Craftsman 17.5 hp 42 in. Deck Lawn Tractor - CA Model "mower runs great white" Questions

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...mower will not run after sitting for 3 years. I put new oil and gas in it. On the first try it starts but runs really bad for about 45 seconds before it turns off. White smoke is coming from the ...

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...white lt542g riding they are 3 years old. both run great but started having same problem with both mowers. they **** while driving them. thought maybe belts slipping changed belts no help suspect ...

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...great cloud of white smoke. I also had a situation where, after a few weeks of storage, the gasoline clogging up the piston, so i had to remove the spark plug, crank the engine (that gas really does ...

...white smoke. When I removed the air filter, I noticed there was oil all over the inside of the air filter and at the bottom of the air filter. When I run the tractor without the air filter covered I ...

...runs great first 15-20 sec with normal black exhaust, then engine starts knocking and exhaust turns grey at that point i shut it down, tested this 3 diff times all with same result, prior to this, ...

...mower parts and has alot of great parts breakdown illustrations online. A craftsman is pretty much the same as a MTD or White Outdoor model, so look those up and it will show you the areas where ...

...mower have almost 2000 hours and is approx. 10 years old. The current battery is about 4 years old and has lasted much longer than any other batteries. Sometimes it seems to start better when it is ...

...white spark at all 4 plugsand have cleaned all electrical connections and they now do not get hot when cranking. when hand is over carb it draws good enough to give you a hickey. any help would be ...

great no problems for last 5-6 years however; this year It suddenly started sputering and spitting and running uneven while under load. I replaced air filter, fuel filter, spark plug - which seemed to

...mower first starts, it blows a little bit of white smoke, but it has been doint this for a long time. It would always do this when cranked, and then go away. Please note that any advice you can give ...

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