My Uncle gave me a Brute BTXPV22700E, 22" 7.0GT electric start walk behind mower with a Briggs and Stratton 128L05-0116-F1 Engine. He didn't know anything about how it ran or how long ago it ran. I am having trouble getting it going. The battery is trash and i don't even want to mess with replacing it,i'd rather yank the rope...
Sometimes it makes a sound like it's going to start but never catches and will pull rope back hard.It doesn't pop or backfire,it doean't pull to hard and compression seems pretty good.
First thing i did was get fresh gas in it,nothing,replaced the spark plug nothing. Pulled the carb and the jet was completely plugged,lots of crap in the bowl,throttle plate was tight so i just bought a new carb and put that on,still doing same thing.I moved on to ignition,since it seemed to hit every now and then,i didn't look at this right away but now here i am.I checked the magneto/coil and it shows 4.78 ohms,i read that the closer it gets to 5ohms the weaker it is so i am planning on replacing it.
Now my question is,should i replace the magneto/coil even though the ohms are in high range?
Second thing i noticed was that there is no thermostat arm on the muffler to push the vane back,aren't all mowers with ready start suppose to have this thermostat? Maybe my Uncle removed it or the guy before him.
Is there something else i can look at,i checked the brake/kill switch assembly also and that seems to be working ok too
Thanks!
Sometimes it makes a sound like it's going to start but never catches and will pull rope back hard.It doesn't pop or backfire,it doean't pull to hard and compression seems pretty good.
First thing i did was get fresh gas in it,nothing,replaced the spark plug nothing. Pulled the carb and the jet was completely plugged,lots of crap in the bowl,throttle plate was tight so i just bought a new carb and put that on,still doing same thing.I moved on to ignition,since it seemed to hit every now and then,i didn't look at this right away but now here i am.I checked the magneto/coil and it shows 4.78 ohms,i read that the closer it gets to 5ohms the weaker it is so i am planning on replacing it.
Now my question is,should i replace the magneto/coil even though the ohms are in high range?
Second thing i noticed was that there is no thermostat arm on the muffler to push the vane back,aren't all mowers with ready start suppose to have this thermostat? Maybe my Uncle removed it or the guy before him.
Is there something else i can look at,i checked the brake/kill switch assembly also and that seems to be working ok too
Thanks!