John Deere LX 279

[Larry Bennett]

Hello, I have an LX 279 with the water-cooled Kawasaki engine,the engine struggles,slows down and dies as soon as I put aload into it.I have tried cleaning the underside of the deck and raising the cutting height but does not help.Any one with any ideas? thanks for the help Larry

 

[El Toro]

You should check the fuel flow to your carburetor
as the engine may be starving for fuel. Check the air cleaner too. Hal

 

[Larry Bennett]

Thanks for the reply, your suggestions are a good place to start. Thanks Larry

 

[Larry Bennett]

I got the LX279 corrected,After I did a comp. test both cyl. at 170 I decided to check the oil and found that it was slightly overfilled maybe 1/5th of a quart.that is all it took to bog her down.Remember the old saying,I would rather run it a quart under than a quart over.