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Ok, I replaced the air filter a few weeks ago but never started the LX until today. When I started it up it chugged 4 or 5 times and made a puff of black smoke at each chug and when I engaged the PTO it blew a puff of black smoke but ran good otherwise. I shut it down after 5 or 6 minutes to gas...

I just checked the air filter and is very dirty, the pre filter was covered with caked on debris.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will check things out.

I will do that, thanks.

I have a LX277 with about 300 Hrs, lately when I start it after it is warm or when I engage the PTO it blows a puff of black smoke. I changed the plugs and they were very sooty. Any ideas?

If it runs on starting fluid I would think it is a fuel issue, is it getting gas to the carb. I have to pull gas through the line with a syringe at the first start of the season. I also have a LX277.

Hey Will1988 those all seem plausible, thanks. I will see when this happens the next time I use the tractor and keep these in mind.

Today while mowing the PTO on my 2003 LX277 disengaged by itself, this happened 2 or 3 times and I was able to engage it after it happened. I mowed another hour and this did not happen again, any thoughts?

I have a LX277 and I have never lubed the steering, should I have and if so how do you do it.

I have a 2004 Lawn Boy Silver Series 6.5HP Tecumseh and the carb was removed when I got it. I put everything back together but the only way to get it to start is to hold the throttle on the carb wide open. The spring for the governor does not have any tension when the engine is not running or...

My LX277 is leaking hydraulic fluid when thw tractor is running. I see the fluid dripping down the tank but I have not taken the body off to see where the fluid is actually coming from. Anybody have this happen to thier tractor? Any thoughts or ideas? I bought the tractor new and it has about...

the hose from hydraulic fluid resevoir started to leak and I lost about a quart of fluid before I noticed but after I refilled the tank and used the tractor I can't get it to free wheel. Is this a coincidence or something else? All the linkage seems to be ok.

As I was finishing mowing today the trans started making a humming noise (like it was low on fluid) and the tractor seemed slower, when i checked it out there was fluid slowly dripping near the tank but it wasn't at the low mark yet. I did notice a constant sound as if wasn't vented (glug...

Does anyone know how to turn the carb adjustment srews on a Craftsman chainsaw? I can see the screws but there is no slot for a screwdiver and they are recessed in the molded plastic piece for the air intake. I just rebuilt the carb and the saw starts on the first pull and revs good but it...

My Dad has a Garden Way Speedy Hoe, model no. 352 that I an trying to get running. It has a 2 stroke Tecumpseh engine ( I don't know the HP ). He removed the spark plug and I can't find it so my question is does anyone know what it should have. Thanks.