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I still have not gotten the tires off,but they hold air long enough,I cut lawn today with the Yard beetle,maybe the tires will hold from being used. It cut nice and ran good,seems to be a belt slipping,I can hear it squeal some times and then it loses drive some moments,I put it in reverse then...

I filled the tires again and drove it a bit,maybe the tires will hold air if it moves to keep the beads reset. I can't get the rims off,loaded up pb blaster and hit it with the torch a while and them rims are stuck,no holes to put eye rings through and use my gear puller,just no room to get a...

This is the end of this fix up I hope. I got it to idle and rev up and down alright,got the new shifter cables delivered and installed,and it runs and drives in forward and reverse,I seem to have lost the neutral again,but I suspect it's the fork from sitting for years and should start to come...

Well I moved the linkage rods a bit,sprayed carb cleaner over the governor arm and spring and kept running it. It is smoothing out a bit the more I run it. The thing has not run in probably ten years or more,the seller said it was running and he cut his lawn with it a few weeks ago lmfao,good...

To recap. I got spark,got it tuned over by key,bought a new solenoid,new starer gear,soaked the carb in seafoam for 3 days and cleaned out the gunk and gel,waiting on the shift cables to be delivered,found neutral and both gears,replaced the belts and it moves in reverse and forward. Right now...

Had a moment after work to look under the carriage and see there is a belt that has rolled off the pulleys,so it should start moving in gear when I rout the belt back on right. I will see if I can get it back on right tomorrow and hope it's right belt,but I think it's obvious why it would move...

I'm starting a new thread on this used unit I have fully repaired from everything wrong. At this point it won't move in gear. If I jack it up and put it in reverse or drive,I can spin the wheels and they spin opposite of each other,so the gears are working and the brake isn't binding. When I run...

Ok I will keep posting whats going on. I hate people who post and never give the final fix and every post on this model and issue has gone into limbo years ago and not one person posted the final fix,just left the threads open ended and dead. I found out why It wouldn't start again wink lol...

Working backwards now. I got it running and found neutral. I wanted to see if it drives,I put a cable on it to pull the shift lever into gear when it's running,it doesn't move and began to stall and won't start again,it turns over but nothing and I can't get it out of whatever gear it's in and...

K today I got new starter gear and had the carb soaking in seafoam for 3 days and sprayed the carb good with carb cleaner after,it fired up no problem on the key,goes into neutral from me monkeying the shift lever to get the fork free. I still need new shift cables and those are the expensive...

Update,I found neutral. In my case I took a slot screwdriver and placed it on the shift linkage and lightly hammered it back and forth about 7 times and in between pushed the machine back and forth,rocked it as hard as I could and tapped the srewdriver with a hammer light,seems the shift fork...

I got the carb soaking in a can of seafoam now. Hopping it will clean it out and get the carb working again,I will probably toss some in the gas to clean out the engine after also.

The seller told me it just needs a solenoid and shift cable. I asked how many hours are on it,he never knew,then I asked when it was run last,he said a couple weeks ago to do his lawn,I said how did you run it if it doesn't run,he said jump straight to the starter but never had jump cables and...

The seller told me it just needs a solenoid and shift cable. I asked how many hours are on it,he never knew,then I asked when it was run last,he said a couple weeks ago to do his lawn,I said how did you run it if it doesn't run,he said jump straight to the starter but never had jump cables and...

Yes gas is flowing from the tank down the line to the carb,the float is in and no cracks,the needle is in. I cleaned out all the passages and they are clear. I had it out twice,the first time the bowl was full with gel,so I cleaned it well. After putting it back I found no gas in entering the...

To keep the things updated cause I hate when these just stop and no one reports the end fix. I got it firing from the key and quick start into the carb. It won't run from the carb,I drained old gas,put in fresh gas,and cleaned massive amounts of gel and dirt out of the carb. I get gas flowing...

I messed with the safety switches and got it fire up by the key with quick start through the carb,next to put fresh gas in and see if the carb cleaned up ok. I still need to figure out why no neutral though.

Well I bypassed the electrical and direct jumped it to the magneto and it fired up so the magneto is good and I know the solenoid is new,next I need to see if it will fire up with the carb back on it and start working backwards with the electrical. Either the key is shot,the safety switches are...

Ya I found a site and got the pdf's last night. I learned about all these safety switches that may stop the spark and key,but will be testing the magneto today to see if it's any good. The guy who sold this lied,he said he had it fired up and did his lawn last week,I pulled the fuel tank and the...

I bought a used Mastercraft Yard Beetle,guy said it needs solenoid and shift cable but runs by direct jumping the starter. Got it home and does not fire up,direct jump to starter and turns over.I got a new solenoid and nothing on the key??? I direct jump the starter and it turns over but not...