Fred wrote:
I have a 3 year old Sears LT2000 lawn tractor that the 18 HP Kohler
Pro engine just started acting up. I can start the tractor but within 1
minute the engine will stop. After inital stoppage if I try starting it
fully choked it will run for 10 seconds and then quit for good. I can
reacreate this after a few hours fo the engine resting. Any ideas? I
hate to bring it to Sears who will charge an "arm and a leg" to
fix.......

Pull the air cleaner off and re-try. Check oil level. Do the carb
checks as suggested.

Kirb