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I am the proud owner of a 1979 1650 Hydro Lawn Tractor, 44 IH deck. It was my father’s first riding mower and thanks to his meticulous care of the mower, it’s still around 35 years later. Everything on the Lawn Tractor is original, except belts and worn parts on the 16Hp Kohler engine.
For the first six years I’ve had it, it hasn’t given me a bit of problems. We weren’t so lucky on year seven (last summer). Last year the ignition coil, condenser, and points had to replaced. We had a gas leak around the fuel bell, but we fixed that, as well as replacing the oil pan and cleaning the carburetor. Point of interest, this mower has never had anything but high octane/no ethanol gas placed in it’s tank. The mower may cut well for awhile (hour or two), but then it begins to act like it’s running out of gas (there’s plenty gas). Twice it cut off and would not start back, so it sat out side until Dad comes over, hooks it up to his truck and pulls it back to the garage. When the mower dies as described above, and I try to restart it, it might back fire. Couple of times I’ve cut the engine to add gas, then it won’t restart.
Every time I used the mover last year, something went wrong. Yes the mower is 35 years old and things will go wrong, but I’ve called Dad so many times to fix something it’s becoming embarrassing and I feel like I’m bugging him to death.
Would it be worth replacing the engine in my CC and about how much would it cost? Any other suggestions? Also problem I’m having is no one wants to work on an older mower. The conversation goes well until I tell them what make, model, and year the mower is. The mentality seems to be if something breaks, toss it and buy another. Thank you.
For the first six years I’ve had it, it hasn’t given me a bit of problems. We weren’t so lucky on year seven (last summer). Last year the ignition coil, condenser, and points had to replaced. We had a gas leak around the fuel bell, but we fixed that, as well as replacing the oil pan and cleaning the carburetor. Point of interest, this mower has never had anything but high octane/no ethanol gas placed in it’s tank. The mower may cut well for awhile (hour or two), but then it begins to act like it’s running out of gas (there’s plenty gas). Twice it cut off and would not start back, so it sat out side until Dad comes over, hooks it up to his truck and pulls it back to the garage. When the mower dies as described above, and I try to restart it, it might back fire. Couple of times I’ve cut the engine to add gas, then it won’t restart.
Every time I used the mover last year, something went wrong. Yes the mower is 35 years old and things will go wrong, but I’ve called Dad so many times to fix something it’s becoming embarrassing and I feel like I’m bugging him to death.
Would it be worth replacing the engine in my CC and about how much would it cost? Any other suggestions? Also problem I’m having is no one wants to work on an older mower. The conversation goes well until I tell them what make, model, and year the mower is. The mentality seems to be if something breaks, toss it and buy another. Thank you.
