Recent content by smo1898

You're sitting in it and pressing the brake when you try and start it right?

can you move the engaging pulley easily back and forth by hand? The parts involved are supposed to be flat sliding over top of each other. They have a tendancy to develop a lip on the edge making it hard to slide over each other. I take a grinder or a sander to them and it fixes it right up

Governor is set correctly. Governor (oil sling) was changed despite not being broken..then changed again just in case the new one was broken carberatur was cleaned thoroughly carberatur was replaced new carberatur was replaced just in case that one was defective high speed adjustment screw does...

Briggs 15.5hp Throttle linkage is all hooked up properly. When the mower is off it moves as it should, opening and closing the throttle plate. Once the mower starts the throttle gets locked at wide open. Adjusting the throttle does nothing except move cables and links

Craftsman 917.272352 Recently had carburetor removed and cleaned. Also had valves re-gapped ***But the person used a pop can as a feeler!*** It doesn't matter what gear the mower is in it sounds incredibly loud and like its spinning too fast. When the blades are engaged the mower sounds...