1650 engine cranks slowly or not at all
 

A fully charged battery will not roll my 341 over fast enough to start and sometimes not at all. As little as a month ago she fired right up with no problem now won't start. Any ideas on what to look at?:bash2:

PTO stuck on?

I wonder if the little spring broke on the compression release.

What was the temps a month ago compared to now?

If it 's kicking back on the starter, you may want to adjust the points to re-set your timing.

If its just turning slow or sometimes clicking check the ground wires.

Ditto. That is a common issue.

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Sounds to me like it has dirty connections, or like the guys have said, BAD ground connections.

thanks for all the tips. Temps here have been about the same for the last month. Pto is not stuck on. I'm thinking I'll check the grounds first as the engine ran fine last time I used it. Thanks again.

I believe this is a common issue with these older engines when the Temps drop. My family is the orig owner of our 126 and every winter the sucker is a bear to crank unless you keep it on the batter maintainer. The wiring harness was just replaced so I know it's not that....just the nature of the beast I reckon