by stevej <stevej1305@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 16, 2008 at 05:14 AM
On 15 May, 12:30, teapot <terryandli...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I have a Sovereign Classic 35 lawnmower with a Briggs and Stratton
> engine. While cutting the grass last week the engine started to
> stutter and finally died on me. First thing I checked was the fuel and
> oil levels which seemed to be ok, then the spark plug which was also
> ok. Next thing checked was the air filter followed by making sure that
> the fuel jet beneath it wasn't blocked. Again, all seemed to be in
> order. Getting desperate, I decided to take off the cylinder head and
> give both it and the valve seats a good clean up (which they sure
> needed!). During the rebuild I made up a new head gasket using the old
> one as a template. All this has achieved SFA. =A0I suspect that the
> fault is fuel supply related - possibly those two rather flimsy
> looking springs under the air filter which operate the butterfly
> valve.
>
> Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi - have you ruled out a sticking float.
Steve
