Afternoon, Before I load her up & get screwed at the John Deere place just looking for any suggestions. So far I took the carburetor all apart I mean everything & soaked it overnight in a can of carb cleaner. I adjusted the cable put everything back on tried it this morning & she is still running rough & only runs on high. When I take the blade clutch off (blade turning) she runs fine. What I am noticing is the throttle plate rod & spring that goes to the governor arm is moving back & forth the whole arm which in turn pulls the throttle plate on the carb open & close. Two things I could really use some help on! First is there an adjustment for the rod that is attached to the governor? (why I ask this is maybe a spring is not doing it's job. Second could it be the carb? I see where I can buy a new carb off John Deere for $110. & last could it be a spring that is worn? any other suggestions would really be very helpful? As she is blackening up spark plugs in 10 min. & on a full tank of gas I can only cut the front where last summer I could cut the whole yard twice on a tank of gas. So I'm stumped on this one I do have a good spark. Thank you for any & all help! Will,

I'm new to the site and any help would be appreciated. I have a Craftsman LT 1000 model # 917.271.810 Everything runs great. I changed the oil, battery, etc. I also had a broken shaft and I changed that out. I started it up and it will not move. I checked the drive belt and it seems ok. I see the fly wheel moving on the transmission and the shafts the tires are on spin but not that fast or strong. The parking brake is not holding either...seems like the brake ins't working....are these two issues related? Any help would be greatly appreciated...