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    tntarheel Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 15, 2008, 01:40 PM
    Craftsman lt1000 fuel smoke?
    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 :)
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    Apr 16, 2008, 07:31 PM
    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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    Apr 17, 2008, 11:30 AM
    Quote 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.

    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.
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