Recent content by CyberOgre

Yuck. Neither one of those sound like easy repairs...especially the cylinder.

I will take a look at this, but I think it may be something else. This is a problem that got progressively worse. At first, I could alleviate the issue by reducing the throttle off of full power. Now throttle position does not seem to improve engine performance.

I have a Cub Cadet Z Force 44 Briggs 20HP (53AA5A6L710) that will idle fine. When I push the handlebars forward, it usually tries to die unless I bring the bars back to neutral. I replaced both magnetos last fall with no change in performance. Any suggestions on what is causing this?

I have a Cub Cadet Z Force 44 Briggs 20HP (53AA5A6L710) that I have resurrected and now use on a weekly basis. I have some steep (20 degree or so) hills that really stress the mower. I start with the front yard (flat) and head to the back. While mowing the back yard, I start to lose drive...

I just bought a project Cub Cadet (53AA5A6L710) that didn't run or ran rough. I got it running by jumping the solenoid and using some starter fluid - Victory! After that, I began troubleshooting the system. I broke the solenoid, so I replaced that part. I determined the ingnition switch, and...