I believe the lawnmower has taken a cr*p .Weve had trouble w/ it for a while .burns oil and never really turns as fast as it should .this weekend ran it dry with oil and now its making a very loud pinging,or ticking sound .Im very mechanically inclined and full of tools .Unfornunately ive never rebuilt , repaired a small gas engine .If you could please send me some literature regarding this i would greatly appreciate it . thank you

craftsman 5.0 hp eager 1

model number 917.372480

michael erickson, May 2006

The engine on your mower is a Tecumseh TVS120-63911H
You can download a Service Manual that covers that engine at this link.

http://www2.unstable.org:8080/tehcumseh/692509.pdf

It's a 2.48MB file

Rick, May 2006