Hi all, I have aquired a Simplicity Broadmoore III, I believe it was manufactured in 1979. Anyway, we bought a new house, and i had this one and a Lawn chief sitting in the back garage. I was trying to figure out which one I should get working. (being that I only had a push mower, and two acres to mow i needed one of them) So i figured getting the simplicity going would be more worth while. So, I cleaned it up, bought a new battery, and sprayed some starter fluid in the carb and she fired right up! So i started mowing the lawn and worked great for about an hour, then, i started to notice this sudden power loss, especially when you engaged the blades, then it started just doing it idle-full power, then would start to stutter, then die out. I check gas, gas was good, no loose wires or anything.So i messed around with it for a bit, and found that if i start it up with full choke, fires right up, but if i push it back in to normal, it will die. If i leave it on full choke, runs great. Whats the deal here? So, just trying to figure out whats causing this, i assume something with the carb. On a second note, i washed her down before putting her away after mowing the lawn, and when i went to turn the key off, i was shocked (well more like nipped) but enough to notice. I am pretty sure it had something to do with water sill being on the deck/frame. Well thanks for any info!
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