It's not doing anything good for your engine. full tune up (plugs, air/gas filter, oil change)Īnything else I should add to the list of things to check in order? Just trying to get a plan. Pulling plugs 1 at a time is to check if valves need adjusting, correct?ġ. Seafoam should clear out gunk right? Should I treat it 2x to make sure? I have read a tutorial on how to adjust the valves, I can do that no problem if I get there. I honestly don't see how to remove the bowl without fully removing the carb (anybody with experience please let me know) to inspect it. Turning on blades starts the issue 90% of the time, but it will smooth out after a bit, then run rough again. Under load (with me and my son riding) it starts sputtering sounding as if it's going to dieĭecreasing throttle usually helps (~85% of the time) Runs great as it sits immediately after starting I will complete a full tune up this weekend, I just have a difficult time believing that missing it's yearly tune up by 2 weeks would cause this much problem. I did hose off the motor area but I kept the intake cover on so that shouldn't be a problem correct? I have an uneven yard and it is off camber a lot, never had to deal with that at my dad's flat 'yard of the decade' property. I used ethanol free fuel the first time I filled up Never used Ethanol free gas before, but he treated it Oil change, fuel filter, air filter, plugs done yearly It lived a life of collector car in Jay Leno's garage. So I'm currently going through a seafoam treatment to start off, but I want to get a list of everything to check this weekend as I should have time.įather bought new, only has about 285 hrs on it, never ran rough for him ever. I'm not entirely new with engines, but I have rarely had luck with carbs on anything that you ride on (everything but my weedeater). Last week, I was mowing, and it started running rough. First off, I love the mower, my dad took immaculate care of this thing, and other than a little paint correction, it needed nothing when he brought it over about 1.5 months ago. I'm new, as most of these posts start, and recently was gifted an X320 from my father after my first home purchase and adding 3.3 acres to my weekly 'to-do' list.

John deere x320 carburetor