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It absolutely is the carburetor

You need to drain the fuel and remove the carburetor. I would get a good carb cleaner then the most important tool you can have: you know those little ties from bread bags? Strip the paper off, and you have the best carb jet cleaning tool known to man. You should look on YouTube to see if there is a video for your particular model on how to break it down, but they are generally not that complicated. Zap the parts with carb cleaner and use that little metal piece to clear the jet nozzles. I do this every year on my mower and 4 cycle weed wacker. Works like a charm. As an alternative, you can just replace the carb. Most shops now do not break down and clean carbs because it's cheaper to buy a new one than the labor required to troubleshoot, clean, and re-install an old one. You probably got crap in your carb from the crap in your air flow. It's important to keep a clean air filter to help prevent junk from getting into your carb when it draws air into it.
Posted: 10/02/2023 at 07:52 AM ET
(In response to this post by HokieNoVA)

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Lawn Tractor diagnosis help?
Late 80s Hokie 10/01/23 05:51 PM ET
In my limited small engine experience, if its got a carburetor then
HokieNoVA 10/02/23 02:08 AM ET
It absolutely is the carburetor
Happy Dog 10/02/23 07:52 AM ET
I second replacing, instead of cleaning carbs on small engines.
EDGEMAN 10/02/23 09:54 AM ET
You just posted that as an excuse to say "orifice", didn't you
Happy Dog 10/02/23 10:02 AM ET
In that case, buy a replacement carb, then spend the next year trying...
EDGEMAN 10/02/23 10:22 AM ET
Yep. I have to replace the carburetor in my snow blower every single year
HokieNoVA 10/02/23 08:51 AM ET
They are pretty much a consumable at this point
Happy Dog 10/02/23 09:51 AM ET
Does it actually have a fuel pump?
MP4VT2004 10/01/23 07:40 PM ET
Fuel pump is a definite yes.
Late 80s Hokie 10/01/23 07:47 PM ET
Hope you did not overheat your engine.**
UsherDog2008 10/01/23 07:21 PM ET
…could be a distributor or it could be a coil
chumley 10/01/23 07:03 PM ET
it's all ballbearings these days.**
BobG 10/01/23 07:02 PM ET
Ignition coil**
jdkhokie 10/01/23 06:36 PM ET
Muffler good? gotta have outake as much as intake? using only non-ethanol?
astrohokie 10/01/23 06:22 PM ET
It's run for 12+ years on partial ethanol, so unless that added up a LOT
Late 80s Hokie 10/01/23 06:36 PM ET
If you don't treat your gas, I would start with the carb
MAHokie69 10/02/23 08:37 AM ET
I bet it's the Johnson Rod...drink heavily and buy a Kubota...what about...
Major Kong 10/01/23 06:18 PM ET
If the fuel lines haven't been replaced, that's cheap insurance.**
EDGEMAN 10/02/23 09:55 AM ET
That I'm able to check. I'd think it's OK as no signs of mouse there, but
Late 80s Hokie 10/01/23 06:35 PM ET
How old is the gas?**
HokieDan95 10/01/23 05:57 PM ET
Fairly new actually. Have never run into an issue there before. Just
Late 80s Hokie 10/01/23 06:08 PM ET