Why does my Craftsman rider run perfectly for 15-20 minutes then die?
My 2 year old Craftsman rider starts right up and runs and cuts perfectly for around 15 minutes then slowly starts to lose power until engine dies and will not start back up. An hour or two later the engine will start back up and the same scenario happens
Update (06/21/2016)
The mower is a T100 Crafysman with a 420cc overhead valve engine. All gas lines are far enough away from heat sources that I don't believe vapor lock would be an issue. All maintenance has been kept up
Update (06/21/2016)
I meant a T1000
Ist dies eine gute Frage?
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Just an update on my Craftsman mower. Did a compression check and had very little compression. Haven't had a chance to dig into it to see if motor is shot. It is correct that the mower has a MTD engine. They stick Craftsman stickers all over it to make you think otherwise. Hoping it's a valve spring or a keeper or something fixable. Mower is just out of warranty (of course).
von bruce
My Sears riding tractor does same thing runs great for 15 r 20 min then slows dwn and stalls took carb off tried blowing in fuel line fitting very hard to blow like something was blocking the passageway looked inside saw a piece on paper filer stuck up against a screen took the obstacle out and now can idle as low as the throttle goes it purrs now
von Daniel Deslauriers
It's probably a bad solenoid on the bottom of the carb bowl. It heats up and the coil stops conducting electricity. It cools down and works again. Unscrew it from the carb and snip off the plunger then re-install it.
von Mark Beer
I’ve got a 2019 yard machine 420cc MTD yard tractor and I’ve had this problem and followed everything ( changed plug- coil- gas cap checked all lines- filter) and it was the fuel ports with gummed up and it fire right up that was my issue so try to clean all fuel ports first
von Jodisean Anderson
They stick Craftsman stickers all over it because craftsman parent company is MTD. Which is also the parent company for numerous outdoor/lawn and garden/splitters snow blowers, etc.(Powermore,Craftsman,Cub Cadet, and many, Many more), and all the reasons listed are good examples, but if none solve the problem, it is your valve lash. A major issue in any, and ALL small OHV engines that are just gassed up and run without proper valve adjustments for wear.
von Dimented Illusionz
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