Pull the plug and the crank start head and then rotate the motor by hand with the flywheel to see where the flywheel magnet meets the coil. It should be at top dead center as the magnet just meets the coil. If it is off by a little bit, the key is sheared.
Also try to start it with the muffler...
Hello J.,
The diode is likely placed inline under some black shrink take and it is blown/fractured internally from a shorted warning buzzer. Trace down the harness from the buzzer and the light, then bypass the buzzer and the diode one at a time to see if the light works when the sender is...
Hi StarTech,
I currently have a Kohler CV-22 here doing similar things. Even though the cable is adjusted correctly, the choke blade linkage has just enough slack that the engine will not start unless I touch the choke blade to ensure it is fully closed.
It baffles the mind how just a little...