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    Ariens 42" riding mower headlight wiring- bad design

    OK, but this is a tractor, it's sold as a tractor and it can do a lot more than mow a lawn. In places where heavy snow isn't an issue, pulling a small trailer at dusk (or later) would be great, if the lights worked. Obviously, it would be easy enough to slap some self-powered lights on it, but...
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    Adding fuel shutoff valve

    Mine has a Briggs 17.5 HP engine. I was asking about the label under/behind the seat. Engine S/N is in the attachment. I think 13 years of Ethanol is about long enough and since it will take about three minutes to change it....
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    Ariens 42" riding mower headlight wiring- bad design

    This makes me want to ask "What was the point?". You service this kind of machinery as a job? I'm still getting info (manuals, etc)- is there a source of service manuals for these with specs? Also, when I removed the fuel filler cap, I saw parts in the tank but I don't know what they're used...
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    StaBil and ethanol?

    Red StaBil isn't made for fuel that contains Ethanol but they do make stabilizers that are appropriate. I have been a marine mechanic for more than 25 years and boat engine manufacturers like Mercruiser, etc had training material that showed/explained the problems with Ethanol in gas, but...
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    Adding fuel shutoff valve

    Right- I wouldn't leave it pinched for long without knowing the type of fuel line and I would doubt it's actually made for fuel that contains Ethanol. The line seems OK, but the mower is from 2011, if I'm reading the serial number correctly (first six characters are the date, right?) I had to...
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    Ariens 42" riding mower headlight wiring- bad design

    New guy here, first time with a mower that has a drink holder. I got a 42" riding mower a couple of days ago that needs things (head gasket, who knows what else after that?) and so far, I haven't seen the headlight operating, so I looked at a schematic and it shows that it "has a special...
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    Adding fuel shutoff valve

    A hose pinch tool works great if there's no shut off- they don't damage the line unless the line is already brittle.
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