I've had several different Craftsman riding lawnmowers and every one of them has had (I now have two - a '98 and a 2003) problems with starting. I have to sit there and "bump" the ignition repeatedly until finally it spins enough to start. Seems to me the starters are not powerful enough. I have a new battery on one of my current mowers and a 2 month old one on the other. Most of the time, I have to put my big charger on them and let it charge for a time and then even put the charger on "Starting" for it to start - and IT STILL does the "Bump" thing. Meaning, I have to continually hit the starter and listen to it engage but not spin until it finally does spin- They both start easily when this happens but the starter problem is consistent - and as I said, this is just two of several Craftsman mowerw I've had.
Any suggestions out there??
Thanks
Samsayger
Any suggestions out there??
Thanks
Samsayger