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Posted by ritpg on June 2, 2008, 1:55 pm
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> > 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.
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> > 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?
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> > Thanks.
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> Well, despite all the much appreciated help I received here, I gave up
> and delivered my White lawn mower to the place where I bought it. =A0And
> $57 and one week later, I have my beloved mower back and running like
> new. =A0I'll never know what they did to it to get it to run. =A0I asked
> and was told that the carb. was very dirty. =A0I don't doubt that there
> was dirt somewhere but "very dirty"? =A0I don't think so. =A0Not after I
> was done cleaning it? =A0I obviously missed something but that carb. was
> not "very dirity" when I turned the mower in for repair. =A0I was
> talking to a friend about my experience and he said that the vaste
> majority of the time, it's the screw that secures the bowel to the
> carb. that's at fault. =A0I did not pay much attention to this screw
> when I cleaned the carb. =A0I has holes in it thru which the gas flows.
> I'll certainly look more closely at this next time.
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> BTW, I was not aware of how much the performance of the mower had
> degraded. =A0At high speed it feels like I have to run after the mower
> to keep up. =A0And it's getting thru grass that used to cause it to bog
> down. =A0Life is good.
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> Thanks again for all the help.- Hide quoted text -
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I really need to proof my posts beter. Of course I meant bowl, not
bowel.
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