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Old 05-29-2022, 08:58 PM
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Default Momentary loss of fuel?

I was mowing with my 2155 the other day and it just sputtered and died like it ran out of gas. But tank was about 1/2 full. I was able to start it again, but only with the choke. So it definitely seems like it ran out of gas for a brief moment. Any ideas what the cause could be?

I'll note that I did a full engine tune up a couple months ago, including a fuel filter.
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Old 05-29-2022, 09:33 PM
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Anytime that has happened to me It was crud in the tank or fuel lines
or pump. Stuff in the tank will get sucked into the flow and then when it
shuts down the junk floats back to the bottom allowing you to fire up again.
A complete clean on fuel system usually fixes it up for good.

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Old 05-29-2022, 10:30 PM
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Simple stuff first....make sure your gas tank is venting properly. Air needs to replace the fuel that is drawn from the tank.
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Old 05-30-2022, 08:24 AM
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Cleaning out the fuel tank and replacing the lines has been on my to-do list, guess it's time to get it done. That's about the only maintenance left to do on this tractor really I've done near everything else.

Fuel line seems to be hard to find locally, all the stores say it's out of stock and can't get any in months.
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Old 05-30-2022, 01:27 PM
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Why don't you confirm that the fuel cap vent is clear as Billy-O suggested above.
That requires no stock and it costs nothing but a few minutes of time.
If your problem re-occurs after you clean the tank and replace the fuel line,
you will end up doing it anyway.
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Old 05-30-2022, 02:27 PM
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Oh yeah, Ill do that as well. I've noticed that my gas cap doesn't have a gasket on it, does that matter at all? Not like these tanks gets turned sideways or anything where it would leak out the cap.
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If it has a solenoid fuel shutoff it could be going bad. Just 2 weeks ago I had the same problem on a Craftsman Kohler and it was the solenoid.
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