I have an old Scott (John Deer) riding mower with twin V motor. It has been garaged most of it life.
For the last year it sat outside under a tarp because there is no room in the garage.
Last fall I noticed that the rubber gas line was leaking so I drained the gas.
It took me few months to find time to replace it and then found a flat rear tire.
A few months later I took the tire off and found that the bead leak so I fixed that.
I put new gas in it and started it. It ran for a few minutes and stopped.
I did some testing and decided that it was an issue in the fuel system so I got a kit that included a carburetor, fuel pump, gaskets, and filters for about $35.
I put everything together and it wouldn’t turn over with the key so I jumped from the battery to the starter - it started and ran. It took me another day to find that it was not the solenoid but a hidden 15 amp fuse.
It Finally started and ran —- except it wouldn’t move when I pressed on the pedal…
I made sure the freewheel handle was correct and the mechanism worked.
This had me thinking the transmission was finally junk, so it was time to begin looking for a new mower,
But the prices are ridiculous, so I tightened the drive belt that was deep under the tractor and a PITA.
It Worked… then I got the mower stuck in the back yard while cutting the grass.
So gas leak, flat tire, rebuilt carb, new fuel pump, fuse, filters, and tighten the drive belt just to get stuck…
It’s unstuck but it might be time to watch for a mower super sale…
Did I mention that I hate mowing grass… but am too cheap to pay someone else to do it?
For the last year it sat outside under a tarp because there is no room in the garage.
Last fall I noticed that the rubber gas line was leaking so I drained the gas.
It took me few months to find time to replace it and then found a flat rear tire.
A few months later I took the tire off and found that the bead leak so I fixed that.
I put new gas in it and started it. It ran for a few minutes and stopped.
I did some testing and decided that it was an issue in the fuel system so I got a kit that included a carburetor, fuel pump, gaskets, and filters for about $35.
I put everything together and it wouldn’t turn over with the key so I jumped from the battery to the starter - it started and ran. It took me another day to find that it was not the solenoid but a hidden 15 amp fuse.
It Finally started and ran —- except it wouldn’t move when I pressed on the pedal…
I made sure the freewheel handle was correct and the mechanism worked.
This had me thinking the transmission was finally junk, so it was time to begin looking for a new mower,
But the prices are ridiculous, so I tightened the drive belt that was deep under the tractor and a PITA.
It Worked… then I got the mower stuck in the back yard while cutting the grass.
So gas leak, flat tire, rebuilt carb, new fuel pump, fuse, filters, and tighten the drive belt just to get stuck…
It’s unstuck but it might be time to watch for a mower super sale…
Did I mention that I hate mowing grass… but am too cheap to pay someone else to do it?
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