Dixie propane won't start

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I own a 2010 propane and it's been a great mower. Went to mow yesterday and it tried to fire a couple of times and now it won't at all. It's getting spark and I smell gas but nothing. It doesn't seem to turn over as fast as it should so I tried different battery with same results. Any help greatly appreciated.
 
Put small amount of 2 cycle mix gasoline in one of the cylinders and nothing. Wondering if I sheered a flywheel key.
 
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Just pulled flywheel and found some shavings around crankshaft seal. This key looks suspicious. Would that be enough to effect timing and cause a no start?
 

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What model Dixie Chopper and what engine ID number? My "magic 8 ball" is not working to well today.

That is a sheared flywheel key, and it needs to be replaced. Maybe the flywheel nut was not tightened to the proper torque in the past.

The flywheel key is what keeps the ignition in perfect time and there is no margin of error.
 
Auto Doc's said:
What model Dixie Chopper and what engine ID number? My "magic 8 ball" is not working to well today.

That is a sheared flywheel key, and it needs to be replaced. Maybe the flywheel nut was not tightened to the proper torque in the past.

The flywheel key is what keeps the ignition in perfect time and there is no margin of error.
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Or is that an offset flywheel key due to the engine being propane.
 
ILENGINE said:
Or is that an offset flywheel key due to the engine being propane.
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Hello ILENGINE,

Is there any such a thing as an offset flywheel key on a small engine?

The Generac (B&S copycat) style engines only used regular flywheel keys.

I have only rarely seen an offset key used in camshaft timing on older V-8 racing engines.
 
even though you say you have spark, not so sure. Could be a bad spark plug too. Have you made any changes since the last time it ran?
 
Plugs are new. No changes to mower since last time it was used. We did have a severe rain storm before it quit running and even though stored in barn it probably got wet.
 
A sheard flywheel on an engine can still produce a spark to the plugs, it's just not at the correct "time". Replace the flywheel key with the correct one and torque the flywheel nut/bolt down to the correct torque. Do this before going any further.
 
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