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[purtell11]

Just joined and am trying to get my
granddaughter's Sears Craftsman LT200o riding mower going. I can start it by giving it a shot of start fluid, but it may last for 10 seconds or 10 minutes then dies. It did this prior to replacing the carb. I had access to new carb so I put it on. Checked the power to the electric cutoff on the float bowl and it works fine.
changed fuel , checked fuel lines and looked at fuel filter. The filter looked ok, but I don't know if it is for a non fuel pump system or not.
fuel will run out slowly when I disconnect it, but if I lower it, it runs faster. I know this gravity feed so I don't know if the flow is enough.
Any thoughts

 

[Mikel1]

:welcome: to the Forum!
Is fuel tank clean? If you spray some starting fluid into carb when it starts dying, does it pick back up?

 

[DaveTN]

Welcome to LMF! Sounds like a fuel starvation problem.

 

[purtell11]

:welcome: to the Forum!
Is fuel tank clean? If you spray some starting fluid into carb when it starts dying, does it pick back up?

I removed the fuel tank and cleaned it thoroughly. It will pick up when I spray starter fluid.

 

[Mikel1]

Does it crank right back up when it dies? Was fuel filter replaced before this started happening?

 

[purtell11]

Does it crank right back up when it dies? Was fuel filter replaced before this started happening?

t will crank after a few minutes, I pulled the fuel line off at the carb and it is dripping from the line. I inherited the mower so I am not sure if the gas filter is for a gravity or fuel pump system.

 

[Mikel1]

There should be a lot more than a drip when fuel line is disconnected from carb, more of a stream. If tank is clean, fuel line clear then I would replace fuel filter. My father also has the lt2000.

 

[purtell11]

There should be a lot more than a drip when fuel line is disconnected from carb, more of a stream. If tank is clean, fuel line clear then I would replace fuel filter. My father also has the lt2000.

Just got a new filter. Will try it out this afternoon and see what happens.

 

[Catherine]

:welcome:

Welcome to the forum!

I'm going to move your thread over to the Craftsman forum in case you need any additional help figuring out what that mower issue might be.

 

[purtell11]

hopefully I can find it.