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Mower question.

FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
edited June 2009 in General Discussion
I used my riding mower last week. Ran fine. Now it won't start.
Checked plug, looks good.
Drained the gas and put in fresh gas. Still no go.
Only thing I can figure is maybe a carb problem. Can you use carb cleaner on mower carbs? It's a 15HP Briggs.
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    iwannausernameiwannausername Member Posts: 7,131
    edited November -1
    Yup.

    Battery? Clogged fuel line/filter?
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    grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 53,466 ✭
    edited November -1
    Bunch of safety that could do it too. Like seat safety, depending on age Blade safety.
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    beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,553 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is the plug firing?
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    AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,054 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The safety stuff would keep the spark plug from doing it's job.

    So unless your a little more specific on what's doing and not doing it's hard to get specific.

    Fuel (can be bypassed with starting fluid), spark (pull spark plug and ground the plug and turn over the motor).

    Simple process of elimination.
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    FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    I ain't never seen nuthin like this on a mower.
    Went out and sprayed carb cleaner in it. It would fire up and run as long I kept the cleaner coming (in short sprays). Finally it just took off and ran fine. Mowed my yard and started on daughters yard across the street. Got well into it and mower started cutting out. Drove it back home. When I killed it I heard a wierd noise coming from the carb. Took air cleaner off and the carb was filling w/gas to the point I could see the gas in the bowl. And the gas was BOILING!
    I disconnected fuel line. And when I left, it was still boiling out the gas in the carb.
    Anyone ever seen this?!!!!!
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    wvduecewvduece Member Posts: 272 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ya got something stuck in the jets like a grain of sand had a weedeater do same thing had to get carb rebuilt run like a newen
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    1FMJ1FMJ Member Posts: 1,618 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Seat on float not seating and gas is overflowing into the carb. <1FMJ>
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    FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    Yep, looks like it's time to put it in the shop. Or maybe just get a new one.
    At any rate, looks like it wasn't mean't to be for me to mow today. Started finishing up w/the push mower, and a wheel broke!
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    11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,588 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    crud in the carb. get it cleaned, change fuel filter. If you dont HAVE a fuel filter, put one in the fuel line.
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    redneckandyredneckandy Member Posts: 9,686 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Make sure you are getting fuel to the carb. I have seen alot of fuel line turn to goo and plug up recently.
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    HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
    edited November -1
    Had a lot of rain lately, like between the last mowing and this? WATER in fuel? The carb cleaner kept it running until it sucked down all that WAS in the bowl.
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