piling out of it.

Stop the motor.... see oil everywhere.... no gaskets leaking

Drain the oil, it is half gas and half oil....

Where is the problem.... is it worth fixing on a 9 year old $900 lawn tractor?

SheepOfBlue · 07-30-2007, 03:18 PM

Probably a valve and replace it with a John Deere (or Trigreen

)

gt702 · 07-30-2007, 03:22 PM

Pull the carb and check to see if there is a non-floating float, stuck needle or leaky O-ring. If the carb keeps letting gas in, it will flow into the cylinders and past the rings to the crank case. Floats can leak, the control needle can be out of it's seat or the tab bent over time, or an o-ring is leaky and by-passing into the float bowl. It might be a 10 cent part, so I'll look there first --- probably running that ethanol stuff in it and ruined all the seals

Hammer · 07-30-2007, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gt702

Pull the carb and check to see if there is a non-floating float, stuck needle or leaky O-ring. If the carb keeps letting gas in, it will flow into the cylinders and past the rings to the crank case. Floats can leak, the control needle can be out of it's seat or the tab bent over time, or an o-ring is leaky and by-passing into the float bowl. It might be a 10 cent part, so I'll look there first --- probably running that ethanol stuff in it and ruined all the seals

+1

just fixed the neighbors mower, same exact problem. Needle was sticking and flooding the motor.

Briggs and stratton?

DEPO · 07-30-2007, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammer

+1

just fixed the neighbors mower, same exact problem. Needle was sticking and flooding the motor.

Briggs and stratton?

Yeap Briggs.....

I drained the oil entirely..... filled it with oil.... fired right up.

Got the lawn mowed... I am sending it to get the blades sharpened and the deck leveled.. this week too... so I will have him look at it.

She has been great to me for 9 years....

Hammer · 07-30-2007, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEPO

Yeap Briggs.....

I drained the oil entirely..... filled it with oil.... fired right up.

Got the lawn mowed... I am sending it to get the blades sharpened and the deck leveled.. this week too... so I will have him look at it.

She has been great to me for 9 years....

It may be just a piece of trash in the system, but usually it needs the needle and seat replaced and a good cleaning.

Shenders1 · 07-30-2007, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEPO

Yeap Briggs.....

I drained the oil entirely..... filled it with oil.... fired right up.

Got the lawn mowed... I am sending it to get the blades sharpened and the deck leveled.. this week too... so I will have him look at it.

She has been great to me for 9 years....

Don't give up on her, man - I've had my cheapo $900 lawntractor since 1995, and she still starts and mows just fine.

iichart · 10-14-2007, 11:32 AM

It's on strike (you know I still love you big boy)

Baketech · 10-14-2007, 07:11 PM

Al Gore will be with you shortly...please standby...

07-30-2007, 03:13 PM	#1
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SheepOfBlue Winter nears Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 46 Bike(s): CBR1000RR, RC51, VT500FT Posts: 5,832	Re: Engine Problem..... on Lawn Tractor Probably a valve and replace it with a John Deere (or Trigreen ) __________________ It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes.

07-30-2007, 03:22 PM	#3
gt702 Gear Driven Cams Join Date: 12-18-2006 Bike(s): Some Hondas and a Kwacker Posts: 1,124	Re: Engine Problem..... on Lawn Tractor Pull the carb and check to see if there is a non-floating float, stuck needle or leaky O-ring. If the carb keeps letting gas in, it will flow into the cylinders and past the rings to the crank case. Floats can leak, the control needle can be out of it's seat or the tab bent over time, or an o-ring is leaky and by-passing into the float bowl. It might be a 10 cent part, so I'll look there first --- probably running that ethanol stuff in it and ruined all the seals __________________ Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein

10-14-2007, 11:32 AM	#8
iichart Join Date: 07-15-2007 Age: 41 Bike(s): landcruiser Posts: 8	Re: Engine Problem..... on Lawn Tractor It's on strike (you know I still love you big boy)

10-14-2007, 07:11 PM	#9
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