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Need help with lawn mower ritpg 05-14-2008
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Posted by ritpg on May 14, 2008, 11:39 am
I have a 6 year old White LC210 push mower which has been terrific
until now. It has a 6.0 HP B&S Quantum engine that includes a shut
off key. Symptoms: mower runs for a few seconds until the prime is
burned off and then stops. Background: I've been using the mower
with no problem this year (so that probably rules out bad gas which I
replaced with a fresh fill anyway). I may have changed the position
of the shut off key (but then restored it). I have checked the plug
and air filter and don't see any problem. I have replaced the gasket
between the carburator and air cleaner to no avail. I removed the
carburator and did not see anything unusual. When I changed the oil
at the beginning of the season by flipping the mower upside down
(can't get to the oil plug without out removing the engine from the
deck - my only serious problem with the design so far), some oil
leaked into the air cleaner. I replaced the filter and have since
used the mower with no problem although there was some smoke until the
oil residue had been burned off.

The only thing that occurs to me as I sit here is that when I moved
the shut off key, I did not get it back to the correct position. I'm
not sure what this key does. If it stops the flow of gas, than I may
need to play with the key. If it shuts off the spark, then I doubt
that it is the problem since I can get it to run, just not beyond
burning the prime. Looks like I need to take a closer look at the
shut off key mechanism. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Posted by ransley on May 14, 2008, 11:58 am
> I have a 6 year old White LC210 push mower which has been terrific
> until now. =A0It has a 6.0 HP B&S Quantum engine that includes a shut
> off key. =A0Symptoms: =A0mower runs for a few seconds until the prime is
> burned off and then stops. =A0Background: =A0I've been using the mower
> with no problem this year (so that probably rules out bad gas which I
> replaced with a fresh fill anyway). =A0I may have changed the position
> of the shut off key (but then restored it). =A0I have checked the plug
> and air filter and don't see any problem. =A0I have replaced the gasket
> between the carburator and air cleaner to no avail. =A0I removed the
> carburator and did not see anything unusual. =A0When I changed the oil
> at the beginning of the season by flipping the mower upside down
> (can't get to the oil plug without out removing the engine from the
> deck - my only serious problem with the design so far), some oil
> leaked into the air cleaner. =A0I replaced the filter and have since
> used the mower with no problem although there was some smoke until the
> oil residue had been burned off.
>
> The only thing that occurs to me as I sit here is that when I moved
> the shut off key, I did not get it back to the correct position. =A0I'm
> not sure what this key does. =A0If it stops the flow of gas, than I may
> need to play with the key. =A0If it shuts off the spark, then I doubt
> that it is the problem since I can get it to run, just not beyond
> burning the prime. =A0Looks like I need to take a closer look at the
> shut off key mechanism. =A0Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.

Squirt some fuel in it after it dies, if it starts its a fuel issue
likely a dirty carb.

Posted by Lou on May 15, 2008, 6:46 am
Do you have a fuel filter?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Lou

Posted by ritpg on May 15, 2008, 10:11 am
> Do you have a fuel filter?
> Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> =A0 =A0Lou

No. No fuel filter on this engine.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on May 15, 2008, 11:04 pm
Six HP Briggs? Very unlikely.

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Do you have a fuel filter?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Lou



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