OT: Damn Lawn Tractor Won't Start

JayCups · 2007-05-03T20:20:46+00:00

This is somewhat off topic, but I can?t get my lawn tractor to start. Yesterday it was running fine. It ran out of gas and now won?t start. It is a 2005 Craftsman Lawn tractor with a 17.5 Briggs & Stratton engine. Sears wants a hundred bucks to look at it. Yesterday I filled it up with good gas. I did standard trouble shooting. It has spark and compression, but doesn?t seem to be getting gas. I checked the fuel filter to see if it was clogged. Plenty of gas is going to the carb. I disassembled the carb to blow any crap in the jets and check the float valve. Everything looks good. A little gas in the intake and she starts right up, but stops as soon as that gas is used up. The float bowl has an electronic solenoid. It is getting current and actuates when it gets current. I am running out of tricks. Anybody got and idea what the problem is? Something seems to be going on with the carburetor, but I can?t seem to be able to figure it out. It is probably something simple. TIA Jay Cups

May 03, 2007 21 Replies

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Gunner 19 years ago

My big Craftsman chainsaw was built by Husky at least 15 yrs ago.

Gunner

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