Well......you have found the blade engage lever and switch.Should have one on the clutch pedal/brake pedal also.May have one under the seat,but usually they kill the mower with the blades engaged.I usually just jump across those switches with a short piece of wire.Pull the wires off the switch and put one end of the wire in one side of wiring harness and the end of the wire in the other side.You can pull wiring harness off the key switch and clean that up really good.And you can check all electrical connections.I am assuming the battery is good and charged and the cables are clean and tight????Keep us informed!!!jc
ride mower not running well
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Here is an update on the progress. I went through pretty much all of the electrical stuff and made sure the contacts are clean. It cranks over now! but won't start. When cranking and spraying carb cleaner into the carb it fires and run as I keep spraying. Also will start when I pour gas into the carb and crank it. It fires, runs and quits when the fuel is gone. So I know I have spark.
This leads me to believe I have a fuel supply issue.
ILENGINE said:
I am going to look into replacing this float bowl assembly. When I took off the float bowl is a small blue plastic tube that goes up into the carb from the float assembly. The o-ring on the bottom of the plastic tube was shot. It also looks like there is a small electronic unit on the front of it, don't know what it is. After I was done cranking it and spraying carb cleaner and pouring gas into the carb it was warm almost hot.
Almost got it running again :smile:
Thanks
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I have a green Craftsman riding mower 17.5hp Brigs/Stratton. It starts fine but after riding/cutting for a few minutes, it sputters and dies. When I let it sit for 5 minutes it starts again but does the same thing. I tried new gas, put sea foam in the gas, replaced the spark plug, installed a new fuel filter but still has same problem.