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But also need to keep in mind that there are a handful of mowers out there that were designed without a kill wire connected to the ignition modules. They use the fuel solenoid depowering to kill the engine by shutting off the fuel. So incorrect fuel solenoid on the carb, or one that has been...

My first thought is the ignition modules are not being shutdown when the key is switched off. So they are continuing to produce spark and engine runs until the carb runs out of fuel.

Small engines have went from don't use synthetic oil because the rings won't seat to synthetic oil is the cat's meow. And the truth probably lays someplace in the middle.

And very common with the Poulan/Husqvarna/917.xxxxxx Craftsman mowers.

Probably based on the thought that almost all small engine manufacturers have went to synthetic oils in their branded oil lineup, and some have went exclusive synthetic or synthetic blend oils. And all of the small engine manufacturers base their extended oil change on the "better" oil filter...

And then they have to have their phone to get back home from the store. And I too do not pay attention to the AI crap for those sites, All they are is a distraction when all they suggest is just vague information and has nothing to do with what it will actually take to fix it.

From what I can gleam. The 492932 filter is a 36 micron with 48 sq/in of filter media whereas the 696854 is a 28 micron with 96 sq/in of media. Supposed to be in the 2003 briggs update seminar handbook, but as of right now the briggs dealer site only goes back to 2005 so can't confirm

Part of the issue is marketing. The 696854 is supposed to have better filtration than the 492932 filter, but can't find specs on either filter. And it appears that the 798576 orange filter is being possibly marketed toward Husqvarna, so could be the same filter as the 696854 but painted...

Doesn't matter if the spark plug is connected or not. I have had 2 over the years where the spark plug was sitting on the work bench and cranked the engine over and had them static discharge ignite. I will not crank an engine over with a flooded cylinder if I can avoid it. Will blow the...

The 492932S and the 696854S filters are normally stocked by dealers and pushed in the dealer stockup program. The 798576 isn't normally stocked by dealers and is not included in the stockup program. Briggs likes to push 5 different filters for most of their engines and 4 are dimensionally...

NO. The governor needs to be in place to both control engine speed based on load and to also prevent overspeed. I suspect that your engine is running on one cylinder only, which for most people is hard to detect.

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@Ibrahim Here is your screen shot that I just took a couple minutes ago

I agree with @Scrubcadet10 about pulling the valve cover and spark plug and turning the engine over by hand to watch the valve for compression bump off. I would also run it through a few cycles and what how far the valves are opening. Make sure both valves are opening the same distance...

May be the 331877-0869-G5 But need to confirm by getting the model, type, code from the valve cover.

If this is a single OHV briggs engine most likely either the valves are out of adjustment or the camshaft compression release is broken, or both.

Looks like there is a 13565-7 and 13565-8 which is the 1987 or 1988 model year of the 40 inch deck. Also there is a 13607-7 which is a 1987 version with 38 inch deck. Picture of the mower and any engine model number information from the engine itself would narrow down the possible years and...

See if this applies. If not then we will need the actual model number starting with 13 to give better assistance

I have seen 2 with the Kohler crack and one that ventilated the rear block due to counterweight link failure. Also have a few in my customer base that are still running with 700-1000 hours.

Hydrogear uses 20w50 from the factory, but also recommends using what ever the mower manufacturer recommends. I have seen mower manufacturers recommend 5w20,10w30,10w40,15w40,20w20,15w50. Hydrostats are a high pressure oil pressure pumping system, they are not married to any special weight...

The diagram also shows the one in the OP picture on another page of the IPL. I suspect that the carb has been replaced at one time. From a low vent style to the high vent style, and I suspect the OP has the low vent air cleaner base with the high vent carb, which don't work well together.

Unfortunately those number are worthless for looking up part. Your first number is a casting number from the carb and is something is may mean something the company that cast the carb. The second number is the EPA number which only is basically a registration number for the EPA to use. The...

First thought was to see about a leakdown test, but then looked up the model number and found it is a 2 stroker. So I am thinking either crankcase or crankshaft seals leaking.

Most electric pto clutches has a brake that is supposed to stop the blades from turning after it is disengaged quickly instead of freespinnng to a stop. that brake can have a scrapping sound when turned by hand

There is a number one and number two head. The number 1 is always the cylinder closest to the flywheel. Also If I remember correctly the number 1 or 2 is molded into the head itself. Also the head gaskets will fit either size, but only one head gasket comes in the head gasket kit. So you...

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According to Toro the transmission used is a 104-1760 which translates to the hydrogear 310-0510 transaxle. Hydrogear list 79 oz of 20w50 and the fan is not supplied by hydrogear but instead supplied by Toro part number 104-2162

Engine brake only used on push mowers. And the reason for the hard pulling and the same reason for the long spindown is because vacuum shredders have a very heavy impellor. The impellor has to be heavy to both resist the wear and tear of grinding up sticks and leaves but to also create enough...