Riding mower traction problems
jfw432
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Murray Riding Lawn Mower engine problems
Comments (3)Surging - where the engine speeds up and slows down - is caused by a lean fuel air mixture. The carburetors built after Sep 1997 were not adjustable or equipped with adjustable needle valves. Mixtures can be adjusted with replaceable jets located inside the carburetor. If the carburetor was rebuilt correctly, there are other things to check. If the fuel tank is mounted higher than the engine, remove the fuel line from the carburetor to see if fuel flows freely. Aim the fuel into a jar to see if there is dirt or water present. Flush any debris from the end of the fuel line before reattaching. Another check is to connect a vacuum gauge to the carburetor fuel fitting. This section of the carburetor is actually a vacuum operated fuel pump. Crank the engine to see if suction is present. If there is no suction, check the vacuum hose connection from the the crankcase. Sometimes the hose ends become cracked and vacuum is loss. Is the fuel tank in the rear of the tractor? Assuming the fuel pump has suction, attach the vacuum gauge to the end of the fuel hose to see if the fuel line is good. sometimes cracks form in the fuel line and air is drawn in. Look for cracks or loose clams on all fuel connections. Look for dirt and debris in the fuel tank. If the fuel lines are good, check the gaskets around the intake manifold to cylinder. A lean fuel air mixture could also be caused by worn valve guides - but is not likely on the opposed twin. Most likely there is still some dirt in the carburetor. If the float is the plastic style and the float has warped, the fuel level in the float bowl is too low. If the person who rebuilt the carburetor used fuel to wash the parts, the carburetor could still be varnished. A carburetor spray must be used to clean the internal parts....See MoreProblems start riding mower
Comments (7)If the battery is indeed fully charged and still acting as you described, the next step is to clean ALL the battery cable ends by taking them loose from where they are fastened and wire brushing or sand papering till clean and bright. This means ALL battery cables where they connect to the frame (ground side) and the starter solenoid (hot side). Disconnect the battery negative cable at the battery before you begin messing with the other cable ends. Leave the battery negative cable disconnected from the battery until you have finished cleaning and retightening all the other cables. Reconnect the battery negative cable last....See MoreHuskvarna riding mower problem
Comments (2)My first guess is that the freewheel lever is in the "disengaged" position. This is the lever located above and to the right of your trailer hitch on the rear of the tractor. It looks like a piece of metal clothes hanger, and can be pulled out to disengage the transmission so that you can push the tractor. Push it straight in, then see if your tractor will move. ALSO make sure the parking brake is released....See Moretroy bilt bronco riding mower with a smoking problem and shredded belt
Comments (0)I have a Troy Built bronco with an automatic transmission and I shredded a drive belt today. I've noticed that going up the hill it seems to lose power like its slipping and I've been told the autos don't like hills. This is a problem because my house is right in the middle of a hill and there is really no way to mow with out climbing. It looks like there are just two pulleys to wrap the belt around and if that's the case I can do that but is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again? Do they make better belts? Also when I got the mower (I inherited it from my late grandfather-in-law) it was smoking pretty bad. I pulled the cover and looked around and couldn't find a leak anywhere. The oil level is perfect and I mowed 3 times with no smoke. Today when I started it it smelled back and was smoking off the top of the muffler. It looked like oil was dripping off the bottom of the case but I can't see where its coming from. Any ideas?...See Morerustyj14
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