Recent content by mgilbert

I posted about this a couple of times, and finally took the mower to someone with experience. I'd like to know if you agree with their diagnosis. JS46 walk behind mower with 190cc OHV Briggs engine... Crankshaft bent about four years ago, but been running fine until this season. Started fine...

Well, it turns out that the JS46 that I've had hard starting problems with, has a bent crankshaft. It tries to start, and seems to be hitting, but just never catches hold and starts running, and it often backfires when I'm trying to start it. If I can ever get it started, it runs fine, but is...

I asked about this recently, but wanted to start a new thread so it would get read by new eyes... I have a John Deere JS46 that is hard to start. It has a Briggs 190cc OHV engine. When trying to start, all I get is pfffft, pfffft, pfffft, pfffft, pfffft, pfffft. It's hitting, and almost...

I have a JS46 John Deere walk behind mower, which is made by Murray, and that is beginning to show. It's not the quality I've come to expect from John Deere. It is a little reluctant to start when cold. It's damned near impossible to start once the engine is hot. Once hot, if shut off...

I have a three year old John Deere JS46 walk behind mower with a Briggs Engine. The mower has had very little use. Lately, it has gotten harder and harder to start. Fresh fuel, clean air filter, new spark plug... It takes several hard pulls on the cord, and it usually just makes a ffffft ffffft...

I have a three year old John Deere JS46 walk behind mower with a Briggs Engine. The mower has had very little use. Lately, it has gotten harder and harder to start. Fresh fuel, clean air filter, new spark plug... It takes several hard pulls on the cord, and it usually just makes a ffffft...