Snapper Model 7800928 with a Briggs and Stratton engine Model No. t5vVTHXN - - - My grandson was mowing the grass for me while I was not home. My daughter was in the front yard and heard a loud "BANG" like a gunshot in the back yard. She ran around to the backyard to see that my grandson was okay. My grandson said the engine started running rough and then the bang happened and the engine stopped. They smelled gas, so they put away the push mower and started using the riding mower. When I checked it out a couple of months later, I determined that it had a good spark, that the crankshaft is not bent, that the air filter is clean and that the shear pin is good. I had to use some starting fluid to crank it and it ran rough for about five minutes until I cut it off. I decided to replace the carburetor and purchased an Chinese knock-of from AMAZON and when I installed it the engine hydrolocked. I returned it to AMAZON and purchased a Briggs & Stratton 591137 Carburetor (Replaces 590948) from AMAZON last Nov. I installed it and the mower still ran rough for a few minutes until I cut it off.. Now spring is here and I decided to check out the mower. I pulled the rope a few times and nothing happened so I checked the gas and found that the tank was empty. I put about a quarter of a tank of gas in the mower and pulled the rope and the engine was already hydrolocked.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!!
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!!