Riding Mower Won't Start / Turn Over Or Clicks Full Electrical / Engine Diagnostic & Repair Process

[@crisprtalk6963]

49 minutes! We are into full length feature film here. Awesome.

[@IndRepair]

Haha lot to cover on these engines with what we have laying around!

[@breannaoliver6316]

​@@IndRepairgracias por TU video,es UN material altamente recommendable!!!

[@strokermaverick]

I'm, not complaining. Don't, get wrong. I do, always sand the flywheel magnet, clean. Just because, my dad taught me to do it, when I was a kid.🙂 I, get what you're saying, though. Great upload, sir!

[@steveriggenbach90]

Both are correct. Won’t affect it, BUT it can change the width of the gap when measuring.

[@IndRepair]

I know how that goes!! Thanks for watching!

[@IndRepair]

Yes sir!!

[@Mike-su8si]

Mine to and after its brushed clean and dry they start right up but wouldn't when it was rusty

[@davidhayes2928]

Another excellent video! Fastest rise to my #1 spot ever.

[@IndRepair]

I appreciate you watching and tour kind words of support

[@PapaMav]

This is a great vid. Thank you. I have the same engine. Was mowing yesterday no problems, started right up, ran and cut fine. Ran it until it ran out of gas. Put gas (fresh w/Stabil) and now it won't start. Battery reads 12.68 volts after trying to crank it over a few times. Air filter, clean as a whistle, spark plug good (looking), checked push rods (good), can turn the engine by hand and get resistence at the right point. Puzzling so far.

[@IndRepair]

Check for spark or fuel and rule one of those out first. Be interesting to know

[@PapaMav]

@@IndRepair thank you for the reply. Good on both, I got it running and moved it from my driveway to my shed. Started it again a few hours later. The test will be when I try again on the weekend. I suspect the ignition solenoid and if it acts up, I can at least use your jumper trick to get it started and moved around while I order a new solenoid for it. It is the original one and 15 years old. Machine never sits outside in the weather. I did check the charging system and that was good, about 13.68 VOLTS while running.

[@IndRepair]

How did it go?

[@PapaMav]

@@IndRepair found the ignition solenoid was dead on my Dad's tractor today. My issue may just have been a loose connection between the starter and the + post on the ignition solenoid; mine I have been able to start up 3x no probs, and then mowed Friday no issues starting or when restarting.

[@IndRepair]

@@PapaMav Awesome job!

[@ScottStOnge]

This was great. Definitely will be watching again.

[@IndRepair]

I appreciate that!!

[@steveriggenbach90]

I know picking fly crap out of pepper. Lol. Did you mention corrosion between coil plates and posts. Definitely marking this for reference. Thank you for it.

[@IndRepair]

Haha! Thanks for watching!

[@philliphall5198]

Great job of teaching, Sir 😊

[@IndRepair]

Thank you!

[@paulmonk7820]

Do you do voltage drop tests on the cables and clean the connections ? 1:37

[@IndRepair]

If they are corroded or loose definitely. I only do voltage drop tests with my analog meter when necessary

[@bobbybrown8926]

great video content. lots of information. question is there ever a time youve run across a dead magnet before.

[@IndRepair]

I thought I did one time but ended up being a brand new bad coil. Metals can go bad and magnets can loose their magneticity but after all these years I have never seen it. Used to see electric motors metals go bad occasionally and would not create the right magnetic field after rewinding. Not a common occurrence. Thanks for watching!

[@fishnriver]

Damm good information. Keep it up!

[@IndRepair]

Thanks for your words and for watching!!

[@steveriggenbach90]

Wow. A ton of information

[@IndRepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@CarlyleD]

Excellent video!

[@IndRepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@thomasroche164]

I appreciate your video's!

[@IndRepair]

I appreciate you watching!!

[@philliprowell6588]

verry good tutorial video well done

[@IndRepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeremyanthony9300]

Awesome video. Where are you from or located?

[@IndRepair]

Thanks for watching! We are in Illinois

[@Mike-su8si]

Right next to me in Indiana

[@DTYREE]

Could the ignition switch go bad and allow the mower to turn over but not start and not send 12 V to the solenoid on the small leads my solenoid doesn't click anymore when I turn the key but the starter will turn over. It just won't start and run.

[@IndRepair]

It is possible but likely a bad wire or connection to the solenoid or the solenoid itself. I would check with a volt meter and work your way backwards, many times it is the engine harness wire that goes bad between the solenoid and engine harness itself. If you find no voltage at solenoid, check at harness on corresponding wire and see if you have it here. If you do no, trace up to the switch and see if you have it at the switch

[@philliphall5198]

I enjoy fixing them when they have not messed with it or replaced a lot of items trying to figure it out It’s really cheaper for them because they just waste money buying stuff 😊

[@IndRepair]

Definitely so! I see so many parts customers will send with the equipment. Did you want this replaced or did you want me to fix the issue lol

[@philliphall5198]

That’s what I ask them also , they really think buying a lot of cheap junk will save them money but in the long run they lose money 😮

[@Mike-su8si]

My head gasket is blown out it blew a few days ago on the intek 18.5 and was pouring smoke out for all the neighbors. It kept dying out because of that and water in the carburetor bowl but i kept staring it back to get it back to the shed then it just didn't wanna run so i pushed it back a few feet and am waiting for now it needs both new push rods the ones ain't bad but was rusted before

[@IndRepair]

Hope you get it going!

[@Mike-su8si]

@@IndRepair i will i got its rusted piston moving and both valves cause when i got the mower it didn't have a engine shroud and the carburetor was wide open to the rain and snow and is how those things rusted in place was why the flywheel wouldn't spin at first but it does now its just needing a few new parts then i can start mowing with it

[@IndRepair]

Awesome

[@PapaMav]

LOL, I took the sticker off my (Craftsman) last year when I worked on it last year, too.

[@IndRepair]

Nice

[@Mike-su8si]

Well atleast that john deere does have space above the battery for a gas tank i would rig one right there and eliminate the gas pump.

[@IndRepair]

Would work, a lot less capacity though

[@Mike-su8si]

@@IndRepair i know but i like them that way better than a pump

[@Mike-su8si]

Should have cranked it over with the plug out then put the plug in

[@IndRepair]

sure thing!