Check your mower belt and prime mover belt,for proper belt installation. Check for foreign objects,such as tree branches,wire,plastic bag parts or build up of leaves or grass clippings. Also check the clutch assembly,that attaches to the engine crankshaft,to make sure it is tight. Sometimes, the bearing in the mower blade spindle is going out,they make a noise when they start going bad. Not,much else could cause this popping noise.I go online, when i need Parts at Craftsman Parts Direct. B. Locke
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This can be due to a belt slipping or a bad spindle bearing.
And on the difficulty scale,10 being extremely difficult, The belt would be a 1 or 2 and the spindle about 6 or 7 (because the deck usually needs removed for this job)
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There is a pin in the back by the hitch - make sure it is pushed in. If it is pushed in then check to see if there are any oil leaks under it.
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Belt was excessively worn and after replacement and adjustments made all ran well. Thnaks.
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you have a safety switch malfunctioning or a transistorized relay not working properly. Go to www.partsdirect.com, this is sears website. It should be able to find and illustrated parts list for your mower.
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If you have spark and compression, the only thing left is fuel.
Check that fuel is being deluvered to the carb (remove fuel line to carb and make provision to catch ejected fuel. Crank engine. Fuel should be pumped from the tank and out the open line at a good rate.
If this checks out (or there is no pump fitted, but there is fuel issuing from the pipe), check the electrical connector on the bottom of the carb. There should be battery voltage on this conection for the engine to run - if not - that's the problem.
If that checks out, the cut-off solenoid (fed by the connection you just checked) is suspect.
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