some zilch
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i told someoone i would look at their john deere la115 lawn tractor. it is a home depot/lowes JD, not a "real" one. it was submerged in the hurricane irene floods, and was under 7 ft of water. it has a 17.5hp briggs and stratton engine, and is about 2 yeaars old.
anyways, i have it running. changed the oil 3 times, cleaned the flywheel, new coil, cleaned/rebuilt carb w/B&S parts, cleaned fuel tank, new hoses, new air filter, etc. it runs well-kind of.
if i move the throttle slowly from lowest speed to highest speed, it will rev up fine. if i move it quickly, it will chugg for a few seconds and die; and then will not restart on any throttle setting except the lowest speed position--and even that takes excessive cranking. the same will heppen if i try to engage the mower deck too fast. if i engage the mower nice and slow, it will take it, keep running, and the proceed to mow pretty well. it will usually only start with the throttle in its lowest speed setting, not on choke.
given the parts i have replaced/rebuilt carb, i am at a loss. i dont have a manual/can't find one. the carb is non-adjustable, and is super clean inside and out.
any ideas?? new carb??
anyways, i have it running. changed the oil 3 times, cleaned the flywheel, new coil, cleaned/rebuilt carb w/B&S parts, cleaned fuel tank, new hoses, new air filter, etc. it runs well-kind of.
if i move the throttle slowly from lowest speed to highest speed, it will rev up fine. if i move it quickly, it will chugg for a few seconds and die; and then will not restart on any throttle setting except the lowest speed position--and even that takes excessive cranking. the same will heppen if i try to engage the mower deck too fast. if i engage the mower nice and slow, it will take it, keep running, and the proceed to mow pretty well. it will usually only start with the throttle in its lowest speed setting, not on choke.
given the parts i have replaced/rebuilt carb, i am at a loss. i dont have a manual/can't find one. the carb is non-adjustable, and is super clean inside and out.
any ideas?? new carb??