|
Posted by Pop on July 2, 2006, 4:45 pm
46erjoe wrote:
> Got this Craftsman model 917 6-hp lawn mower for free when
> I got a new house. It starts up fine, but runs for only
> about 30 seconds and then stops.
>
> I know what you're thinking: Fuel delivery problem. I
> thought so too. I pulled off the tank emptied it, blew it
> dry and put it back on with fresh gas. The screen at the
> bottom of the tank is clear.
>
> If I prime it more than the 5 suggested times, it says, it
> stays running longer.
>
> I did this quite a few times in order to get it hot, but it
> still keeps on shutting down.
>
> The carb is tight to the block. I tried leaving the gas cap
> on and off to see if venting was an issue. Still kept doing
> the same thing.
>
> The air filter was dirty, so I left it off while testing.
> Still won't run.
>
> Any suggestions?
You dind't mention the fuel filter; is it clogged?
Definitely sounds like fuel starvation. Can you get gas to come
out of hte hose if you remove it at hte carb? If not, there's a
hint. Is gas comes out, then the carb is the next cluprit even
though you said you cleaned it up. Float stuck? Sunk? Jets
clogged?
HTH
Pop
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap