Easy
15-30 minutes
The carburetor kit is sold as a set that contains all the necessary parts. These are genuine Kohler replacement parts used in compatible engines. A wrench might be required during the replacement of these items. They may become broken and will need to be replaced. They are made out of plastic and metal.
Kit, Carburetor W/Gaskets 12 853 118-S
OEM part for: Kohler
Part Number: 12 853 118-S
$102.80
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Compatibility
This part will fit the following 27 machines
Kohler
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The part received was an exact replacement to original part. I did add an inline fuel shutoff to fuel line. After adding fuel, mower started right up!
Part was an exact replacement for the original, a quality product!
Guest -
June 5, 2023
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Hopefully will fix the problem for a long time
My neighbor was given a Craftsman 42" riding mower with a 17hp Kohler single cylinder engine that was 19 years old. It had a large amount of gas in the crankcase. I pulled the carburetor and found the tip of the fuel shutoff solenoid had been cut off. Evidently someone had assumed the engine wasn't getting gas and thought this was the problem and didn't diagnose the actual cause. This probably led to the problem with gas in the engine but it also indicated that the needle valve in the float was also damaged. I considered rebuilding the carburetor but I'm getting old and tired of spending so much time on repairs. I considered using a cheap Chinese replacement carburetor but decided to bite the bullet one time and replace it with this genuine Walbro carburetor. Because of the age of the mower and the damage from ethanol I also replaced the fuel line and fuel filter and added a fuel shutoff valve. After flushing the crankcase with oil I replaced the oil filter and added new oil. It appears the engine never ran after ingesting gas and it runs fine now. I told my neighbor to only use non-ethanol fuel, to shut off the fuel when he isn't going to use the mower in a while and run the fuel out of the carburetor when he finishes with the mower at the end of the season. In the long run I've found that it is usually best to use quality parts if you don't want to repeat the same job again.
James -
August 7, 2021
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Needed new carburator.
Fast service and parts were exact fit. Will be using them again in future.
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April 28, 2021
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poor carburetor performance/difficult to start
James - October 15, 2021
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Tool Type
Lawn Tractor
Difficulty
Easy
Time
15-30 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set
1. Remove air filter cover and air filter.
2. Be sure fuel tank is empty. (I turn it sideways below the steering column so the outlet is below the fuel filter.)
3. Remove fuel filter from fuel line and disconnect fuel line from carburetor.
4. Remove ground wire and disconnect wiring from bottom of carburetor float bowl.
5. Use socket or nut driver to remove 2 nuts holding carburetor on engine.
6. Gently slide carb off bolts and carefully remove choke and throttle cables (requires some jiggling around).
7. Reverse steps to install carburetor.
8. Install new fuel filter in fuel line (be sure flow arrow is correct).
2. Be sure fuel tank is empty. (I turn it sideways below the steering column so the outlet is below the fuel filter.)
3. Remove fuel filter from fuel line and disconnect fuel line from carburetor.
4. Remove ground wire and disconnect wiring from bottom of carburetor float bowl.
5. Use socket or nut driver to remove 2 nuts holding carburetor on engine.
6. Gently slide carb off bolts and carefully remove choke and throttle cables (requires some jiggling around).
7. Reverse steps to install carburetor.
8. Install new fuel filter in fuel line (be sure flow arrow is correct).
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