thclimer
Platinum Member
Hi all,
Just wanted to update here to let you know what happened and also help anyone else that comes across this thread in future. Long story short - the various posters above were right on the money, it was the first of the two fuel filters, located behind the rear left wheel. I swapped out the filter and after a bit of rough running whilst the air worked its way through the fuel lines, all is well. Mowed the whole of our property without so much as a hiccup.
Notes about the process:
- The filter is the first thing in the fuel line from the tank - so you need to clamp the flexible pipe that feeds it BEFORE you remove it. Yes, I worked that out the hard way.
- An impact driver with a long extension bar makes removing and reinstalling the filter much easier. The bolt holding the clamp is partially obscured, but I was able to get to it without removing anything with a bit of persistence.
Hopefully this will save someone some time in future anyway - thanks to everyone for your support, made all the difference!
Thanks for letting us know and it a good reference for anyone in the future. Glad your back running!