On 16 Sep 2008 22:52:42 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "DoN.
Nichols" quickly quoth:

On 2008-09-16, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote:
... Maybe you can help. I inherited a free riding mower
with a blown engine. Are the 14.5 horse engines worth rebuilding,...

See the recent (July) thread about Troy Bilt engine with similar problem
(OP: stryed).

Speaking of Troy Built, does anyone know where to find one of
their sickle-bar walk-behind mowers near the Northern VA area? They
seem to have discontinued it -- considered it to be dangerous for some
funny reason -- and it seems to be the right thing for dealing with my
irregular terrain when the town gets nasty about mowing. :-)

Look at the DR mower, DoN. They're very nice. You can buy a
self-propelled model but it's just as hard to work as the human
propelled model due to its smaller wheels.

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