Any mower mechanics on here? ZT1 50 with 23hp Kawasaki FR691V engine. Spitting, surging and dying after 10 minutes of running

[testdepth]

Throw 2 new spark plugs in it. In for remedy.
GLWMower.

That would be to easy but I did it anyway and no joy.

 

[testdepth]

Won't stay running or start without choke. Full choke to start then back off to half and anything more it starts to die.

I wonder if its a head gasket?

 

[testdepth]

You guys won't believe this:

FIXED! Always the simplest thing that you check last and ends up the problem. I removed the pickup tube from the gas tank and disconnected the other side attached to the entrance of the fuel filter. I blew in the hose and watched a chunk of small grass pieces about an inch long that were acting like a plug in the tube blow out the other end. I hooked everything back up and went for a test run. Its running very smooth now and no choke needed. Thanks for the other ideas. A grass piece plug the size of a caterpillar was my last guess. I also trimmed a half inch off the pickup tube end.

 

[keith089]

Save all of your old parts

 

[eightnsand]

MF been rebuilt!!!! Congratulations.

 

[Cruisers460]

Do you make your teenager cut grass? I had a neighbor that I finally diagnosed that problem for. His son hatted cutting grass and kept adding water to the fuel jugs.

 

[joel2000]

Do you make your teenager cut grass? I had a neighbor that I finally diagnosed that problem for. His son hatted cutting grass and kept adding water to the fuel jugs.

He’d be needing water for that ass if he was mine and I found out.

 

[testdepth]

Do you make your teenager cut grass? I had a neighbor that I finally diagnosed that problem for. His son hatted cutting grass and kept adding water to the fuel jugs.

That kid needs to be introduced to one of these and cut the same grass.