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ElChipo

Location: Colombia
Joined: Jun 16, 2005
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MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Original Message Jun 16, 2005 12:12 am

MTD Yard Machine 4.5 HP push mower with Series 90000 Briggs & Stratton engine. Purchased new several weeks ago and used about an hour, when it worked fine. Now it starts, runs a few seconds and then dies. I can go through the priming/starting procedure half a dozen times and it still doesn't start. Fresh gas added, oil level ok. The carburetor is attached to the top of the gas tank - I took it apart and the screens are clean and there are no visible deposits anywhere. It primes ok. Spark plug looks ok and there are no deposits on tip. Holes in gas cap are not plugged. There is a long tube that runs from the top of the carburetor to the engine, and a pipe cleaner encountered no blockages. What am I missing?

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buttlint

Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Points: 791

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #1 Jun 16, 2005 8:41 am

Check the air filter for a substance that looks like this:

Since this is only a 3 week old machine, it is still covered under warrenty.
Take it into your Briggs warrenty service center and the mechanic will know what to do about the problem.

Emmo

Joined: May 22, 2003
Points: 1065

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #2 Jun 16, 2005 9:00 am

buttlint wrote:

Check the air filter for a substance that looks like this:

Since this is only a 3 week old machine, it is still covered under warrenty.
Take it into your Briggs warrenty service center and the mechanic will know what to do about the problem.

They do make an after-market filter for that............

ElChipo

Location: Colombia
Joined: Jun 16, 2005
Points: 2

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #3 Jun 16, 2005 5:38 pm

Thanks for the tip.

robmints

Joined: May 13, 2003
Points: 4691

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #4 Jun 16, 2005 5:53 pm

Your elwelcomeo.

buttlint

Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Points: 791

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #5 Jun 16, 2005 6:21 pm

Always glad too help, ElChipo.

You have a very beautiful name....what does it mean in English.?
Do you guys have Walmarts where you live?

Rob...I didnt realise you were Bi-lingual. Good for you, buddy.

robmints

Joined: May 13, 2003
Points: 4691

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #6 Jun 16, 2005 7:45 pm

buttlint wrote:

Rob...I didnt realise you were Bi-lingual. Good for you, buddy.

Gracias ellinto. I guess there are no pornografía stars to use as a nombre de usuario.

ChrisS

Appreciate what you have already been blessed with.

Joined: Sep 16, 2002
Points: 2793

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #7 Jun 16, 2005 8:00 pm

LOL....

Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy. Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin. Tough as it is ugly.

buttlint

Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Points: 791

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #8 Jun 16, 2005 8:03 pm

robmints wrote:

Gracias ellinto. I guess there are no pornografía stars to use as a nombre de usuario.

Aye, Chi wa wa, Senor Roberto!
Si est no pornografia!
But I love pornografia!
La cocaína es buena..... pero la pornografía es major!!!
Oh, well.

robmints

Joined: May 13, 2003
Points: 4691

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #9 Jun 16, 2005 8:24 pm

Después pornografia, yo decir "Donde o Donde es mi ropa interior."

Después cocaína, yo decir "Donde o Donde es mi dinero."

Dave___in___CT

Deliberate often...
...decide once...

Location: West-Central Connecticut
Joined: Sep 17, 2002
Points: 3159

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #10 Jun 16, 2005 8:41 pm

Warm welcome to Colombia !

Maybe it's toooo hot there to run it ! ? Is it used on an incline ? (gas can't get to the carb)... make sure enough gas is in it...

Dave...

Whether you think you can or you can't... you're right.
Henry Ford

BCS Tractor & snowblower

buttlint

Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Points: 791

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #11 Jun 17, 2005 12:19 am

Check for small caliber bullet holes in the crankcase. (Loss of crankcase pressure.)
You may have ticked off the guy living next door and not realized your mistake.

Emmo

Joined: May 22, 2003
Points: 1065

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #12 Jun 17, 2005 10:04 am

buttlint wrote:

Check for small caliber bullet holes in the crankcase. (Loss of crankcase pressure.)
You may have ticked off the guy living next door and not realized your mistake.

That would make it a Kaboom engine wouldn't it??...............

Marshall

As Long As There Are Tests, There Will Be Prayer In Public Schools. ;- )

Joined: Sep 16, 2002
Points: 7730

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #13 Jun 17, 2005 10:12 am

Emmo wrote:

That would make it a Kaboom engine wouldn't it??...............

ROFL

ChrisS

Appreciate what you have already been blessed with.

Joined: Sep 16, 2002
Points: 2793

Re: MTD Yard Machine Series 90000
Reply #14 Jun 17, 2005 11:13 am

Emmo wrote:

That would make it a Kaboom engine wouldn't it??...............

LOL....

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