Very helpful video. I bought a 2016 LT 2000 last year. It had gas in the oil. I put a fuel shut off like yours in the fuel line. It was surging bad so i ran quite a bit of sea foam in the gas through it. By the end of the season it had quit surging. So maybe it helped. Every time I shut it down i turn the fuel shut off valve off and run the gas out of the carburetor. I only use non ethanol fuel. I was shocked how fast that carburetor would let the fuel flow into the engine. With mine just a matter of a few minutes if the engine isn't running. Thanks again for the helpful video.

@hester781

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it smoothed out for you, a fuel shut off is good insurance 👍🏻

Excellent help. Just bought the same mower and will follow all these steps.

@hester781

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Best of luck with it! 👍🏻

Just found your channel. Immediate fan. Also just subscribed. Keep up the great work!

@hester781

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Welcome to the channel!👍🏻

Thanks so much for the video!

@hester781

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad I could help!👍🏻

Excellent information Sir!🎉

@hester781

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!👍🏻

People give those old Craftsman mowers no respect! They were really great, simple little machines that hold up well if they are taken care of and stored out of the weather and remain cheap and easy to get parts for. People just abuse them and throw them away because they were neither a fancy name brand nor loaded with high end features (that break later and cost you time and money) if you can find a good used one with a Kohler Pro (relabeled Command), all the better! Far and away better machines than the MTD rebadged Craftsman they build now.

@hester781

5 ай бұрын

You hit the nail right on the head 👍🏻 proper, upkeep and maintenance and you’ll get 30 more years out of these riders!

Does anyone know where to get the dust cap for the rear wheels? I damaged one. I can't find the part number. Thanks

@hester781

Ай бұрын

I believe the part number should be 532121232, and you can find them on Amazon 👍🏻

Just picked one up for our work shop for 150 bucks and it turns on, just won’t go into gear. Hopefully I can watch enough videos on the LT2000 and learn a few things.

@hester781

6 ай бұрын

That’s a great price! Best of luck with it!👍🏻

Please show me how to hook the choke throttle up on a craftsman LS 2000...thank you

@hester781

13 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, the model of tractor doesn’t help me. I would need to know what motor it has in it.

not understanding the problem with filters on a gravity fed machine ? I chuck the red screens and put a real gas filter on all machines gravity fed or not , never had an issue and I know they are keeping fine debris out of the jets , etc ... please advise

@hester781

8 ай бұрын

It’s definitely the subject of much debate. Steve’s small engine saloon has done a couple of fantastic videos on fuel filters which I highly recommend watching. Basically fuel filters on certain systems, depending on the distance to the carburetor and height of the gas tank etc.. they will not flow fuel once the tank reaches a certain level. But also and more importantly, any amount of water in the fuel will be absorbed into the filter paper plugging the filter and not allowing fuel to flow through properly. It’s not true with every gravity fed machine. And if there is one already there I’ll usually just replace it with a new one, but it’s happened to me enough to just avoid adding one.

Did you say fuel stabilizer left that gunk in the carb bowl? I thought ethanol would do that.

@hester781

8 ай бұрын

So ethanol, attracts moisture, and if enough of that moisture sits in the carb long enough it will react with the copper, that’s in the brass jets and cause a very similar green film condition. However I have had a slew of machines come in where the owner used green sta-bil and let the machine sit for too long and each carb looked the same.

B/s carb kit number ??? After market kits are terrible Need both numbers if you don’t mind 😊😊😊

@hester781

11 ай бұрын

This is the Briggs 698781 gasket kit 👍🏻

I put a new drive belt and now is hard move the shifter when the engine is running but when the engine is off shift easy why?

@hester781

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like the belt may be too tight. Did you match it up to the old one? Just wondering if it may be too small

I have that engine it comes with the Briggs cheap screen filter that’s about 7 bucks lol

@hester781

11 ай бұрын

Those screen filters are garbage! Lol

@philliphall5198

11 ай бұрын

There’s good paper filters that will work also for less money

after watching loads of these type videos i am amazed that some people will take equipment that is greasy, dirty , filthy, and packed with debris to a mechanic for repair.

@hester781

9 ай бұрын

It’s baffling to me. They see nothing wrong with it but it’s the equivalent of bringing a car full of trash and old food to the mechanic’s shop, and there’s still people who do that with no shame 😂

Tubes and carb rebuild she will run again, unless the cam took a dump 😊

@hester781

Жыл бұрын

She runs perfect 👍🏻

How much oil is needed, when changing the oil? 1 qt? 2 qts?

@hester781

5 күн бұрын

It depends on the engine, but most are in that range 👍🏻

@delra8997

5 күн бұрын

@hester781 thank you. And should I use SAE full synthetic 5w 30?

@hester781

5 күн бұрын

@@delra8997 different engines recommend different oil grades. This also varies depending on what climate you’re in. I am in New England, so I run 10W-30 in all of my Mowers

@delra8997

5 күн бұрын

@@hester781 I'm in southeast Wisconsin.

Wouldn't it be wise to use a fuel screen you know the small red ones keep some debris out.

@hester781

Жыл бұрын

Great question. There has definitely been some debate about whether or not these red filters fall under the “better than nothing” category. However I think Steve over at Steves small engine saloon made a great video, explaining how even though these filters may catch the big stuff, it’s actually the little stuff that they don’t catch that will clog your carburetor. It’s like a new take on the old saying “like a screen door on a submarine” it’s going to keep the fish out but it’s the water that’s going to get you lol. Here is a link to the video if you’re interested. kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2mdlNWidM_WaZM.html

Can’t beat a 3/8 pipe and elbow with plug Lolol

@hester781

11 ай бұрын

That’s what I do to most of them 👍🏻

He is a mechanic

@hester781

5 күн бұрын

Thank you! 👍🏻