Mower acting up

[Jasonrkba]

I was sick last week and my sweet wife decided to mow the dogs area. When she was done she shut it off by putting the choke on and turning the key the wrong way. Now it is running terrible. Skipping, low rpm and smoking. I have good spark but i replaced the plugs coils and cdi box just bec I had them on hand. It has a new fuel filter and i checked the pickup. Im at a loss. Its a John deere F725 FD590V.

 

[grizz55chev]

I was sick last week and my sweet wife decided to mow the dogs area. When she was done she shut it off by putting the choke on and turning the key the wrong way. Now it is running terrible. Skipping, low rpm and smoking. I have good spark but i replaced the plugs coils and cdi box just bec I had them on hand. It has a new fuel filter and i checked the pickup. Im at a loss. Its a John deere F725 FD590V.

Choke stuck on? Flooded?

 

[lone wolf]

Choke stuck on? Flooded?

Air filter black from her running the whole time with choke on?

 

[U&A]

Using the choke to turn it off is not gonna hurt a darn thing. Obviously turn the key the wrong way will mess up the fly wheel or the starter potentially but should should not affect how it runs


Sent while firmly grasping my Redline lubed Ram [emoji231]

 

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

Kinda sounds like the choke is stuck on or partially on. Check the carb to make sure the choke is in the wide open position while running.

 

[Jasonrkba]

She didn run with it on just choked it at the same time as shutting it off. Im going to check the oil in the morning.

 

[Jasonrkba]

Yep, oil has gas in it. Guessing the extra gas that didn't get burned off found it's way to the crank case.

 

[Jasonrkba]

The choke was definitely stuck and took some effort to get it loose. I scrubbed all the linkage with a toothbrush and carb cleaner. Went ahead and put the tach on it and dialed in the rpms according to what the service manual says. Also changed the oil. I cut five acres today and it did great. Thanks all!