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I have a Craftsman LT1000 model 917270712 with Briggs and Stratton model 311707 17HP Intek and nikki carb. I changed the round plastic part that the float attaches to, including the needle and the base gasket. The repair video said don't lose the part that goes inside the center bore of the...

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Gas emptied into oil. Changed float valve. Float itself looked good. What's next?

Craftsman LT2000 with single cylinder Briggs Intek 331877 engine. While mowing at full throttle it started smoking heavy white smoke and running very rough and surging, almost stalling. Throttled back to idle and it would run without smoking. Any ideas?

20 hp Briggs, Craftsman LT2000 has a small barbed fitting on air intake under the air filter. Where does other end of hose hook up?

I changed the cam on a 20hp Briggs Intek model 331877-0869-G5. Started it and now it's smoking blue out the exhaust. Ran about 3 or 4 minutes then shut it down. Set the valve clearance to 4 and 6, 1/4 inch after tdc on compression stroke. Oil is at full mark, running 30wt. Pre-lubed pushrods...

My camshaft compression release gave out. Too much compression. Learned on youtube how to start it by holding hand over intake, which does work to get it started. Is there a workaround other than this to avoid camshaft replacement? I have read that new camshafts fail not long after replacement...

Craftsman mower w/ Briggs engine started dying yesterday. Noticed if I hold in the red primer bulb it will run. Do these go bad or is it just clogged somewhere?

On a Craftsman LT1000 riding mower the idler pulley for the blade belt shakes while blades are turning. The belt also flops around. Trying to figure out if the belt is bad or something is loose. I've looked and can't find anything wrong with pulley. Tried tightening belt adjustment but the...

Craftsman LT1000 with Briggs Intek 17 won't start, backfires. Engine model info: MODEL 311707, TYPE 0132-E1 CODE 990615Z0. I found the exhaust valve way out of adjustment, set both valves to .004, no luck. Changed coil because a mouse chewed the wire up, set gap to .010 and cleaned magneto, no...