Motor ran, then I laid it on its side to install pully. Tied up now

bertsmobile1 said:

Now that is going onto a swisher with no electrics so you can just leave the whole mess off. It just means you will have to pop the battery onto a charger overnight when you finish mowing.

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SidecarFlip said:

Actually, the stator should be real cheap. You need to drop bvy the lawnmower shop on Lewis, south of Crabb and see them. I get all my OEM parts there, everything else I get at Agri-Supply (ASC) online. Cheaper than anyone even with shipping.

I knew something was a miss under the flywheel. It is...

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Ida-Boy said:

I wasn't sure if it would run without a stator. Wouldn't I have to hook up a battery for it to run without one? I can kick the starter with a jump box but the engine needs voltage to run.

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bertsmobile1 said:

The engine itself is self powering.
By definition that is what a magneto is and the magneto is on the outside powered by the external magnets.
So unless you have an electric clutch the only power required for running is 12V to the carb solenoid but a good battery will power that for around 2-3 days

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SidecarFlip said:

Pretty easy to defeat the carb solenoid too. Usually they enter a 'dry hole' so the 'fix' is cutting a length of coat hanger long enough to keep the port open with the solenoid not energized. Only reason it's there is to prevent run on. It's a fuel cut.

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bertsmobile1 said:

The threads never changed from bowk bolts through to solenoids so just get a bowl bolt from any old mower workshop 7/16 UNF from memory.

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