Bleach
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New problem. My engine goes dead soon after starting it. The 9 year old battery goes dead but will take a charge enough to start again but the engine dies quickly. I tried to take a voltage reading while running and the voltage drops quickly. I'm not familiar with the charging systems in these mower engine. I know a car will run with a bad battery after being jumped and I've jumped the battery before on this thing and it kept running before. I can't recall if I've ever had an alternator go bad on any car I've owned over the years.
Yesterday when it died when mowing the battery seemed like it was boiling when it happened. Does the charging system go crazy before it dies? Is there any component that can be tested without needing the engine to be running?
Yesterday when it died when mowing the battery seemed like it was boiling when it happened. Does the charging system go crazy before it dies? Is there any component that can be tested without needing the engine to be running?