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If you go to lithium make sure you only recharge OUTSIDE on a non flamable surface Spiral cell Pb batteries are the best by far as they have a massive plate surface area and being would in a spiral are much more mechanically strong than a std Pb battery I have some I bought for the hire cars...

the 19 Hp on the cub had done over 3000 hrs when the landlord got it. did another 1500 before a screw came out of the butterfly ending up costing a pair of valves 5 years ago The hour meter died shortly after that but it does 2 hours week every week cutting the 1/2 acre around the house and 14...

Spindles come in 5/8" 7/8" 1" & 1.125" plus 20mm 25mm & 30 mm SO yes there are pulleys made to fit but hard to advise if we do not know to fit what ?

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Some have adjustments , some you jus change out the pivot bolt, good ones have a replaceable bush, usually high density nylon I some times cut washers from old HDPE drums to take up the slop

There should be an adjuster under the mower However these systems suffer really badly from flogging the holes in the adjusters oval as it is a very large & strong spring that you are pulling against It is not a particularly good system, but MTD had the patient on it so it had to be used till...

The question is what type of brake ? if it is a disc on the gear box, stopping from 20 mph will strip the teeth of at least one gear . They are only powder pressings which are good for low loads and provide excellent lubrication to the contact faces of the teeth Burt their impact ( shock load )...

I would argue that point Toby And the fact that about 20% of what comes in to my shop has sufferred from a float valve sticking . running them dry is the best thing you can do . Fuel vary from place to place, state to state & during the seasons . However you can not evaporate the volatile...

I use plastic ones so they will bend rather than hole the piston .

And in particular the front cross member and it's pivot bolt . Older cubs had a grease nipple for it as dose most JD's Ne cubs do not they just use a softer bolt Plus the wheel bushes + the king pin bushes

The gear boxes are good for around 4000 rpm to 5000 rpm Simple check is to take the wheels off & use a corded drill or air drill to drive the input shaft When you go too fast the gears will lock. Now brakes are a totally different thing We fit band brakes to the axel or some times disc brakes...

I use a set 3-4-5 blocks 3" x 4" x 5" Slip one under each side then adjust till the blade touches ( or is roughly the same distance above ) the blocks on each side On older models there is an adjuster each side so the move them the same amount in opposite directions till the deck is level...

Depends upon your lot & your grass Kohler recommend fitting an engine that is rated 20% over what is needed for the mower . This is to allow for things like baggers, mulching blades , hilly terrain & towing My wholesalers only keep a limited stock of engines and I regularly fit substantially...

remove belt loosen pulley depress bake & lock pedal in park position Run the other ( RH side ) of the belt through the pulley The back of the belt runs against the pulley and the root of the belt goes towards the belt keeper tab

pull off the kill wire Plug one side of your meter into it and ground the other Turn the dial to volts Turn the key switch on & off , the meter should show 0 volts Move on lead to the battery + Meter should read battery voltage key off & 0 volts key on Do the tests with bake on & brake off

Mechanical gear boxes can go a lot faster than that However you do need to change the bentonite grease for lighter lithium grease . The racers use 00 or 000 lithium/ graphite grease in the boxes but you do have to add a vent or they leak like a sieve . However that is not a consideration when...

Makes sense Alco area fairly big mob is the EU that did not become part of the Stiga-GGC conglomerate to counter Husqvarna sucking up every brand in the EU . So much for the competition that our supposed free market is based on They did not make walk behinds but it will be interesting t see what...

B & S Coils should not be handed ( Honda coils are ) but if one of them was originally fitted upside down then it would not fire at the correc time ( if at all 0 due to the way that the Hall Effect Trigger works So both coils should be fitted the same way round with the kill lead tab facing the...

Where are you located ? as it is a Masport I will assume you are in OZ or NZ although now that Alco gobbled them up I have no idea where else they will try & flog the mowers . I am in sydney & when this happens I go strait to Conwire and get them to make a new cable with a clevis end. Sooooo...

I did say the stack , ie engine pulley could be made larger The standard trick s to invert the stack pulley as I first mentioned This is phase 1 of conversion to racing mower so it goes just that bit faster , in fact usually about twice as fast On a varidrive you need to fit a much larger...

Is the arm flat in the region where the belt rubs or turned up at 90 deg to the arm ? If it is turned up then it is the belt keeper so either the belt is routed wrong or the pulley is wrong . If the arm is flat then as Star suggests the stand off is wrong or the pulley is wrong A photo would...

Most plastic welding supply companies will do filler rods of the right composition for you Honda and funny enough in the right colour The only funny rods I have are for JD who also use a NeXite blend You only heat the deck till it starts to look glassy If it droops then it is way too hot...

Get any one that has either a manual gearbox or a varidrive Flip the stack pulley over On most MTD's you will need to cut off the tabs they bend down to act as a belt keeper You can not increase the speed of a hydro without damaging the drive

No they are not resettable The only way around it is to fit a new one then run it up to the desired hours

Rare for a metering diaphragm to prevent starting Usually a stuffed one will either cause the engine to stall out lean if it is too hard or flood if it is too loose or punctured. Now I never ever reuse gaskets of diaphragms on cube carbs .

Same problem here I warm the fan nut Apply penetrant allow to cool heat it up again spray penetrant allow it to cool , repeat many times Try rattle gun if no joy back to the heating cycle . Local Stihl shop says they cut the fans off & charge customer for new fan And yes they really do self...

No it is a safety switch problem Disconnect both of those small wires and see if the the engine dies when the blades are turned on Check that you alternator is sending 14 V back to the battery Undo both ends of that thin wire & check it with a multimeter There are 2 diodes in the wire to...

urging only happens with a governed engine. It it was not governed it would just cough then stop So if you hold the governor open the engine is running on both the idle jet & the main jet Now when the main jet comes into play it supplies 40% + of the fuel to 95% just before the engine blows up...

The $ 10,000 question How far is the belt keeper away from the pulley ? The gap should be no more than 1/4" The belt should be able to come away from the pulley far enough not to actually touch the pulley . If it does touch the pulley then the belt can end up being burned by the pulley rubbing...

Easily done I can confess to doing it a few times myself The trick is to get under and watch which way the tension pulley moves when you put your foot on the clutch / brake pedal The pulley has to take pressure off the belt when the brake pedal is down

Hot staples are generally used on things like car bumper bars They are a bit tricky to insert and prevent the proper fusion of the crack and the resulting patch is no where near a s strong as the properly welded part They are used in the auto trade because they are quick & cheap and the joint...

Because of the nature of the gas flow in SV engines, the valve seat burns / erodes over time The effect of this is the valve then can not close fully and the fix is to remove a few thou off the end of the exhaust valve The B & S L Head manual has full instructions on how to do this When I do...

Actually the metals do not even have to be dissimilar When you bend a metal cold you create a stress in the lattice & that stress will form a galvanic cell between itself If you have some old nails you will notice they always start rusting at the head & tip first . As for mower batteries, I use...

Should work if you slip some stainless mesh on the outside to add some strength. Plastic welds very easy once it gets hot Down side it has to be very clean to do this So the best solution would be to clean it , scrape the fracture edge with a razor blade then weld it with a plastic welding rod...

Exhaust vales run yellow hot which is well into the forging temperatures If the piston touched it when running then the head is most likely bent with respect to the shaft . Good thing is B & S valves are cheap Simple test is to pull the head, remove the valve spring and rotate the valve by hand...

Check the parts book ( free download from B & S USA ) On most of them the elbow in a replaceable part However there is no leaway, he replacement has to go in exactly where it needs to be because trying to adjust it will cause it to leak again

Jets should be reamed rather than drilled and by preference using a pin drill Any distortions to the surface of the hole will make a drastic difference to the flow rate jet reamers are very very expensive Micro drills , particularly those cheap sets from China are rubbish and will be all over...

This usually happens because it falls off the pulley during fitting and goes un noticed

This is why we do leak down tests Lock the engine at TDC Firing stroke so both vales are closed Remove spark plug and wrap some cloth around a long air duster Remove dip stick Insert into the spark plug hole & blow air into the cylinder ( low pressure ) Listen at the dip stick tube , cab &...

First principles of science & engineering Observation So lay on the ground and watch what happens See when the belt pops off and what side it pops off If it is the left side then the prime suspect is what Star has already mentioned, the tension pulley arm is not freely moving to take up the...

Did you check the belt length old to new ? Other than that the belt routing is probably wrong Very easy to do this because it is not quite as obvious as it looks

They were a good idea, badly done Mower electronics are not good enough to run these chips reliabily heat, sunlight, weather, vibrations all kill them I have done a few AYP conversions back to key Not all that difficult and AYP gave up on them after 3 years because they were so problematic They...

I have Victas in the year that are over 60 years old I have B & S Engines in 40 year old mowers that work perfectly Neither of these means that new ones are worth the effort of removing them from the box which they are not .

Honda made one of the best engines for mowers . Honda exited the mower engine sector because they could not make a quality engine at the price that mower companies would pay . Now that should have sent red flags to every other engine maker but no Kawasaki jumped into the hole left by Honda And...

Same old story It is called asset stripping Two ways to get a bigger dividend Increase profits Sell assets The easy way to do it is to sell off assets and this is what the "super CEO's" do . Then just before there is nothing left to sell off they resign, usually taking the last of the cash with...

You have a seat switch problem plus a key switch problem The mower is seeing an empty seat situation The key switch is not connecting the magneto kill wire to ground to shut off the engine.

Take the air filter off and check that the choke is fully open with the throttle control in the run position.

Park it on a hill Turn off the engine Release the parking brake Give it a push If the hydro is in a good condition it will be hard to push & stop when you stop pushing IF the hydro is deceased it will race away like Mulga Bill's bicycle the instant the brake is released

Tip it up is the safest thing to do I stand them on their rear mudguard and most will stand up quite fine When done like that battery needs to be removed as well as the fuel tank capped Some hydro drives will leak a bit of oil out the breather if left up for too long

Ate the belt is not a particularly good description Belts snap cleanly if the shock loading is too high They shred when they are not installed properly and run against some thing that does not rotate Usual cause is on the outside of a belt keeper They twist when the pulleys are too worn or too...

In a sealed container it should last for decades Oil needs heat , & air to start going bad sitting on the shelf .

It is fairly simple when you look at the management. For the past decade all managers must have an MBA but none are required to have any industry experience because the MBA course teaches accountants & economists that business management is the same for all business . Because most big businesses...

If you have a dial to set the deck height then it is the adjuster

You have suffered it once We suffer it once a day So you learn pretty quick.

What most shops do is fit the seal a bit shallower in the hole so the lip runs on a different section of the shaft Seal lips are very fragile and very easily damaged by things like the edges of key slots which is why I use either food warp or heat shrink to cover that section & a lot of...

Pull your carb off the engine but leave the fuel lines connected Blow air through the carb & check for a good strong fuel spray out the other side Check the muffler for build up of carbon on the spark arrestor screen Pull the muffler and check for piston scoring

Do not fit a smart switch it is an exercise in futility they were a good idea very badly done so got dropped after 4 seasons There are literally 5,000,000 looms out there that will fit your mower as AYP factory ( Husqvarna ) has only 1 loom that gets slightly modified from mower to mower...

The "stop" mechanism is to ground the coil so no spark However there is nothing to stop the engine rotating apart from engine compression So the engine will suck in fuel then blow it out unburned which the EPA will not allow Thus the afterfire solenoid was introduced which shoves a bung up the...

Kill wire is a ground lead and is never connected to the battery Cranking the engine is flattening the battery

The seat switch has an anti tamper shorting strip in the plug end IF it is not tightly connected the anti tamper device thinks you have unplugged the seat switch so shuts down the engine and from what you have posted the seat switch is the No 1 candidate

Little trick is to wind up the bendex to the top of the shaft which will give you clean access to the bolt using an extension on a short socket Even when using a torx driver it is easier if you move the pinion up out of the way

Belts shred because they are rubbing against some thing that they should not or a pulley that should turn freely is not . So get some one the sit on the mower, arm yourself with a strong pencil point flash light and watch the belt running A bag of concrete / gravel / sand will often substitite...

When I do head gaskets & valve lash I raise the front of the mower about 6" to 1' Even 4" ( a couple of house bricks ) under the front wheels will stop the oil making a mess Noe if that oil is thin & smells like fuel then you have a carburettor float valve not working . By the time you get done...

A 7 is a lot lot colder than a 4 So what is happening is the spark pug is not getting hot enough to prevent carbon build up And the carbon build up provides a conductive path down the side of the insulator so the spark tracks don the nose rather than jumping the gap . This is of course...

It is definately not above your skill levels IT is just you have never done it before so it is confusing thus scary Search You Tube for "Checking Briggs Valve Lash " or "checking valve lash on an Intek engine" You should get 10,000 hits plus a lot of arguements over which method to use. For the...

Stanley B & D have been drinking the Putin Cool Aid ever since the US banking collapse when the Obama government stepped in to bolster the share market & threw money around like confetti , rather than simply underwriting all of the bad home loans which would have cost about 10% of the taxpayers...

Sounds like a duff rectifier / regulator Note there are 4 electrical connections for the rectifier, the 3 pins + the body ( ground ) Kohler like to use a brass strip in the blower housing to do this which is prone to work hardening and cracking . The simple test for a duff rectifier is to run...

Not meaning to be judgemental but that sounds like careless use of screws or using the wrong screws. As for seal pullers, they work fine when the crank is out but are useless if the crank is still in as they are designed to go under the lip from the shaft end then lever from the opposite side of...

My go to is to use jumper leads to bypass the battery cables, one at a time Firstly to the solenoid & engine then directly to the starter motor . Also try each test plugs in & plugs out Then repeat using a known good battery from your car / truck . Takes a bit of time but is worth it in the...

Stopped like you turned it off or stopped like you ran out of fuel ?

OK so what I thought was the actual switch is just a connector What I saw and thought was the sensor is just the 695693 Terminal Plug Thank you all The unit had no spark & I was about to take it back to the shop for a magneto check / replacement As I was loading it I noticed the wire going into...

There is no legal definition of "synthetic" So yes some synthetics are actually reconstructed from the individual refined compounds True synthetics are made the same way except the feed stock is ethylene gas not crude oil Just about every thing we use now days is "synthetic" to some extent...

Recommended replacement every 5 years sort of answers that question After 10 it goes so hard that you have to cut it off When it goes hard it no longer makes an air tight ( or fuel tight ) seal I only use PVC on Victas as there are 4 tubes and it is easier ( and cheaper ) to swap the fuel &...

Rule of thumb is manufacturers fit engines that are 25% more powerful than the requirements of the mower If Hoppers were drastically underpowered then this forum would be getting a hundred "my Grasshopper don't work" posts every day. SO back to square one, there is some thing wrong with your...

Was the new carb bought from a genuine mower parts retailer or was it recycled scrap bought off Evilpay or Scamazon ?

Well bushfire season is here and the fire pumps are all coming in for "service" ( ie they won't start ) So the first one off the bat has the titled engine and no spark. Tracked it down to the low oil switch Now this is one I have never seen and simply screws into the extra oil fill hole...

A lot of the push mowers down here use PVC fuel line Goes hard eventually due to heat so pulls away from the barbs & leaks if it does not crack first To be honest Victa do say to replace it at every 5 years service but most leave it till it is rock hard FWIW the late models use pneumatic...

Well it is only used in lawn mower engines and very few use more than 2 litres while push mowers use 500ml so not going to be a really big seller compared to car oils On top of that mower owners tend to want the cheapest possible oil and cheap = low profit I go through a 44 gallon drum full...

OK I wrote that detailed reply because we need detailed results in order to make a diagnosis We need to isolate an engine problem from a mower problem and an electrical problem from a drive problem If you are not willing to do the tests I have asked you to be and post the results then I can not...

Not quite sure about what you mean If the front of the deck walls have worn thin then weld some reinforcing on the inside I use old mower blades forged to fit because they are usually high strength boron steel so make excellent wear plates

Yes it has gotten beyond the original OP's problem but these thread do encourage people who rarely ever post to join in the conversation which is good provided it remains civil, which it has . It also allows some peoples misconseptions to addresses as per Ibrac's post which is also good .

Belts are cogged to allow them to run around smaller diameter pulleys without internal damage to the belt. Cogging reduces the contact area between the pulley side walls and the belt surface so a cogged belt usually needs to be fitted tighter than a plain belt When it comes to ZTR hydro belts...

IT actually is not a waste of grease as if the cavity is full of grease then it can not get full of water Sealed bearings are not moisture tight they are dust seal if rubber & debris shields if metal

Hp means nothing Need more , then just measure it 100 rpm higher Remember Hp is torque x RPM It is torque that does the work which is why my 13 Hp motorcycle can keep pace with a 40 modern 40 Hp motorcycle So unless that 27 Hp engine has a different bore or stroke it will not make any...

I do not think you understand viscosity indexes The first number is measured at 25 C the second one is between 80 & 120 C depending which standard you use. All oils get THINNER as they get hotter They do not and can not get thicker What multigrades do is GET THINNER SLOWER People conflate...

I will concede to Slomo on this one A globe type spark tester has a very low resistance so will glow at a very low voltage So if the coil is only putting out 500 V then you will get a flash from a globe type However to jump the spark plug gap you need 30,000 V So if you get a flash from the...

While "oil aint oils Sol" any oil is better than no oil Some will work better & provide better protection under SPECIFIC conditions in SPECIFIC engines than others Mower oil funny enough works best in mowers because the additive package blended into the base oil is tailored specifically for...

Actually not a useless thread When ever you get a LOT of people posting in a civil manner it is a good thing for humanity .

Amazing. While TRS's videos are generally good , his magneto coil failure video is rather poor Now I only have 11 years of experience with modern mower coils but in that time at least 75% of the failures have been because the Hall Trigger was toast and that was probably a cooked transistor ...

That looks like a parking brake or cruse control spring

Actually not useless When ever you get a LOT of people posting in a civil manner it is a good thing for humanity .

To further what Bertrrr said Using a known goo battery jump directly from that battery to both the engine & starter + terminal Engine cranks = starter good Engine does not crank, remove spark plug & try again Engine cranks fast = starter good with valve problem engine cranks slow = internal...

Just thought I would share this little gem with you Did a service on a new customers mower & noticed he had a 2000 series Cub in the back of the shed I have sort of become a bit of a 2000 series Cub specialist so asked what was wrong with it Needs a full rebuild I was told, blows smoke every...

And make sure it is fitted the right way round Upside down & it will not work because the trigger will close the circuit after the magnets have already passed .

Because if the back is lower ( called heeling the deck ) the back of the blade cuts the grass then those clippings have to travel all the way round the deck to the right side to be discharged . Some counter rotating and timed blade decks heel but most have what is called a positive attack angle

B & S are doing the same to Victa down here Victa had over 70% of the walk behind market before the take over , they now have 20 % & falling But by now they have probably recouped the money Victa owed them so they will be happy to shut that brand down as well .

The usual cause of this is incorrect belts They are not std B section as many "replacements " are and of course as they are a clutching belt must be wrapped .

It is not luck. It is understanding that on specific subject forums where no one is making money you will get sound information from people who actually either know the theory or practically have done it many times before or even both On platforms that either massage the egos of idiots or...

Before we go further we need to know which transmission you have From what you have posted I am assuming it is a variable pitch pulley that only goes forward with a F-N-R shift to change directions However we really need to know the full model numer off the tag under the seat as it could also be...

Nearly every idler runs a 6202 or 6203 bearing with a pressed in stand off bush There are a mile of 3.5" diameter pulleys Way back they were custom made with the bush forming the inner race and were double row of 1/16" balls I still have some of them in stock So while most sites list the heavy...

YEp, Like Murray they will end up becoming a badge brand from a third world country sold at Wallys Remember that B & S is owned by a finance company Finance companies make money not products so the idea of building new production lines that make better mowers for less money is abhorent to them...

The different colours are different thicknesses You do a dry assembly ( all gaskets fitted ) then measure the end float of the crankshaft then remove enough of them to get the specified end float . I am at the other computer so do not have the specs but from memory it is around 0.002"

The other thing that will happen is the web site will eventually be closed so things like service manuals & parts manuals will become unavailable So workshops who have not already downloaded & stored files need to do so very soon . As for the abandonment of domestic grade machines this is to be...

And you have posted the wrong links to your photos so I for one could not view any of them. the site has FILE SIZE limits on images to avoid spending a fortune on disc space So load your photos onto a computer Open them in what ever image editing programe you have Resize then to be 12" along the...

Teach a man to fish & you feed him for life SO measure the outside diameter of the dead pulley at the flanges Measure the diameter of the surface the belt runs on Measure the width between the flanges Go to Rotary, Stns , Prime Line or Oregon web page & find the "pulleys by size " tables Find...

And that "square bit is called a "belt keeper" it's job as you have found out is prevent the ble passing between it and the pully so when the deck is turned off and the belt goes slack it does not jump off the pulley And if you ran the belt over the outside that will shred the belt in almost no...

YEs You buy an osilloscope , a variable intensity & direction flux generator, a pulsing signal generator & a HV pulse counter Total cost is around $ 20,000 for cheap stuff and not much change from $ 100,000 for the good gear . Krautkrammer are a bit behind at the moment but I can get you some...

The bendix wears and the pinion wears On most they are replaceable but as per Rivets response we need to know which starter you have

The standard "trick" used by panel beaters is a layer of very high gloss, polish then a second coat of very high gloss This of course makes the surface very shinny and masks small variations in colour unless you are looking at it in moonlight

Can you resolve a Hall Effect trigger ? And do you know if the trigger is set to NO or NC Or if it works on the + side of the induced voltage or the - side of the voltage Or to put it another way Using an Ω meter to test a modern coil is the same as using a multi meter to test a coil by...

If it leaks out while the transmission is sitting there then check for a blocked vent which is pressurizing the transmission thus forcing the oil out of places where it should be mostly dry .

Bad bearings can also provide just enough lateral movement to have the blades touch

Hells bells It is a f*****g wheel not a control module for a storm shadow missile . Go to an engineering supply shop Get a length of nylon rod the same diameter as the wheel, drill a hole in it and set it off to mow The UK is chockers with small engineering workshops that could turn you up one...

ZTR's can be a PIA to get onto trailers because they are a lot lower than a tractor style mower My trailer is mesh floored, it was custom made for a 2000 series Cub It is over 20 years old and the floor is perfect , including having the mesh welded in the right way to stop stuff sliding forward...

Remove the fuel filling cap Remove the fuel line from the fuel pump or filter, which ever one is closest to the fuel tank place a containers on the floor then put the hose in it the fuel will usually drain out all by itself , but some times you need to pressurise the fuel tank a little to get...

All of the after market parts suppliers wholesale mower coils All of them have a "find a dealer " feature on their web pages All of them guarantee that the parts supplied are good If buying parts from a real shop is against your religion then use Alibaba or Aliexpress Both of these sites hold...

With the exception of things that have distinctive sounds like blown head gaskets then diagnosis is a matter of testing in a logical order ruling things out 1 at a time starting at the most common hen working through to the more obscure. The big problems with forums is most responders will come...

It will be the reverse lock out loom that will go to the direction control on the transmission

A belt shreds when it is running against some thing that it should not . On decks then most of the time it is because the belt is on the wrong side of a belt keeper or even a brake ( on manual PTOs )

Unfortunately they do not usually indicate the threads used in parts books lest you buy them from a hard wear shop M8 LH could be 0.75mm ( super fine ) 1.0mm ( fine ) 1.25mm ( std ) or 1.5mm ( coarse ) pitches It could also be a 7mm thread as used on some Japanese made trimmers

Your friend is not thinking the problem through An engine problem will affect ALL 3 blades equally not just the middle blade A single blade that does not cut properly will be a deck problem . Do all 3 blades turn together when you move any one of them by hand ? If not then belt is worn, loose...

Stop & think Why are those witches there ? The seat switch is there to prevent you doing stupid things like getting off with the blades running and shoving you hand into the discharge chute to clear a blockage plus to prevent it running away driverless should you fall off However the engine has...

BEing part of the white pimple on the brown bum of the world ( always loved Prime Minister Keatings description ) and not having access to much in the way of dealer information I have needed to lear ways around it Many models span several different tiers of EPA regulations and on top of this a...

Depends how the oil sensor is wired up Wha I found on some mowers is a low oil level in the sump gets even lower once the engine is running & tosses all through out the engine just enough that it trips the oil switch Of course on mowers it is usually part of the cranking circuit where as in...

Pull the deck off, et under the mower and grab the transmission belt If al is connected properly if you push & pull the belt ( on each side ) you should be able to turn the engine over

To be honest I have not given your problem too much attention But it appears that the module sends +12 V to the starter solenoid , + 12V to the fuel solenoid and makes / breaks the ground contact to the coil

Thanks for coming back Most times a stuck solenoid can be cleaned which is one of the few places that carb cleaner actually does a good job Remember the symptoms of your failed solenoid as to date none of my customers who bought an Amazon cheapie have had one last longer than a single season So...

read your owners manual To move you have to be in the seat & the brake must be off So 2 switches need to be working for this to happen, the seat switch & the parking brake switch So one or the other is not working or the wires between them is not sound

It is a magneto with a Hall effect trigger chip in embedded in the coil So you check is with an oscilloscope and a frequency signal generator and preferably a variable flux pulse generator not a Ω meter like you check a car coil. That little package will set you back from $ 30,000 for cheap...

Yes But it is not simple without using substitution First you go to Scag & download the parts book In the back is the wiring diagram Then you work out what signal the module will be getting from the individual switches In most cases it will be + 12 V , - 12V or nothing Then you get a packet of...

Check the owners manual for the belt routing My first guess is you have run it wrong On a mower with an electric PTO the belt should always be tight enough that turning 1 blade by hand will make all of them turn Also check you did not acidentialy put the blade on upside down .

Just like cars, mowers fade over time depending upon how much UV they are exposed to So even the factory paint will not be a good match after 10 years

To add to the above Several customers have come in finally for a service because their mower has no balls & bogs down in heavy grass. They tell me it has been like that from new A quick inspection shows they are running on 1 cylinder and from the conversations it seems that they were like that...

For doing these I stand the mower vertical on it's bum So much easier than being on your knees or back Block off the fuel cap & remove the battery to prevent spills & remove the hood The fan gear pivot hole wears oval and some mowers have a bush for the fan gear while others use a shouldered...

The important question Are you holding the choke on or off The air vane pulls against a spring when the engine is cold So the choke is only on for a second or two Once the engine gets to 1/2 speed the air vane should hold the choke OFF When hot the thermostat holds the choke OFF because you do...

Sounds like the air gap is too big When cold there is enough power available to close the magnet When hot the wires have more resistance so not enough power available to close the PTO Can also be bad battery cables or bad connections between the battery cables & the mower

You had a short at the solenoid Not particularly common but does happen check the plug that goes into the solenoid The wires may need to be replaced

Check the owners manual for the belt routing My first guess is you have run it wrong On a mower with an electric PTO the belt should always be tight enough that turning 1 blade by hand will make all of them turn Also check you did not accidentally put the blade on upside down .

What Rivets is trying to warn you about is there are 2 totally different types of switches The old & Standard switch has a ground wire on it and grounds the magneto to turn it off Some newer styles use relays to do this so do not have a ground terminal Both types use the same pin locations so...

AFAIK no one makes aftermarket wiring looms other than a few engine to mower pigtails OTOH a loom is nothing more than wires , terminals & plugs With the exception of the module all can be replaced with cheap auto parts Not familiar with your exact machine Some modules use std auto parts...

All of the aftermarket parts wholesalers have a "find a dealer " search tool on their sites So go there, slip your zip code in and see who is near by Using a Stens, Rotary, oregon, X-treme part number as a search criteria will genearlly find some one supposedly selling that item on EvilPay or...

IT would not hurt but it may not necessarily make any difference. I have seen a lot worse than yours where fuses have not blown The coils & wires are not designed to run at full output for hours on end . So if it is running at the full 5 or 9 amps all the time the engine is running the wires...

Do yourself a massive favour and spend the money on the JD Tech Manual for your mower You will go from novice to expert in 1 step overnight . The position of every part is shown in manual, including all of the plugs and all of the hidden switches You regulator will be bolted onto the blower...

I have a tilt trailer When I pick up a mower for service I test the tranny when unloading A perfect tranny will be hard to push off the trailer & stop moving when I stop pushing A bad tranny will race off the second I release the tie down A totally stuffed tranny will slip before I can load it

From the start remove the spark plug rotate the engine till the inlet valve just starts to close ( should be bottom dead center ) Get some 1/2" platted rope and stuff it down the plug hole hard then turn the engine backwards till it jambs on the rope Warm the flywheel boss thread a bolt in...

That is a standard Walbro felt filter They come in 3 sizes & yours looks to be the medium Never ever use carb cleaner on one as it dissolves the glue that holds the felt together Also ones they get wet with water no fuel will flow through them .

FWIW I generally adjust the L with the H closed up fully as in theory only the L is in use at start up IF it won't start like that then the throttle stop has been wound in too far holding the throttle too far open Once I have it starting reliably then I play with the H Wound out till the engine...

and replace the O ring IT has gone hard The check valve is not supposed to fall out ever In fact they are a right royal PIA to remove back in the days when they were replaceable

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Low oil So that is a hint Check the valve operation & valve lash Check the height of the valves, they all should poke out the same amount as they are the same lengths.

Kawasaki have their service manuals on line as a free download Should have the parts list there as well but it takes a bit of navigation to get there. Usually there are 3 reasons for your symptoms 1) running on one cylinder ( leaking head gasket - bad ground cut off wire - valves not opening or...

And to add to HLW's post You have a wiring problem with the mower One of the safety switches is sending a shut down signal to the magneto