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Posted by KC on April 2, 2009, 4:17 pm
> On 02 Apr 2009 16:50:53 GMT, jadunn13_at_yahoo_dot_...@foo.com (hillclimb=
er)
> wrote:
> >Have a 18 hp Kholer engine (model # CV492)on a 42" Craftsman lawn tracto=
r
> >(7 years old). Problem is starts OK and runs for 20 minutes or so and th=
en
> >starts to stall and lose power. =A0Does restart but repeats problem. =A0=
This
> >was the first mow of the season. =A0Had run all gas out for winter. Used
> >fresh gas to start. =A0Know I need a new battery as I can put a charger =
on
> >the current (orginal) battery and get mower started but should have
> >anything to do with the stalling? =A0Changed oil and oil filter and air
> >filter. =A0Have not changed gas filter or spark plug. =A0Please advise, =
Thanks.
> >-------------------------------------
> I had a similar problem with an old (1969) Wheel Horse. There was dirt in=
the
> gas line that would settle and then rise after the engine had run for whi=
le. It
> would clog the float valve in the carburetor. Drain the tank and clean th=
e
> line.
> __________________
> Bill Waller
> New Eagle, PA
> wsw1...@comcast.net
Ditto - same problem & same fix. There was a screen filter at the end
of the fuel pickup tube in the fuel tank. Varnish sediment would be
picked up to the screen stopping the fuel flow. When the engine died
the sediment would settle back into the tank. Then recycle.
KC
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> (7 years old). Problem is starts OK and runs for 20 minutes or so and the=