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Kohler Courage XT-7 - Stalls when warm

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Texicus

Hello! A hurtin' Albertan with yet another Kohler Courage question...this is the second season that I've had my mower (Craftsman push). Everything was good, until I started mowing today. It started fine, but I noticed after a few minutes that it was starting to run rough (the good ol' RAWWRraawrRAWWRrawwr, if that makes any sense...the sound of running out of gas). I checked the tank, almost full. Gas is about 3-4 weeks old.

I pulled the air filter off so I could see if the auto-choke was running properly...as the engine warmed up, the butterfly opened like it should, and the engine started to sputter. I haven't torn the carb apart yet. Is it worth it to drain the gas tank and put new fuel in? I noticed that when it started to run rough, if I pushed the choke butterfly back to almost closed, the engine came back to life and was running smooth. Really at a loss of where to start with this...anybody see this before? Appreciate any help!


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Rivets

Next time it happens loosen the fuel cap to see if the vent is plugged and there is a vacuum being created in the tank not allowing fuel to flow out.


#3

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Texicus

I did start it up with the fuel cap off, but got the same result. Thanks tho!


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Ifixdit

Texicus said:
Hello! A hurtin' Albertan with yet another Kohler Courage question...this is the second season that I've had my mower (Craftsman push). Everything was good, until I started mowing today. It started fine, but I noticed after a few minutes that it was starting to run rough (the good ol' RAWWRraawrRAWWRrawwr, if that makes any sense...the sound of running out of gas). I checked the tank, almost full. Gas is about 3-4 weeks old.

I pulled the air filter off so I could see if the auto-choke was running properly...as the engine warmed up, the butterfly opened like it should, and the engine started to sputter. I haven't torn the carb apart yet. Is it worth it to drain the gas tank and put new fuel in? I noticed that when it started to run rough, if I pushed the choke butterfly back to almost closed, the engine came back to life and was running smooth. Really at a loss of where to start with this...anybody see this before? Appreciate any help!
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If you need to close the choke for it to run then it's not getting enough fuel on it's own. Clean the carb and that should solve the problem. Good luck.


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Texicus

That's exactly what I was wondering. Thanks! I'll update when I get a chance!


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Texicus

The dreaded carb gunk strikes again! I disassembled my carb, and cleaned it all out - noticed quite a bit of build up around the float needle seat. Threw it all back together, and it's mowing like a damn again! Thanks guys!


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Ifixdit

Texicus said:
The dreaded carb gunk strikes again! I disassembled my carb, and cleaned it all out - noticed quite a bit of build up around the float needle seat. Threw it all back together, and it's mowing like a damn again! Thanks guys!
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Glad ya got her running good again! Well done :thumbsup:


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