Howdy folks, newbie here. Not finding any answers on various sites, so hoping I can get some advice here. Any is appreciated.
I have a walk-behind mower with a 14 HP Kawasaki FC420V engine. It is about 10 years old, but no commercial use (only cuts my 3/4 acre yard). Has always performed well with no problems till now, though it has begun some white smoke during the last couple of seasons (usually only at initial start-up). Now the motor sputters, and sometimes cuts off, when running under a load. Seems worse when the motor is hot. Particularly when mowing along and hit a heavy patch of grass....it will sputter and die if I don't disengage the blades.
Anybody have an idea on a solution or things to look for? If its time to replace, that's fine but if I can squeeze another year or two out of her then I would like to. I am at square one here, as I have done nothing but a compression test so far (approx 80 psi). Thanks.
I have a walk-behind mower with a 14 HP Kawasaki FC420V engine. It is about 10 years old, but no commercial use (only cuts my 3/4 acre yard). Has always performed well with no problems till now, though it has begun some white smoke during the last couple of seasons (usually only at initial start-up). Now the motor sputters, and sometimes cuts off, when running under a load. Seems worse when the motor is hot. Particularly when mowing along and hit a heavy patch of grass....it will sputter and die if I don't disengage the blades.
Anybody have an idea on a solution or things to look for? If its time to replace, that's fine but if I can squeeze another year or two out of her then I would like to. I am at square one here, as I have done nothing but a compression test so far (approx 80 psi). Thanks.
