Husquvarna rider. B/S motor 19.5HP. 146 hours. bought in 2005. Seems to have had a gradual decline over the past few months. It started out you could mow for a good hour and then it would start to bog down in very little grass at all. Turn the blades off and it runs fine.... Now, once you crank the mower after 10 seconds it goes to a very low Idle and blows white smoke the whole time. Engage the blades and it dies. This is all it is doing now. Any ideas?
Hi,
So now, without the blades engaged, it smokes and then dies?
In your first description it sounded like the engine was under a strain. Overfilling with oil could produce a strain, but since it ran ok until you said you engaged the blades, I would have to ask if the blades themselves, were causing the strain. Sometimes if you cut wet grass, the clippings stick to your underside of the deck and can really build up. Also some rope, wire or twine would around the spindles could creat one. Check this out...
Now, with the "smoke" issue (I'm assuming a blue smoke from burning oil) I'm inclined to think your rings aren't compressing any longer and you're burning oil. You might be in for a rebuild... I hope not.
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