I have a craftsman 1700 lawn tractor , ran fine when parked ,key was not completly shut off , battery dead , recharged battery, now engine will just crank 1/4 to 1/2 turn with plug installed , but will crank just fine with plug removed , check for stuck valve , both are moving
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Battery is probably cactus
Try jumping off your car / truck battery, engine not running so the starter is only getting battery voltage
If you can pop a volt meter across the battery terminals and see how much voltage drop you get when the engine is cranking
IF it goes under 11V the battery is now toast .
You can confirm this by taking it to an auto parts shop.
Most will pop it on a carbon pile load tester and give you the bad news
Try jumping off your car / truck battery, engine not running so the starter is only getting battery voltage
If you can pop a volt meter across the battery terminals and see how much voltage drop you get when the engine is cranking
IF it goes under 11V the battery is now toast .
You can confirm this by taking it to an auto parts shop.
Most will pop it on a carbon pile load tester and give you the bad news
nope that was my first thought took it to my battery place battery test fineBattery is probably cactus
Try jumping off your car / truck battery, engine not running so the starter is only getting battery voltage
If you can pop a volt meter across the battery terminals and see how much voltage drop you get when the engine is cranking
IF it goes under 11V the battery is now toast .
You can confirm this by taking it to an auto parts shop.
Most will pop it on a carbon pile load tester and give you the bad news
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Run jumpers from the battery directly to the starter
I find it works best to hook the - to the oil drain plug & the + to the starter motor then hook them to the battery
If the engine cranks fine then try using the key with only the - lead connected
Let us know what happens
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Run jumpers from the battery directly to the starter
I find it works best to hook the - to the oil drain plug & the + to the starter motor then hook them to the battery
If the engine cranks fine then try using the key with only the - lead connected
Let us know what happens