make sure the fuel cap hole for it to breathe is open. worked for me
when I try to engage gears of mower blades, the engine dies under the load. Read wheels also lock when fowrad and rear gears are engaged.
it thumps its foot loudly
Seat switch; it does not know the seat is occupied.
try cleaning the carb. generally when it starts and dies it is a sign of a blocked passage in the carb
The LX178 has a stator to recharge the battery. When this goes bad, the voltage regulator indicates no charge being produced. The mower dies do to lack of enough charge to produce a spark. When you recharge, there is enough current to again produce a spark - will run until the battery goes dead again.
when a pig dies it will go to a better place in the factory settings building in about 20 minutes from now
Often referred to as a "death rattle," this will not be exhibited by everyone who dies. Death rattles, or the gurgling, comes from air moving through the throat, sometimes as a person is dying, as well as after.
sounds as if your pulley is locked up.,Frozen,,One or more of your pulleys are seized up
It is typical to stop cuttong your lawn in October depe ding on where you live. Once the lawn stops growing and dies for the season you can pack your mower away.
I would change your fuel filter
Your clutch has to be engaged when you start your mower or at least my craftsman mower does. If it dies when you release the clutch pedal, it is due to the engine shutoff relay which is wired to the electric clutch. There are 2 wires on the lower left side of the mower that run along the inside of the frame to the clutch. These wires run just above the mower deck belts and connect to the top of clutch. They are so close that sometimes they get entangled with the deck belts causing them to be torn loose or rub the insulation off and expose the bare wire (which will cause it to ground out if it comes in contact with metal). You need to find and inspect these two wires all the way from the clutch to the point they come up through a hole in the frame floor that the engine is bolted to.