Imacarguytoo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 The mower has been running pretty crappy most the day. I ran it out of gas yesterday and refilled the tank. Ran good this morning till about halfway thru the yard it started sputtering. Then it would come out of it and go back into it. Ive been messing with it trying to figure it out. I went out tonite and started it tonite and ran it. I ran ok till i put a load on it with the deck. I saw a few sparks come out of the muffler. I looked down and it was Bright cherry red. Whats the deal? 18 Horse twincylinder Briggs. Wouldnt that mean that the motor is running to lean? But no matter how i adjust the screw on the downdraft carb it still runs like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-16_IC Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Yes a glowing muffler means lean. Adjusting screw in and out without change screams clogged carburator to me. If it ran fine before running it out of fuel, it posibly sucked in something that had been floating about. That's my experience,hope you get it fixed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadmoorMan Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 If you can't fix it by adjustments alone, a carb kit is probably the way to go. This happened to me 2 years ago. I bought a carb kit, made the right adjustments, and after that it ran perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketchamized Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Brian, I wouldn't run the tractor until you've got that glowing exhaust issue fixed. It's running too hot. (Too lean) It can cause unwanted damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imacarguytoo Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 Started new post with new issue now. Look under Carb Rebuilt, Still wont run right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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