Lawn Mower Blown Head Gasket Symptoms

A blown head gasket in your mower is fairly easy to diagnose and if your mower is a good one, not too expensive to replace. Knowing what to look for and taking care of it before it gets worse can save you time and money in the long run.

[davidtolentino]

This video is gold! Great knowledge that helped me decide what was going on with my mower and how it was going to get fixed!

[LostBoy]

I have a problem with a craftsman t110 lawn tractor. I was cutting the grass and the mower just turned off. I started right back up but it only ran a few seconds and hasn't started since. Now I can't push the mower anywhere cause one rear tire is turning one way and one the other way. The mower didn't smoke or make a sound when it turned off. It turns over but won't start. I've got spark and compression from the way it sounds. I'm not sure if its getting gas though. It has that fuel shut off solenoid on this mower. But would the engine not starting cause the mower to not be able to push it even though its in neutral?

Thank you if you can help with this issue. Its down a hill in my yard and no way to drag or push it up hill to the driveway to get it on the trailer to take it to get looked at.

Thank you again


Mike

[clairkrause]

A riding mower with a B&S single cylinder engine with a blown head gasket will will smoke like a steam locomotive.