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Craftsman lawn tractor starting problem

15 years ago

I have a model 917.275684 thats got me pulling out my remaining hair. Where I am at right now is an engine that seems to turn over good, have replaced fuel filter, spark plugs etc..I can crank engine till battery dies and get no fire at all but a squirt of starter fluid and it fires right off....figure a fuel supply issue, but why after it starts doesnt it eventually quit after the starter fluid is exhausted?

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tomplum
15 years ago
Things could go deeper here, but do you know that the choke is closing? Next we take a journey into the mysterious carburetor...
DougD79
Original Author
15 years ago
Think you may have nailed it...Hadnt even thought of what the choke was doing. Sure enough the linkage connected to the choke shaft is just spinning on the shaft. Thanks
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