Riding Mower - White Smoke from Engine

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The most common problem with lawn mowers and riding mowers have to do with the carburetor.  They cause the engine to stall or sometimes blow white smoke.  I had that problem with my used riding mower i bought.  I engaged the blades and a ton of white smoke billowed out of the exhaust.

The problem was that too much gas was getting in the engine, through the carburetor.  Either the float getting stuck or the needle not closing.  Gas got into the engine and mixed with the oil - not good.

The fix is to open the carb, spray cleaner, make sure it's working properly.  Then install a fuel filter and shut off.  It could have been from old gas, but with the filter it shouldn't happen again.  Because the float and needle were in good condition i was able to just reassemble everything.

The mower was a Murray riding mower, but this fix is the same for many older mowers.

Prior to fixing the brakes i had to deal with a carburetor that was spewing gas out of the air filter.  Also tons of white smoke.

Also the solenoid was bad and had to be replaced.

The wiring was a little confusing at first.  There are lots of safety switches that have to be pressed for it to start.

Also routine maintenance like adding a fuel filter.

Also adding a fuel shut-off is a good idea so the carb doesn't get flooded.

Pic of the murray mower

Another view of the mower.

Here's the carb float and needle. This was actually pretty clean.

This is the 16Hp motor.

And this is the new solenoid i installed.