Hey everyone! So I'm a little stumped here:/ was working on a craftsman lt2000 lawn tractor for a friend. Here are some details, then the problem...
So it was stored with fuel in it for over a year, so obliviously carb issues. Also needed a new battery.
So first I rebuilt the carb. Replaced old brittle fuel lines, fuel shutoff valve, and fuel filter. And replaced the plunger gassket on the fuel solenoid etc.
So I went to jump start it to test it out and it started right up! I'd run it for a couple minutes (around half + throttle then try to bring it up to full speed and it would kill itself. But at halff+ throttle it was all perfect, engaged the blades, shifted gears and ran it etc.
So today I go and replace the battery and it was having a hard time starting, sometimes it would start and run for a few seconds then die. (like its staving for fuel) then sometimes it started and ran for a couple minutes, then I'd try to shift gears, or throttle up and it would die.
So I was thinking the fuel solenoid was crapping out on me. (Because it mostly was inconsistent when it would die except when it got under load it would always die) So I deleted it by removing the plunger gasket and cutting of the plunger.
Put it all back together and it's doing the same thing! Except will only run for a couple of seconds like its starving for fuel once again. Still hard to start as well. Only if I leave it for a while it will start up.
Everything still sounds like carb issues, so I might try cleaning it again?:/
Ps. Noticed a little smoke coming back out of the air intake and the muffler.
Any ideas? Thank you all so much!!
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So it was stored with fuel in it for over a year, so obliviously carb issues. Also needed a new battery.
So first I rebuilt the carb. Replaced old brittle fuel lines, fuel shutoff valve, and fuel filter. And replaced the plunger gassket on the fuel solenoid etc.
So I went to jump start it to test it out and it started right up! I'd run it for a couple minutes (around half + throttle then try to bring it up to full speed and it would kill itself. But at halff+ throttle it was all perfect, engaged the blades, shifted gears and ran it etc.
So today I go and replace the battery and it was having a hard time starting, sometimes it would start and run for a few seconds then die. (like its staving for fuel) then sometimes it started and ran for a couple minutes, then I'd try to shift gears, or throttle up and it would die.
So I was thinking the fuel solenoid was crapping out on me. (Because it mostly was inconsistent when it would die except when it got under load it would always die) So I deleted it by removing the plunger gasket and cutting of the plunger.
Put it all back together and it's doing the same thing! Except will only run for a couple of seconds like its starving for fuel once again. Still hard to start as well. Only if I leave it for a while it will start up.
Everything still sounds like carb issues, so I might try cleaning it again?:/
Ps. Noticed a little smoke coming back out of the air intake and the muffler.
Any ideas? Thank you all so much!!
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