Recent content by slomo

Maybe it's time to call a professional lawn crew? Educate yourself more on riding mowers if that is not an option for you.

Sounds okay. Possible grass clippings/mud on the blade throwing the blade out of balance. Flip the deck up and see if you have a wire or lawn trash on the blade. Put a cinder block on the handle to hold the mower up for you. Make a youtube video of this and post it here.

Brush off the bulk. Compressed air, scrub brushes and degreaser as you like. You will see ribbed cooling fins that need cleaned. Search youtube on cleaning mower cooling fins. Lots of videos on this critical yearly maintenance step. This is for ALL small engines that are air cooled. Trimmers...

So the hose going TO the carb is plugged or highly unlikely the carb inlet port is plugged. Carb needle stuck closed????? Pull the carb from the engine. Remove float bowl. Connect fuel line from pump/tank. Should flow into the carb bowl area dripping on the ground. You can test with water if...

That link I sent should work for yours. I forgot about the fuel inlet deal. Sold mine a couple years ago.

And clean the cooling fins and block like a new one.

I bought from Ebay. Don't know which carb you got???? Which engine do you have? 140 or 185cc?

For sure.

No. Why add another point of failure? Fix what you have.

Dirty carb. If you have a good pump, what else is there? Do you have good fuel flow INTO the carb inlet? Will it drain the tank fully at this location? Stop buying parts and test what you have. Most of the time parts are fine.

Clean the fuel tank and replace all of the fuel hoses/filters. Verify you have a solid fuel flow INTO the carb inlet.

Did you pressure test the carb needle/seat? Needs to hold back 7psi for 30 minutes.

Did you get this running?

Do you have a solid flow of fuel AT the carb inlet? Can you drain the fuel tank from/at this same location? Any reductions in flow rate while doing this? Possible tank cap vent?? Trash in the tank and lines. Fuel lines internally deteriorating, clogged filter???? I've never seen a mower engine...

My first thought is trash in the fuel tank. Might flush it out like new. Blow out with compressed air confirming she is spotless. As Bertsmobile1 said, there is clean and there is CLEAN. New fuel lines might be called for. They deteriorate internally and can block flow. Probably a new fuel...