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how can I fix my lawn mower?

seems that gas and oil keep mixing in my craftsman riding mower and white smoke comes out [ a lot ]; when I check the oil reservoir, its mixed with gas.
Riding mower craftsman model 917.270610

Doug Moreno
July 2005
Sounds like you need a carb rebuild. The engine is flooding, possibly caused by debris stuck somewhere in the passages of the carb. After that is done then keep the air filter clean to help prevent this from happening again.

Dale
December 2005

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