Recent content by Gary House

Ok. I figured out my problem. I failed to see the rod coming from the throttle on the carb. I hooked it up and now it works as it is supposed to. You'll have to excuse me, I'm old. Thanks for all your help. I'm sorry if I wasted your time.

I did make sure I ordered the correct sump. I searched for a gasket set on Jack's small engines but with the date code on my engine it did not show a gasket so I used a high temp silicone sealer.

Thanks. I appreciate all your suggestions. I'm going to attempt to start the engine in a little while. I had to charge the battery because the mower hasn't been started in several months.

Hi. I attached a photo of the old sump. It has several lines which certainly looks like cracks. They may be casting marks but the new one I bought didn't have those lines.

Thank you. The mower is 5 1/2 years old and has 165 hours of use. I purchased it in June of 2017. The sump was definitely not cracked before this incident last year. Here are the numbers on the engine. 44N877--0003G1--160718YG.

Thanks for the response. I saw no evidence of anything broken or amiss in the engine. The engine had plenty of oil in it. When the noise occurred, I could see oil coming from between the sump and the engine block just above the oil filter. I could also see the sealant protruding from between the...

I have a Husky 24v48 riding mower with a Briggs 44n877 engine. After mowing one day I heard a loud popping noise and discovered something happened to the seal from the sump to the block. I removed the engine and found the sump was cracked. I bought a new one and installed it but when I started...