Almost New Lawn Tractor Runs Then Dies - Step By Step Repair
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- Lawn Tractor Runs Then Dies - Step By Step Repair
Recently an almost new riding mower came in the shop. Customer says it runs for about five minutes then dies. This is an issue that I see quite a bit in my small engine repair shop and it's a problem that is not too complicated to fix.
Watch this video as I guide you through this step by step repair!
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What about when I bump something in the yard like a tree stump? It dies or going down a small hill it likes to die?
Very informative and explained well!
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Man. I just logged in to say THANK YOU. The secret small screen!! I replaced the carb on my mower because nobody could figure out what was wrong. It worked for a while, and started to surge again. Same issue, nobody knew what was wrong. Today after watching this, I checked the screen and it was packed with debris. Cleaned it out, and now it runs perfectly. Saved me so much stress/trouble. Thank you buddy.
You're my favorite small engine repair guy. No nonsense advice, to the point, great information.
You're the best...... thanks.
thanks Joe!
This is hands down the best video on MTD carb repair. Taking that fuel screen out has fixed a problem that I nor 3 seperate mechanics could fix. Thank you so much!
By the amount subs, you've saved us hundreds of thousands Don!! One of the best channels on TH-cam! Keep up the amazing work Dony, thanks for everything you do for us!
thanks!
Thank you Don for being such a good ... Canadian ! Many small engine repair shops stiff you with costly bills. Honesty is always best.
Right on
This is hands down, one of the most helpful videos ever. Very thorough and easy to follow.
have a great weekend!
@@donyboy73 I'm thinking about doing this type of work on the side. What advice would you give to someone who has little knowledge of this type of work but is willing to learn.
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What a ringing endorsement. Says a lot about both of you! Hats Off!
Thank you so much for all the videos you’ve made, they’ve helped so many of us, so many people you probably don’t realize and have no way to quantify.
Thanks Edward
My dad has the exact same tractor with the exact same problem disconnected the fuel line after the filter removed the carburetter drain screw and blew air in the hole it removes the crap in the fuel screen put the same filter as you put been working perfect ever since
Once again great video Don. The first issue I saw was it’s a “yardworks”. I think I’m safe to say this brand keeps me in a job
I have an MTD Ride on mower in Australia and my mower was doing the search thing when warm and stalling. So I had pulled the drain plug blot on the bottom of the bowl and the fuel was clean and I was all most at the stage of taking it to get looked at by MTD Service Center and found your video showing that there is a little screen on the back side of the fuel inlet at was not on any diagrams.
thank you so much I cleaned this out and my mower is running like a dream again.
Wow now that's a great tip. I did not know about that little screen.Thanks for showing us how to fix it.Good day sir!
Excellent diagnosis!!!!!!!!
G'day, Don! Great job! Enjoyed the video! By the way... You are absolutely right by replacing the 'original fuel filter', with a New Oregon Fuel Filter (part: 07-103). Thank you very much!
Cheers! 😊🛠✌🏻❤️
Thanks don, you have always helped me from the first video till now, look forward to your next one.👍👍👍
That was a very informing video thank you very much. I did not know about that screen
Excellent video Donny, nice job !!
Very helpful for fixing my lawn tractor thanks heaps
As always a great job. I do this as a hobby and enjoy your videos. They are very helpful. Thanks Donyboy!
Don, you gave me confidence that I can do it.Lets see hoe I can do it on my Briggs & Stratton riding lawn mower 18 hp..thank you for teaching how to fix issues with tractor...Bless you with health and wealth..!
again a perfect fix from the master !!!
Great video, definitely something to remember when looking for a fuel related problem.
Great video . Super, super helpful .You do a great job
Step-by-step with explanations as to what and why. You can't ask for better than that. That little screen on 2 cycles like you mentioned is a PITA if you don't know it exists, and I didn't know there was one on my Crafts riding mower/kohler engine. I am going to go look for it . Thank You!!
It is interesting the engine would run for 5 minutes then shut down. I thought it was the magneto coil failing when hot.
I learned something. Thanks for helping us.
I was fixing a generator for a friend and I couldn't wrap my head around why it wouldn't stay on after cleaning the carburetor, fuel tank, oil, etc. completely. I had NO idea that this little screen existed. I ended up replacing the carburetor and it worked right away. Now that I know about this screen from your video, I BET it was that screen causing it not to stay on. Anyways, he's happy I got it working after 7 months of sitting lol. Subscribed! 🤘🏼
I have the exact same lawn tractor and have the same issue. You just saved me a lot of trouble. Thank you very much for your video.
Really excellent vid, Don.
I have a 382cc Powermore on my TB30R. It has never given me a problem, but it if it ever has this surging problem, I now know exactly what the culprit will be.
Thank you! 👍
I use that same filter in my lawn tractors that don't have fuel pumps and no issues with fuel flow
Brilliant Video thank you, I had the same problem with a brand new Honda izy mower when the engine warmed up it started to surge then eventually stop running .
I took it back to the main agent 4 times before they worked out what the problem was ,it was the throttle cable not switching the choke off they eventually fixed the problem they told me that the New Honda's are now made in China not Japan .
yes a lot of new honda mower engines are made in china
Love the channel! Love your systematic teaching approach. Thx for sharing.
Great tip Dony , i dont use those little red filters on anything. The filter you used work great. I almost forgot about that little screen in the carb! 🇨🇦🇺🇸Roger 👍
Thank you for the video my mower was doing the same thing hope this fixes it thank you again
Dude! Thank you! I was beyond frustrated trying to figure out what why my cub cadet xt1 42 was dying. I figured it was the carb because everything else looked good but who would have thought there was a screen in there?
Awesome step-by-step diagnosis and repair Don! The small, filter screen in the carb strikes again! That would drive me nuts if that was to happen to me, if I had to work on my own equipment, and not know about it. Thanks so much for sharing. Again, awesome!!!
you're welcome Carl
Thanks, great tip. I'm amazed they'd put a fuel filter in the line, but it apparently doesn't work(?). Weird.
I'd have been interested in seeing inside the filter, not blow it out first, then crack it open and show the filter material, dirt(?), whatever.
Great info! Thanks! every small engine job presents a new puzzle to solve, nice to know alternative solutions to common problems like the surging issue.
Awesome..going to check my one for that filter..thanks great vid..
Great video and take down. Thank you.
Thank you! you have the beat est to explain I am french Canadian and you are my best teacher forever...i des ok before but with tour tracking i Will ne better...
Je suis un Canadien francophone aussi!
I just fixed my cub cadet, it would run about 5 min and sputter and quit, the fix was this little screen. Thank you donyboy73
That screen is in there for a reason...to keep ya cylinder head from getting abrasive debris in engine and causing cylinder wall scoring and loosing compression...replace ya filter once a year or less and it'll save ya wrench time on ya mower
Good video and troubleshooting. Not sure why a hot engine is different than cold.
Great video. Very helpful.
I had the same problem I did the same thing you did in this video. However I did one thing different, From the gas tank I used a longer gas line. This way the filter hangs down lower than the carb. The gas has to travel up the top of the filter and upwards toward the carb. I ran it this way for over 2yrs now with No problem. And it makes the filter easier to get to. Dumb luck, I blew that screen out, lost it, good to know I did not need it any ways. Awesome video !! thanks
I am a 0 y/o lady and times like this makes me miss my dad. I have a Toro zero turn Time cutter that runs 10 minutes and dies, I am sure it is the gas as it happened last year and the guy charged me $80 bucks just to transport to shop. I changed out the gas filter and no way I can take that carburetor off and put it back correctly. Maybe take the gas bowl off bottom and blow out jet????
0 year old
Another great lesson.
Wow can't believe this i have been struggling with this same problem thanks for the info
Awsome frustration preventer!! Thanks dony!!
Thanks Don, at first you would think it was the coil because the trouble started after warm up, but I guess the automatic choke kept supplying extra gas until it completely warmed up and then it slowly started starving for gas.
Interesting how this can happen.
I imagine that it it was a manual choke the trouble would start as soon as you shut the choke off.
What do you think?
exactly!
you would never know its there great catch Don
Dony you are the man.
Good mechanic
He double checks everything
Great detailed video. Such a stupid design putting a screen on a carb! Liked and subscribed👍
Lovely stuff Donny mate cheers from Australia to Canada i hope you're drinking plenty of fluids and keeping cool too.
thanks Patrick, have a good weekend!
@@donyboy73 my pleasure mate and i shall enjoy my Winter Weekend here in Australia and not much of July here left as we move in August on Sunday for sure.
Well, great advice. I had a hedge trimmer do same thing, when tank filter disassembled, same size restrictive piece except this was card paper style
GT'S RUNNING REPAIRS, OZ
Thanks for that video Don! I had a no-name generator a few years ago that had a similar problem. Makes me wonder if the problem was the same filter screen in the inlet? I always check for them now thanks to your knowledge. Cheers!
I always remove the internal fuel filter from automotive carbs and install a quality inline fuel filter instead. That inline filter will handle more dirt and is much easier to change than those little internal filters.
Same thing here. An inline filter will take a lot longer to block up than that little screen.
Nice I kind of figured it was a carb / fuel delivery issue. I was expecting maybe an emulsion tube was clogging.
Thank you!!
Good video and kob well done.
Thanks 👍
Tanks from sweden
thanks for another great video. I repair lawn equipment as a after retirement job. Learned so much from you and am very grateful for your efforts. I have a client with an older 2003 snow blower with a Tecumseh HMSK 105 engine. She is a 70year old widow and deals with a 450 driveway. Her machine runs for 30 to 40 minutes and then dies. It's usually at least 300 ft from the house. I suspected the gas cap and the ignition module. Let it run this fall for 30 min with a spark tester on and it performed as she predicted. I loosened the gas cap and checked the spark which was good. It would not start but started and ran great after 15 min or so. Your thoughts?
give carburetor a thorough clean
Wish I had found this vid last june. I ordered a new carb because my rider that was not even a year old was doing just that. I cleaned it 3 different times and it would run for a while but started sugeing every time after runing about 15 min or so. As I said I ordered the part in early june and it took till the middle of August before the part arrived. They clamed it was on backorder. I went out and checked the old carb after seeing this vid and sure enough that darn screen was plugged. At least I now have a replacement carb if something else happens with it.
By the way it is a yard machine with the predator morthe and the same carb that is in your vid.
That machine is so new I haven't even seen them around here. That engine is surging like a bull on steroids! Sure sounds like a fuel problem like it was burning on fumes for sure. I tell you what, I don't like that the battery is already dieing, there should be at least 30-minutes of reserve in modern 12-volt tractor batteries. Yeah, MTD thinks they are improving things by adding that screen in there but its better to have an inline fuel filter, I like the big transparent ones, they work good. Excellent repair Don! :)
thanks buddy!
Always good information, thanks
great video
go job Danny
The OLD MAN at Eliminator Performance: saw your original hidden screen video, so this was a great update video on exactly what happens when that screen gets plugged up. We have seen a lot of carb bowls with fine grass clippings plugging up the main jet so if there is room we always add a fuel filter and if possible one of the paper elements since the red and white screen filters are 75 and 150 microns respectfully and the paper filter you installed is 7 to 11 micons i believe which should prevent further issues.
Will 11 microns give enough flow on a gravity feed?
We have used the paper element fuel filters on many pieces of gravity feed equipment without issue. Just make sure your fuel tank is clear of any debris that may restrict the amount of fuel that gets to the filter. We would also suggest back purging the fuel line with air to clear the filter in the fuel tank or changing out the fuel tank filter or cleaning it if this is possible.
Our 25-ish year old craftsman lawn tractor has that style of filter and it doesn’t have a fuel pump, we haven’t had any issues with it, but I have seen some lower cost machines have issues with them
Once I had tough time to find the reason for same issue. The issue was., on a Briggs and Stratton engine, the solenoid was the culprit. There was a rubber button was at the end and it was loose. While check the solenoid, the tightness of that rubber on the moving link won't be noticed unless we pull it by finger. Since it is very fragile just check it by touch and clean it by spray by carb cleaner make it functional. It took my lot of time to find out.
Great job as usual.
Mtd really fascinates me, they take the little metal screens that have always clogged up in small 2 cycles and stick it in something that takes In even more trash and debris. What a great idea 😳
I knew when MTD started making they own engines it was over for them.
LOL, bet they DON'T make them, CHI NA
@@REVNUMANEWBERN remember it’s assembled in the USA with (global materials) 😃😳
Nice! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and knowledge. My JD twin-cylinder lawn tractor already has that type of filter so I think I'm good there and I assume the carb has no screen. (has run great for 8 seasons) However, my Troy-built pressure washer has consistent issues where the jet in bowl bolt gets plugged up. It's a yearly chore to remove the bolt and clean it out. Could the paper filter be used to help prevent this? (I haven't paid attention to what type of fuel filter is used - I've never changed it anyway and it's about 5 years old. Maybe it's time? lol)
an extra filter would help
Wonderful video. Where would someone go to get training for small engine repair?
You rock donyboy🙏👍🙏👍🙏
Awesome video Dony! Appreciate it. Very well laid out step by step! I would have been totally fooled without your knowledge!! PS, why did it not run poorly from the startup cold in your opinion?
because the carburetor bowl had gas in it but it couldn't supply enough fuel to it when engine was running
@@donyboy73 ah yes Master!!
Good video with some great advice and tips!!
Appreciate it!
Good to know . I have never worked on a power more tractor engine.
Thanks donyboy73 for the very informative issues with the problem. Friend of mine has same problem and I have to let him know what to do. You're the man 👨 🙌 much appreciated 👏 been scratching my head long time to what's happening. ❤🦅🦅🦅😃
get them filters at Princess Auto , lot cheaper , great vid ..thanks
Hi don.. My john deere d105 doesnt have enough power while riding it is difficult to ride upwards and i can have the gas pressed as far as it will go and gets stuck but still on..
Xcellent video
Is that the original deck? I've never seen a blue green one that's pretty cool
yes it is, they are coming out with some funky color schemes!
It's seems so worth it to spend a bit more on quality. So much more serviceable. Just even getting that carb off the machine was ugly. The Kawasaki engine on mine is so easy to work on. Also has proper pump and filter. Never had a carb issue in over 7 years.
yes it's a bit over complicated for nothing
Donnyboy does all carbs have that screen even on briggs and kohler
i haven't seen that screen on Kohler and Briggs yet
Could've used the vice to press the elbow in or is there a reason you do it by hand from prior experience?
Same engine, same, same prblem!!! Different unit! Columbia 30in Rear CR30H! Thank you!
I bet with the symptoms it was having and you seen it was a Powermore engine you knew exactly where the problem or part of the problem was. Do you ever get any outboards in your shop being where your located? Good video. Thanks Dony
i used to take in outboards but now i'm too busy to take them in
I have a ride-on lawn mower that runs great for about an hour or so. Then it will starts to sputter and stall. I have to let is sit for a short period and then start it up again and it runs fine. I maintain it and know the gas is good, carburetor is clean, spark plug is good, air cleaner is clean. Just don't know why it runs great for a length of time before sputtering. Any suggestions as what to check?
I use the bigger gas filters
Wish I had the know how xcellent video
Had a mower with the same issue today
Hi, good video. BTW, do you know if the torque specs are available somewhere? I have had problems with over tightened bolts and ruined threads too many times and therefore I'd be interested in to find correct specs. It's hard to explain to some inexperienced customer the hand feeling but would be easy to say the exact torq setting.
What is a power more engine? How will I recognize one?
But my MTD only cuts out after a few minutes of mowing. It keeps running when not mowing ?
Husqvarna back pack leaf blower want start back after its run for a while it's not been used more than 3 or 4 hours what might the problem be.
Mine Troy Bilt started doing exactly the same thing surging and quits after 10-15 seconds. Replaced the carb with an OEM carb, new oil/filter new spark plug new gas, new fuel lines and filter. And it still does he same thing. Ugh!
why surge only when its warmed up. you would think a clogged filter would affect it regardless of temp.
Hey don my tractor keeps backfiring very fast and the engine is a tecumuseh engine how do I fix it?
Does cdn tire pay for the repair if it's under warranty?
the manufacturer does but i doubt this repair would be covered