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Possibly fuel related. Did you add fuel before this began? Could it be a can of fuel with no top where water, dirt, or insects could...

Suggestion start the mower and listen as to where the grinding noise is coming from. It would be either one of the new pulleys or the...

Hello A., Are you referring to the traction drive belt or the deck blade drive belt?

Hello E., The carburetor has a blocked internal air bleed, sediment in the carburetor passages or the fuel line has garbage in it from...

Sadly, JD has really their lost direction when it comes to quality and workmanship. It was going downhill fast when I was a service...

That is residual oil getting cooked due to an overheating condition. The cooling fins under the fan shroud need to be cleaned really...

Pull the main power fuse and look at it. If it looks partially melted in the plastic, the holder contacts are getting rusty, and the...

Some of the newer (small) Briggs and Stratton engine do not even have a drain plug, just an "add oil before starting engine" sticker...

Thanks for letting us know B, These are occasionally "slide in" throttle blade (on some models). If it has a small center screw, it...

It's crazy (to me) what people pay for "equipment branded" oils, but they are brand loyal especially if it involves the illusion of...

As I recall Peerless made quite a number of rider mower manual gear drive transmissions. Many of them were used in MTD and AYP chassis...

Hydrostatic (automatic) transmissions produce more fluid bypass internally and fluid aeration when pully input shaft Rpm goes higher...

Hello M., Why a steering wheel on a zero turn? Smoother control especially in tight areas or turns. The one I have seemed to sit a...

1980's Flashback.... Add a bottle of Slick 50 oil additive and it will run forever.

I run Royal Purple 20W-50 in my '95 Harley and it is a vast power improvement over the SAE 50 Harley oil they were recommending...