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    JMim Amish
    three year old 6021P. Stopped running 10 days ago. Will...Answeredescalated
    Service & Maintenance Question posted May 1, 2012 by JMim Amish, last edited May 9, 2012 
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    three year old 6021P. Stopped running 10 days ago. Will start and run for 3 or 4 secs. Hard to restart. Went through Kohler troubleshooting steps. Verified fuel flow, cleaned choke mechanism, checked electric connections, verified correct resistance across mag pick up coils, changed oil, gapped plug, etc. to no avail. Once in a while can get it to run for a minute or so then just quits (like it is out of fuel) then typically will not restart. Most frustrating. Am I missing something here? Thanks
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     When engine died it was on a slope which I have cut a number of times before without a problem.  I thought I read somewhere in Kohler literature that excessive time on a steep slope may cause engine to shut down.  If this is true - what triggers this shutdown and is there a reset that perhaps I am missing? This design with a  Kohler engine has no fuel filter no shutoff valve, no oil drain plug, fyi. Thanks

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    Greg P.

    The cure could be a quick fix. It sounds like the machine is starving for fuel, when it starts to sputter likes its going to stall remove the gas cap and listen for a rush of air. If you hear this then the cap is not venting correctly and my need to be replaced. As far as cutting on a slope and Kohler engines having a problem with that I have no clue. This would be the first I have heard of it.

    I trust this was helpful.

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    • Greg P.

      The cure could be a quick fix. It sounds like the machine is starving for fuel, when it starts to sputter likes its going to stall remove the gas cap and listen for a rush of air. If you hear this then the cap is not venting correctly and my need to be replaced. As far as cutting on a slope and Kohler engines having a problem with that I have no clue. This would be the first I have heard of it.

      I trust this was helpful.

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    • JMim Amish

       Thanks Greg for your comment.  I have tried this but does not make a difference.  Sometimes if I am lucky I can get it start when cold and run for up to two minutes and then it dies again. I guess its time to take it to the professionals. My 28 year old back up doesn't begin to have these problems.

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