190c riding mower runs like it is on one cylinder....

[beenthere]

(mostly waiting on parts)

Do you buy parts at Lowes ? or a Deere dealer?

 

[mattbatson]

Do you buy parts at Lowes ? or a Deere dealer?

Local john deere dealer

A week wait every time I ordered

 

[mattbatson]

so I'm off to buy a husquvarna at the local lowes...
we need something cheap that runs until I can get my mower going again. Plan to buy the extended warranty protection from lowes and every time it breaks down, have lowes' dealer come get it for repair.
hopefully it lasts long enough for me to get my john deere going before it breaks. I will hopefully always have at least one running mower.


I thought about just dropping the coin on a nice commercial mower, but money is tight now with our recent move and complete renovation of new house.


so the plan is, in three years, sell the husquvarna on craigslist and maybe even the john deere and buy a nice commercial mower with 60 inch deck

I know all of the lower end john deere/husky/cub cadet, etc are all made by the same company and are not all that reliable or well built. Just hoping it will get me through till I can afford something nice.

next week I may start working on the 190c again and will update if I figure out the problem.

thx again for all the help

 

[Gator6x4]

so I'm off to buy a husquvarna at the local lowes...
we need something cheap that runs until I can get my mower going again. Plan to buy the extended warranty protection from lowes and every time it breaks down, have lowes' dealer come get it for repair.

I shop a lot a Lowes. I would get the "every time it breaks down, have lowes' dealer come get it for repair" in the form of a Notarized letter. Lowe's usually only delivers mowers. When it comes time for repairs you have to take the mower to the local dealer Lowes or the mower manufacture has contracted with to repair the unit.

Jack's Small Engine would have had the coil in your hands within three days. Probably at a much cheaper price also, including shipping cost. Go here to start your search. You will need your engine model number - Parts Lookup - Exploded Diagrams for Outdoor Power Equipment.

 

[beenthere]

Deere has next day service for parts too. But lawnmowers usually having the part come on their delivery parts truck is no extra charge.

I had an oil line blow out last winter while snow plowing, and couldn't raise the plow without spewing out hyd. oil. Had to finish up with the plow down.
Called local Deere dealer with part no. at 4:15 pm, and the part was at the store for pickup at 11:30 the next day.
I recall the days that parts were 2-3 weeks, but Deere has a remarkable system now, IMO.

 

[madamos]

I may have missed it but have you tried a new set of spark plugs? I have seen them in the past where there was a crack in an insulator that would allow the plug to show a spark when out but under a load it will leak to ground and cause a miss.

Paul

 

[mattbatson]

I may have missed it but have you tried a new set of spark plugs? I have seen them in the past where there was a crack in an insulator that would allow the plug to show a spark when out but under a load it will leak to ground and cause a miss.

Paul

yes, new plugs was one of the first things I did.

there is one low hanging fruit thing I havent done yet, and that is fuel line.
I plan to replace it from tank to pump...just to be sure...

dont think this is it, because it seems to get plenty of fuel....

think it is something in the carb


With the local dealer and such, they explained to me that they only send out orders on monday and wednesday.

it seems on more than one occasion I had ordered on a wed AFTER they had already sent out the orders...so my order didnt even get sent out till the next monday.

seemed odd to me too...

but I plan to order from jacks from now on anyways...

 

[DrBill]

I watched the video and it's for sure choking to death on too much fuel.. If I was doing this, I would get it running like in the video, and then disconnect the fuel line.. (Or pinch it closed good). Or turn the gas off if it has a valve..

The point would be to see if the engine cleared out and ran smooth for a few moments before it runs out of gas.. If it does then we could maybe know the carb has a jet or something that has fallen out, or something causing it to offer too much fuel.. Float might have a hole or needle leaking..

Last quick guess. Don't rule out the flywheel key if nothing else ever helps or works.. Only a couple of times I've seem this where it shears and slows down the timing so late that the engine barely runs and will mimic being flooded..

 

[roadhunter]

I had the same mower a few years back and had a fuel delivery problem. The hose form the fuel tank would get pinched and prevent the motor from getting the right amount of fuel. Basically the thing would run but had no power. Finally figured it out and found where the hose was being pinched and it worked fine. Might follow that fuel line and see if there are any issues.

 

[MD83Z]

I had the same backfire troubles with the briggs 25hp on the scotts by john deere. 2 things I have done, and I'm not sure which fixed it, was remove and blow out the rubber gasket in the fuel cap and replace the fuse near the battery supply block. I also have replaced the ignition switch...the new one is bad now too. It is running backfire free but takes a screwdriver crossing the terninals to start.