If your lawn mower starts, runs briefly, then dies these are the four most common reasons thats happening Dirty carburetor clogged carburetor bowl. As a result, lack of power, poor idling, black smoke, and not being able to start the engine are a.
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the carbs tend to warp on the engine side of the carb and the diaphragm pulls out and then sucks fuel around the edge and makes it run rich.
White or blue smoke coming from your SCAG mower is usually a sign your engine is burning oil.
No power, blows black smoke and sounds like a miss when you have a load on it, excessive gas use.
A lawnmower blows black smoke while the fuel is not completely burnt.
Note Oil spilled when changing your oil can cause smoking.
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Start your mower.
When the Bad Boy mower runs rich, it can emit black smoke.
That said, I do agree 100 that no air filter on a mower is absolutley wrong.
Find the failing gasket and replace it to stop the leak.
289223 under the seat (YTS 3000).
Running rich is when your engine is receiving a higher concentration of fuel-to-air mixture than required.
Why is My Lawn Mower Blowing Black Smoke A lawn mower blowing black smoke means that the engine is running rich and is usually caused by the choke setstuck on, a blocked air filter, or a carburetor that isnt working correctly.
A lawnmower blows black smoke while the fuel is not completely burnt.
Black is associated with excess fuel burning.
28922 on the manual cover or Model 917.
More difficult repairs lie ahead if the oil leaks into the engine.