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I had an old Yard Machines mower I recently sold with a 13.5 hp Briggs engine doing the same thing. Tried OEM carburetor three different...

They all have a certain amount of rubber compound to hold the strengthening material such as Aramid or Kevlar. The 8-ten belts are very...

Always replace both coils, keep the one good one, and replace the next one that goes bad years from now.

Does the engine die suddenly like you turned the key off (electrical), or kind of chug a bit and come to a halt (fuel)?

For both coils to fail at the same time is highly unlikely. Usually, a reduction in power is quickly noticed, but not a total shutdown...

Which basically tells you zero about the "condition" of your spark. Those Christmas light types are junk. We have better tools now.

This tip, is in, every, air cooled engine manual, regardless of brand, known to man. It's a yearly or more often like bagging grass...

It runs under the front of the tractor and helps hold the tires on.

Update: I put in a new PTO switch. Didn't help. I put in a new key switch. Still dies. Today it would not start after 'cooling...

Clean all the rust from the coil and engine mounting points and then see if you need none.

This spring I replaced the deck belt on my Cub, it lasted about 10 hours tops. I suspect that Cub Cadet branded belt was a cheap clone...

This is Taryl's video where he talks about coil testers. I've seen this on about five or six coils. This is why I preach about the wide...

Thanks, Rivets. I read through that manual and it matches what I did to adjust the governor that worked.

Thanks for the advice. I have been using Jack's for most parts purchases but there shipping to my area seems to take an inordinately...

Replace both, but get them from Parts Direct or Jack's Small engine. Avoid Amazon. Ebay is also good but look for genuine parts. Just...