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    Buying Advice Where to buy oil filters

    Type the brand, I.E. Briggs or Kohler, and part number, then cross reference into Google Search and you will get a list of readily available filters that will work. Then go to your local oarts store or Walmart and get your filters for a third or half the price.
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    Mower acts like it has fuel delivery problem.

    Thanks, I'll order a new cap. Probably time anyway as mower is over 10 years old.
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    Mower acts like it has fuel delivery problem.

    My Craftsman 917.289900 with Kohler 26hp Courage has been surging lately, both at idle and under load. I have replaced fuel filter, plugs, checked fuel pump and carb and all seems to be good. Today I was mowing the lawn and the mower sputtered once, then died. I restarted it, ran for a...
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    Won't start

    I have a Craftsman YTS 4500 with a Kohler 26 hp motor. I've had this since 2010 with zero issues other than general maintenance and a couple of batteries. I replaced the battery at the beginning of this mowing season and the few times I have mowed it has performed flawlessly. Today my wife...
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    Interesting problem

    Hi all, new to this forum and looking forwards to the sharing of information with you. I have had my Craftsman for a couple of now and it has been a good mower with only the usual maintenance issues, blades, oil changes, and fuel and air filters. Today I was mowing the back yard and everything...
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