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19-10-2005, 09:30 PM

wrote:
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

Thanks for all the replies. I did some research on the Kohler web
site and there was a troubleshooting FAQ with an entry that made
sense......the gas cap breather was plugged!! There is a small pin
hole on the top of the cap and that had a yellow substance "oozing" out
of it. Took the cap off and started the engine and it ran fine. Cleaned
the "pin" hole and everything works fine now. Thanks again for all of
your replies!!