Recent content by Frank Woodbery

I'm sorry Kevin, I'm not seeing the parts diagram for this engine. Yeah, expensive carburetor if you had to replace it.

FJ180V-BS13-S photo of it attached.

Here is the engine ID tag. FJ180V BS13-S

It's a Snapper spec engine with a 25mm crankshaft but I don't recall the full model code. Sorry, but I'll look for it.

Good point. I've used this engine reliably for at least 15 years of homeowner service, not commercial. Now that I have the carb off and will pull the shroud off, yes I'll clean everything up as I will have access.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will replace the fuel filter when I get around to this. Good tip on checking the o ring. Seems like it should be less disassembly just to re-install the carburetor.

I recently cleaned the carburetor on an FJ180V. I found that in reinstalling the carburetor it is difficult to snake it around the intake manifold and hook up the throttle/choke linkages. I also don't want to mess up the new gaskets. Is there a simple trick to completely remove the intake...

When I retired my old Wisconsin Robin 4 stroke engine, I opted to repower with a Kawasaki FJ180V. It's a wonderful replacement engine that Snapper used some time ago. You just have to make sure you order the right shaft length for the Snapper deck, and you will need to change the mounting hole...

Thanks bertsmobile1, So a gator blade is only intended for doing side discharge or bagging? I don't side discharge, just bag. If that's the case, I would stick with the hi-lift with the wings for bagging. It's awesome. I also have a Snapper Ninja blade. Would that work for mulching with the...

I'm all over using those wing attachments when I use the bag (see photo)! I swear this kind of blade will suck earthworms out of the ground. The bag always remains pressurized by the air volume pushed into it. BUT - when I try to mulch the grass using a mulching blade (like a Gatorblade), I...

I'm a homeowner, not a commercial landscape person with a 12k sq-ft area of grass lawn. I use an '80s vintage 21" hi vac Snapper to mow and bag clippings. I do occasionally mulch when the grass is dry, but my wet grass tends to clog up the underdeck & discharge chute very quickly. For that...

Agree that sticking with using the 21" walk behind finishing mower for doing the swale is a good idea, whether on the tractor or a ZT..

I fixed it, pretty simple. It was not the transmission itself. The bracket holding the pulley that is attached to the transmission had become loose so the drive belt was becoming intermittently tight with that bracket being loose and moving around. After removing the right drive wheel I could...

I have an '80s vintage 21" Snapper hi-vac that I've retrofitted with a Kawasaki FJ180V several years ago, swapped out the deck, went to steel wheels and many other parts. It has worked great and I'm very pleased with it. But recently it developed a problem where the mower won't roll backwards...