Craftsman l1000 lawn mower shuts down

rick1 · Aug 22, 2016

My dad has a craftsman l1000 lawn mower
with a 17hp ohv engine. You can set your
watch after about five minutes it shuts off
soon as it gets to temperature. It's not the
fuel done checked that out it obviously b is
electrical any ideas thanks
RICK

495man · Aug 22, 2016

Guessing ignition is getting hot and shorting out.

cole in mo. · Aug 22, 2016

If its not the gas cap not venting, could be the exhaust valve is too tight.

ditchwitch · Aug 22, 2016

Rick look at the fuel filter and see if bubbles are in it. If so the fuel line in the tank could be stopped up. The plastic tube going into the tank where the fuel line is hooked up has a cage fitting. I had just acquired a John deere d170 mower that was doing the same thing. But i had put 2 new lines on the mower plus a pump and still did the same thing. I noticed bubbles in the fuel filter so i started looking for where it could be sucking air. Took that line out of the tank and found it had sucked up some trash from inside the tank. Cleaned it out now runs like a champ

Bryan inIowa · Aug 22, 2016

I would guess coil . Hook up spark tester to plug wire when it dies . No spark possible coil

OH Boy · Aug 22, 2016

Mine did that a couple of years ago. The vent hole in the gas cap was plugged up.

Craftsman l1000 lawn mower shuts down

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