Briggs and Stratton...17.5HP.. Model: 31C707..Type: 0230E2..Code: 040617ZD
Hello, This is my first post and I'm sure glad I found this forum. Hopefully I can get a little help. I was mowing along and all of a sudden the mower started bogging down and died. It wouldn't restart, first thing I thought was it got hot and shut down. It seems to be getting gas and spark. I read that the valves get out of adjustment so I checked those and sure enough they were loose. I adjusted them to .004 and tried starting it. It started up for about 10 seconds then shut down again. The next time I tried starting it would just spin real fast and not fire at all. I went back in and was going to check the valves again. When I turn the motor with my hands the rocker arms don't move at all. Is it possible one of the valves is bent? I'm pretty much a novice when it comes to mowers and almost everything I learn I get from the internet so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim
Hello, This is my first post and I'm sure glad I found this forum. Hopefully I can get a little help. I was mowing along and all of a sudden the mower started bogging down and died. It wouldn't restart, first thing I thought was it got hot and shut down. It seems to be getting gas and spark. I read that the valves get out of adjustment so I checked those and sure enough they were loose. I adjusted them to .004 and tried starting it. It started up for about 10 seconds then shut down again. The next time I tried starting it would just spin real fast and not fire at all. I went back in and was going to check the valves again. When I turn the motor with my hands the rocker arms don't move at all. Is it possible one of the valves is bent? I'm pretty much a novice when it comes to mowers and almost everything I learn I get from the internet so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim
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