Craftsman 17.5 hp 42 in. Deck Lawn Tractor - CA Model "tractor dies clutch released" Questions

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tractor. Strong engine till engage clutch. Engine dies. no movement? Engine is running fine till auto transmission put in gear and clutch released. Then it dies with no movement. you have a bad safety

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...dies. maybe a bad clutch switch? thanks, mike I would think more than likly your seat switch is bad. Try disconnecting the switch, do not jump, and see if it works ok. If not, then jump the switch. ...

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...tractor immediatlely dies. It also dies if the blades are engaged. I would check the wires and clean the connectors and make sure seat switch is working. If that is not working, it's like getting off ...

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tractor dies after releasing the clutch. It will run as long as the clutch is depressed, and will even remain running if the parking brake is engaged. The engine dies if the clutch is released, or the

starts with a jump dies when i release the clutch will not start unless I jump it-- runs until i release clutch--won't start again unless i jump it again check the safety switches

...DIES WHEN CLUTCH RELEASED CRAFTSMAN MODEL 944-604810 21 HP 42'' DECK - STARTS GOOD BUT WHEN CLUTCH RELEASED ENGINE DIES; WHEN MOWER LEVER PARTIALLY ENGAGED ENGINE DIES. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE SEAT ...

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...the tractor dies. The seat switch kills it also when released, so does the clutch/brake switch Hi, what you wrote is exactly what's is suppose to do. what is it about the mower that's not

...tractor. Will start and idle fine but when you let out on the clutch the motor bogs down and dies few reasons will try to narrow down first start it and put in neutral and deck disengaged release ...

...dies when clutch brake released on husqvarna gth2548 Instructions say to purge transmission by setting brake, place in freewheel, start engine, run in slow mode, then release brake. when I attempt to ...

...dies when clutch is released. Can't find a diagram of how linkage is supposed to look at transaxle or how to replace the clutch. Any suggestions ? If the engine dies when the clutch is released, you ...

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