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Old 06-11-2018, 09:37 PM
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Never use ether in a small engine.
I have used it countless times over the last 35 years and never ever ever had an issue with using ether in any engine I have used it in gas or diesel. When used correctly and under the right circumstances there is no problem using it. I will continue to use it without issue Im sure,.. But thanks.
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I have used it countless times over the last 35 years and never ever ever had an issue with using ether in any engine I have used it in gas or diesel. When used correctly and under the right circumstances there is no problem using it. I will continue to use it without issue Im sure,.. But thanks.
Yes..... but it's not a good idea for someone inexperienced to use it. They generally use too much. But I will say, the ether now days is junk. Not like it used to be. Most of the time we suggest a small amount of straight gas to keep people from overdosing an engine with ether.
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Yes..... but it's not a good idea for someone inexperienced to use it. They generally use too much. But I will say, the ether now days is junk. Not like it used to be. Most of the time we suggest a small amount of straight gas to keep people from overdosing an engine with ether.
J-Mech. You are absolutely correct. I should have stated to try ether in small amounts or Very small amount or gas. You know ether's not what it use to be when it takes 3 tries to get a Goodyear 11r22.5 beaded up.. only decent either I got lately was Thrust brand In The white can. Snap and the others seem like junk like you said
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Is it a Courage....? = Valvetrain...
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Is it a Courage....? = Valvetrain...
About time someone mention it...What is it? A courage? A 7000? A Command? A twin or a single cylinder? Still under warranty or not? First owner?

Like previously mentioned all new Cub Cadet lawn tractor came with a 3 years warranty, unless the OP buy his LT used or from a "Good fellow" behind a local bar.... He better let a dealer working on it.
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J-Mech. You are absolutely correct. I should have stated to try ether in small amounts or Very small amount or gas. You know ether's not what it use to be when it takes 3 tries to get a Goodyear 11r22.5 beaded up.. only decent either I got lately was Thrust brand In The white can. Snap and the others seem like junk like you said
The best either we found was John Deere. Don't know who makes it for them, but it worked better than the stuff we used to get from the autoparts store.
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No, no, no!!! That's terrible hard on all the parts! Stop using that too.

Ether is alright to use sparingly guys......but really, using some gas down the throat of the carb is pretty easy. Tougher on the K series. But honestly if you can't tell if you have a fuel or a spark problem and are using ether to test with...... put the tools away and take it to a mechanic. You don't know enough to fix it if you can't figure at least that much out.
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If it's still under warranty, don't jack around with it. If they find out you've been messing with it, that may void your warranty.
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No, no, no!!! That's terrible hard on all the parts! Stop using that too.

Ether is alright to use sparingly guys......but really, using some gas down the throat of the carb is pretty easy. Tougher on the K series. But honestly if you can't tell if you have a fuel or a spark problem and are using ether to test with...... put the tools away and take it to a mechanic. You don't know enough to fix it if you can't figure at least that much out.
The only reason I use a little ether and not gas.. if I just want a quick idea if a unit is a runner I would rather use ether because if you use gas and for some reason it backfires through the carb it could easily catch fire. Ether on the other hand would go out pretty quickly. Of course this being said about a tractor I just picked up and don't know the history on. The OP stated he had spark. I suggested some ether because if he came back and said yes it fired on ether would be easy to say he has a fuel issue. He says it did not fire on ether so I'm guessing valve issue or worse. But like it's been said countless times in thread. He needs to get it to a dealer.
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