On 6/26/2005 9:31 PM US(ET), Stanley took fingers to keys, and typed the
following:

Stay away from those JD tractors!


My 10 year old Murray built, Agway branded tractor hasn't been anywhere
near a JD tractor, so that's not it..


"willshak" wrote in message
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My 18 hp B&S on my Garden Tractor won't continue to run. It is about 10
years old.
I mowed the grass a few weeks ago and it ran fine until I was almost done
with the 1 acre mow job.
It started to lose power as I was climbing a small hill in the yard, then
it died. I was able to restart it, but I had to close the choke fully in
order for it to stay running, and the it only ran for a short distance
before it shut off again.
This week, I could not get it to stay running for more than a few hundred
feet before it shuts off like it no longer got gas or the key was shut
off.

What I did:
Pulled the fuel filter off and blew through it from both ends. No
obstructions, and I could see the screen was clean inside. I blew through
the gas line that goes to the gas tank and was able to blow bubbles in the
tank.
I replaced the fuel filter with a piece of tubing, just in case it was the
filter.
I removed the gas line from the carburetor and the gas ran out freely.
I pulled the cover off the carburetor and checked the diaphragms. No
holes, tears or problems.
I ran it with the air cleaner off and the in-line fuel filter removed. No
difference.
The gas is not old and the tractor is used year round for lawn mowing and
snow blowing.

As far as I can figure, it runs out of gas or perhaps heats up to where it
seizes up. Is there an oil pump that may have gone bad?

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Bill








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Bill