Asking for a neighbor. He has a John Deere 240 that he wants to give to his son. Son just bought a small farm in Maine and needs a little help obtaining equipment.
Anyway, this little tractor has not run in a few years, he just doesn't need it anymore, hence the gift to his son. He was checking it out, putting in a new battery, etc. and it won't start. It runs fine on starting fluid, but will not stay lit. The jet to cut off the fuel is misshaped because he did not drain the gas.
The thing says 'FC420V-DS00' on the carb. It is certainly a Kawasaki engine. He was just going to install a new carb for his son. BUT:
As usual, John is quite proud of his parts, and wants $250 for the carb. A lot of Kawasaki folks say no problem, but they have an FC420V-DS01, but no one claims the DS00. The question to the guru's is: Is that the same Carb?
In case you need, the carb is a Mikuni. The number from the JD is M000240A595250
John says the rebuild kit has been discontinued, and by the time they added the parts, it was about 10% less than the carb! Go figure.
THANKS Rivets!! That's what I was looking for. My google searches kept coming up with repair shops who could not cross the DS00 carb, which left you at the mercy of John.
