Bought my first house recently so I picked up a 80-something-er-other Snapper lawnmower for $500. 16hp B&S twin and it came with a 48" deck and a 48" snowblower...even a set of chains for the rear tires. I was happy with it. Then problems started.Currently it's dieing when under a load. I can start it up, let it get as evened out as it ever gets, and then as soon as I engage the mower it dies. If I drive it across the yard it wants to die every 5' or so. However if I pull out the choke it keeps running, doesn't show any signs of dieing even when the mower is engaged. Any ideas? I'm getting new spark plugs for it (anyone know the proper gap?), but any other advice? Anyone heard of some lawnmower carb cleaner sorta stuff called LMT (Lawn Mower Tuneup) that is made by the people who make PB'Laster? Was recommended to me by someone. Lights don't work, but I figure I can just rewire those. Smokes a bit on startup, but it goes away after it warms up. Not to worried about it right now. Rear axle leaks...having a hard time figuring out where from. Are there maintenance manuals for these? Local mower place that sells Snapper parts says no, but they haven't been real supportive so far. Where can I get one if they exist? How can I figure out what year it is and the model of it? Lotsa questions, but I like the thing so far. When it runs that is. It's old and rusty but it's all metal and was pretty cheap. Should keep the lawn low and the snow away if I can just get it running reliably.
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