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    18HP Kohler, Model CV-493S, runs then dies

    I went back out and fiddled with it again, and discovered that the new fuel pump was pumping backwards. I really don't know how that was happening, I just manually flipped the metal lever while it was off and stuck the fuel line on the other side, and it started coming through. I put the old...
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    18HP Kohler, Model CV-493S, runs then dies

    Greetings, I have this engine on a Simplicity ZTR, which I got used, and it's pretty old. It runs fine, for about a minute or two, then it sputters and dies. It will do this even with the mower engaged, and mowing, full power, then it sputters and dies. I have replaced the fuel lines and filter...
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