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    Oct 1, 2007, 11:24 AM
    old lawn chief riding mower
    model # 2-1136 vd date of manufacture 6-36548x57 1056 36" cut engine starts right up but cuts out when put in gear... the boy says that he started it up put it in gear herd a clunk and it clunked out... could it be the clutch brake or the trans..? I hate to push it out to the curb without investigating it further... what do you think..?
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    Oct 1, 2007, 05:54 PM
    What done the "clunking", did the engine die? Or did the engine drop rpms severely, what?
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    Oct 1, 2007, 06:49 PM
    Old lawn chief riding mower... the engine quits as soon as you lift your foot off the clutch brake... I wasn't there when the kid herd the clunk... he seems to think it came from the transmission... I took it apart and looked at the gears and they all looked OK to me but then I never looked at one before... there were no missing teeth in the gear box...
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    Oct 3, 2007, 04:14 PM
    Does it die in neutral and forward gear?
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    Oct 5, 2007, 02:36 AM
    Old Lawn Chief... MOWERMAN2468... Yes the engine dies in nutral and forward gear as soon as I lift the clutch brake...
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    Oct 5, 2007, 06:36 PM
    Check the seat safety switch.
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    Oct 14, 2007, 06:09 PM
    MOWERMAN2468... Previously I asked about an old Lawn Chief riding mower... the kid started up heard a clunk and then the motor stopped... I took it apart and looked into the gear box and didn't see any teeth missing from any of the gears... I put it back together and the motor starts up but cuts out as soon as I let up on the clutch brake.. I don't know anything about clutch brakes or transmissions... The seat safety switch seems OK.. but the gearshift handle seems very loose... chpalm
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    Oct 23, 2007, 05:09 PM
    Hi Mowerman... regarding the lawn chief riding mower... the safety switch seems to be OK... Any other ideas..?. chpalm
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    Oct 27, 2007, 06:31 AM
    Check the deck engagement safety switch. Sorry it has taken so long to reply, I have been sick and am still not feeling well, but thought I would get on here this a.m.
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    Oct 27, 2007, 01:16 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by MOWERMAN2468
    check the deck engagement safety switch. sorry it has taken so long to reply, i have been sick and am still not feeling well, but thought i would get on here this a.m.
    MOWERMAN2468... Sorry to hear you were out of commission... Hope your feelin' better...
    Thank you for the reply... but where do I locate the engagement safety switch..? I didn't know it had one... I'll have to go and check it out... I might get lucky...
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    Oct 27, 2007, 01:28 PM
    Well if you have the engagement lever, look underneath the units main frame and have someone work the lever, you will see it making contact with probably a black and grey box with a plunger. This may be where your trouble is.
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    Oct 27, 2007, 03:04 PM
    That enagegment switch is part of the blade engagement handle and linkage. Work the handle and see what all moves, look for a wire leading from the moving parts.
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