Well, the plugs were wet, so I thought that was the problem. When hitting the switch, it still did not crank well. Trying a redneck trick, I took my jumper box and hit the starter directly. I found that the starter moved, meaning the bolts had worked loose, or I forgot to tighten in (probably that). It was only getting 6 Volts when I did a start test.
Once I thightened the starter back down and gave the battery a full day of trickle charge, I now crank well, at least on a quick trial after church yesturday. Hopefully one night this week I can get it going.
One problem though, the bendix does not seem to be returning the starter gear very well, at least prior to tightening the starter down. Does a lack of power cause that, or should I keep the sheet metal off the engine to prepare for a rebuild, once I get it running right?
Thanks for all the help! Can't wait to get it up and the snowblower or blade mounted. The old timers say be ready for lots of snow. The weather folks say we won't have much this year.
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