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I have a 27hp kohler engine has 395 hrs on it and just recently started killing while its running. The engine will start right back up after it dies. When motor is at high rpms it kills faster then it would if it was at low rpms. Checked bulb and fuel filter still has gas in both. I tried everything i could think of and it still dies. Any suggestions?


Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:09 pm
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Maybe your carb needs to be cleaned. The jets and float can cause some crazy things.


Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:11 pm
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I had carb cleaned about a week ago. Thought that maybe it was a oil sensor so i disconnected the oil sensor and it still kills. Some times it will run for ten minutes without killing and sometimes it will run for 3 minutes and it will kill


Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:22 pm
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Have you checked coils could be cracked could be bad gas also


Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:46 pm
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I have had my coils do that at 400 hrs it would get up to about 3200 rpms and then bog and die, replaced the coils and spark plugs while I was at it and she has been runnin hard ever since.

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Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:52 pm
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Make sure ur key switch isn't turning off from vibration mine got wore out would be running wide open and it would just shut off and took a few times before I figd it was just the key turning off


Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:56 pm
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Havent checked coils but i made sure both plugs had good fire. I have a gas tank out of another boat going to try different tank and see if anything changes.


Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:58 pm
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Sell your problem to me, and go buy a new one.


Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:07 pm
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Anything is for sell if the price is right


Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:08 pm
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All you said was Motor manufacture. What drive is it on? Mud-buddy?


Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:09 pm
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prodrive fpr


Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:11 pm
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Mine did the same thing, my tank was not venting.

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Well?? Offer sent via PM


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