Hi all-
I've got a 2004 LT 1000 that has gotten less zippy over the 4 years I've had it (speed and torque evidently- cutting with new blades is uneven and awful in turns). Now, if I go down a slope and then back up, it chokes, sputters and huge plume of white smoke comes out. :eek: Daughter said she "saw fire". It doesn't cut off, nor does it do this except on the aforementioned down & back up movement. Changed oil, air filter, fuel filter, sparkplug, etc. as I do annually. I am going to try a fuel cleaner today. Thanks for any advice :)

Black smoke equals fuel, white smoke equals oil burning.
As for the uneven cutting, the problem could be related to the spindle assembly.

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Originally Posted by MOWERMAN2468

black smoke equals fuel, white smoke equals oil burning.
As for the uneven cutting, the problem could be related to the spindle assembly.

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Thanks! After some fuel stabilizer everything (with the smoke) seemed just fine yesterday. Maybe I just had a little oil spilled somewhere? Anyway, Thanks again for the info/advice. I still need to figure out the engine weakness & cutting weakness.