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You guys are going to love this. I guess I had bad gas...wow. https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/ariens-briggs-stratton-wont-start.66125/post-408508 Just a recap: Things I've done since it died. Put a new spark plug in it. [(Calls for Champion# RC12YC - obsolete) compatible NGK - BKR5E...

Okay, I tried the spark plug test again. Removed the spark plug. Removed the rest of the thin layer of paint off the frame screw. Placed the 1/4" gapped spark plug into the spark plug boot and tried to fire the engine. This time no spark. Not even a few times like I got before. There was a...

Thanks for trying to explain things a little and for attempting to keep it simple. People appreciate that. I can go try the spark/carb cleaner tests again on the cylinder and carb. I didn't want to start to take the engine apart if it wasn't needed, is the only reason I waited to take off the...

Wait a minute. I'm not a mechanic. I'm doing the best I know how with this. I am just now reading that I need to make sure the grounding screw is free of paint. I didn't know that. Some of the paint has worn off but it still has some paint. I'll go take a wire brush to it to remove the...

Yes, you are correct on your reading. That's exactly what I have done and that's exactly what the mower did. Yes, when the mower shut off, I started it up, I was driving it out of the garage, across the driveway to grass, (with the blades not engaged) the mower shut off, just like if I had...

I could go back and show you where and how you are wrong on every single one of your statements. But I'm not wasting that kind of time. You think you're frustrated...it's my mower.

I agree that this is turning into a novel. It's turning into a novel for a few reasons: I have to repeat myself to posters. Posters will not read what I post. Posters can not remember what I've done. Can't remember what mower I've got. Can't remember what I've done in this thread. I get some...

I've asked a few times about the ignition coil after testing the spark. So you're thinking it's bad it seems? Your recommendation, based on everything I've done, is to replace the ignition coil?

Looks like no one wants to read, even if the information they are after is on the same page that they are commenting on...

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I need help. I have an Ariens 20 horse 46" riding mower from 2012. It's ran like a champ ever since I bought it new. Now, I started it up, pulled out of the garage and it died while I was driving it out of the garage and off the driveway and will not start back up. Mower info: Ariens: A20H46...

I have pulled the (new) spark plug out and rested it on a frame screw while the plug is plugged into the spark plug boot. The spark plug sparked every time. I gapped a different (new) plug to 1/4" and did the same test. That plug sparked a few times only, most of the time nothing.

I remember you writing this earlier, I was unsure of when in the, getting the mower back to working condition, you were recommending me to do this. What are we trying to determine by unplugging the wire? What does the black wire do? Why should I run (if it starts) the mower until the tank is...

I have cleaned the engine compartment. Soap and water, brushes, degreaser, soap water, brushes, rinse, compressor blow dry. Picture attached: Take a look at the fuel filter. I noticed the fuel level increased. Normally it is not that high inside the fuel filter. Normally the fuel level is...

I was trying to hold off on opening up the engine until it seemed to be a last resort. Just FYI. Can you dive into this for me. Are you talking about me doing this after the mower is actually running? I'm a little fuzzy on this, so explain it a little more for me please. What do you mean by...

Mower info: Ariens: A20H46 Product: 93605300 Model: 96046002300 Engine: Briggs and Stratton Intek with XRD 540cc -> 331777-1372-B1

Don't highjack my thread and turn it into an ethanol, stabil, winterizing practices discussion. There isn't any non ethanol fuel anywhere around me, if there was I'd be using it in everything I have that runs. I'm in Texas, it's hot all of the time except for about 2 days in winter. The mower...

Yes, no effect. https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/ariens-briggs-stratton-wont-start.66125/post-407799

No, I had not done that yet. I sprayed carburetor cleaner down the air inlet to the carb with no effect. https://www.lawnmowerforum.com/threads/ariens-briggs-stratton-wont-start.66125/post-407718 I have now taken the spark plug off and sprayed carb cleaner into the spark plug hole, assembled...

The plug wire insulation appears fine to me. The only wear/abuse I can see is from me taking the spark plug out several times. The boot now has some small cracks in it. That's it other than some light dirt/dust on it. I am not sure how large the gap was when I held the boot and tested spark...

I can't justify the investment of that Oppama PET-4000 or the Echo equivalent. So you're suggesting that I open up a good spark plug to 1/4" or 6mm and try to fire the motor again without holding the spark plug boot. That's difficult as there is not really anywhere to rest or wedge the spark...

It definitely was not 'like wow' I would say. Seemed more like a small trickle I guess. Several drops/small spray amongst a mist of fuel every time the engine had a revolution.

In addition to what I've already said: I feel I should inform that I changed the oil and filter at the beginning of this season, probably around February. The oil I put in at February this year was 5w30 synthetic. The manual says that is okay to use. When I changed it again this year last...

Oh, I forgot, I didn't notice any pilot jet on the top of the carburetor.

I took the flywheel off to check the keyway. Two overhead pictures looking straight down onto the top of the flywheel. Pictures attached. I think everything looks okay to me. I would say the keyway look unharmed. I also sprayed a little carburetor cleaner into the air inlet and attempted to...

Here is the tester I got. https://www.harborfreight.com/in-line-spark-checker-63590.html I was going to get the Lisle inline tester but it was three times as much locally and twice as much online. I would have had to wait for shipping, so I went down to the local Harbor Freight and picked...

Correct, it will not fire. Just turns over. Correct, good spark (according to the in-line tester). Things I've done since it died. Put a new spark plug in it. [(Calls for Champion# RC12YC - obsolete) compatible NGK - BKR5E. 7938 is what I used.] I also found and bought Briggs & Stratton 5092...

Damn! My wallet is going to feel the pain it seems. $400 for two treatments. Looks like three treatments per year and this will be a several year venture. Oh, plus over seeding bermuda grass$$.

I meant to post this in the Briggs and Stratton forum. Posted here by mistake. www.briggsandstratton.com is no help, that I can see. Didn't they sell to a Chinese company? I don't know.

The engine will turn over just fine but not fire. It's almost like there is some type of safety switch disabling it. I just don't know what that could be though.

How do you get rid of this crap? Digging is not an option. Straight roundup concentrate or what? What steps do you guys take to a better lawn? Is the first step purchasing a flame thrower because I'm leaning towards that idea! ?

How do you get rid of Dallis Grass!!?? Digging is not an option, ground is like concrete (seriously) and there's a lot. Straight roundup concentrate on it or what? Someone with more experience help me out. What are the steps to a better lawn? Step one: purchase Flamethrower?

Sprayed a little starter fluid into the carb air inlet. Where the air filter attaches to. Picture attached.

I need help. I have an Ariens 20 horse 46" riding mower from 2012. It's ran like a champ ever since I bought it new. Now, I started it up, pulled out of the garage and it died while I was driving it out of the garage and off the driveway and will not start back up. Mower info: Ariens: A20H46...

I need help. I have an Ariens 20 horse 46" riding mower from 2012. It's ran like a champ every since I bought it new. Now, I started it up, pulled out of the garage and it died while I was driving it out of the garage and off the driveway and will not start back up. Mower info: Ariens...