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I bought an old Murray 5HP Shredder from Craigslist. Guy had it running, like a fool I bought it. Got it home and I could not keep it running, only to find out gas tank is filled with rust that kept clogging the carb. No parts available online and the gas tank is integral to the carb/engine. When it runs, it runs strong. Anybody have any ideas?
geno368
I am fixing up a John Deere D140 that has not been used for a year. I have replaced the following: carb, battery, deck belts, pulleys, fuel and air filters and spark plugs.
I have done a compression check, coil check and oil check. The engine runs great ...
geno368
geno368
but when I pull up on the mower switch it starts turning the blades and then shuts off the motor. I can try the switch for a few seconds and when I turn it off the motor picks back up if I don't let it die.
Need help figuring how to turn on this 48" deck....Thank you
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Elkins45 you're right. Long ago they started farm tractors then switched over to kerosene after they warmed up and run all day, week after week and month after month. But, todays world wont allow that...kerosene is awful high.
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Elkins45
A decade ago I saw a yellow plastic gallon jug of emergency fuel in Walmart that you were supposed to be able to store safely in your vehicle. The instructions said to pour it in before the engine cooled off and use it to drive to the nearest gas station. I saw it again a few months later in the clearance aisle and then never again.

i wonder if that was kerosene or something very similar?
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One thing that happened to me on my Toro Z453 mower was when I purchased a new battery they gave me one that had the positive and negative termianls on the opposite side of my original battery but it fit into the holder. Well, it displayed the symptoms you discussed. I finally doing testing discovered that my connections were reversed. I turned the battery around and all was good.
CV63sami0812
Purchased Carburetor rebuild kit.
CV63sami0812
CV63sami0812
Purchased Carburetor rebuild kit and installed carburetor the rebuild kit to include gaskets, spring, needle valve and associated parts. All the fuel lines and the primer bulb replaced
Trimmer still stalls after about 10 seconds. I replaced the sparkplug with a D8J, the original was a RD8J. The throttle trigger and cable are working smoothly. I've cleaned Carburetor, exhaust and spark arrestor.
WDF1988
JD lawn and garden tech since 1998. I don't know it all, but I've seen a thing or two. Here to learn and share information to the benefit of all.
chobbs1957
I am a retired cop consultant from Georgia, with a couple of retirement jobs, including repairing and restoring project mowers.

We have a lot of people who have more yard than they have resources to buy enough mower to maintain or to hire it done. My goal is to get them something that will last three or more seasons with routine maintenance and limited repairs.
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rickeckert07
I’m former le my self do you have any experience in repairing a Briggs yta 24x48? I need some help re installing my four carb linkages. You can email me at
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Craftsman Garage
How is your T3000 working now? Were you going to pull the transmission and clean everything up to fix your reverse issue?
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dkamp
It goes forward great, the pedal is hard to push down but it does reverse when pressed down. it just seems to be hard to push the pedal down.
Craftsman Garage
Craftsman Garage
I think there might be something dirty or binding in your linkage.
CV63sami0812
I have a McCulloch D152 Weed trimmer. Sat for a few year, cleaned carburetor. Replaced sparkplug, fuel lines and primer bulb which were all dry rotted or brittle.
The trimmer will start, run for a few seconds then stalls. Any tips???

Thanks

CV63sami0812​

Craftsman Garage
Craftsman Garage
Please start a thread!
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Fabrikater
Fuel starvation. Clean everything. When you're sure it's all correct from tank to carb, check bowl is filling. If all good and the fault still exists first thought is tank breather and next is stator gap/dirt. Good luck, it can be infuriating!
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Johner
Did the kit provide a small screen ? make sure that screen is clean, and replace the fuel filter.
That screen catches every thing, If using compressed air you also need a tooth brush, and make sure not to blow the screen across the shop, it will never be found.

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