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Old 07-25-2013, 02:39 PM
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Man open the shed doors!!! Too many vapors are being taken in...!!!

I always thought the flywheel magnet was on the flywheel????

Step back from the wet bar!
OK so I screwed up LMAO, fixed it. Nice to see you keeping an eye on me. My tax dollars not at work.
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Bad News: I found a magneto at the local Cub Cadet shop, installed it, have the new spark plug in with new charged battery and cranks still but will not run!
Any thoughts? Plugged fuel line or something non electrical perhaps?
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Do you have spark now?
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Did you gap the mag at the proper distance?
Did you connect the wires in the proper order?
Did you push the sparkplug all the way into the boot?
Was the sparkplug grounded to the block
Was all the safety devices engaged prior to cranking?

Was there a BLUE SPARK at the electrode?

If there was a spark,

Did you have it secured into the cylinder head?
If so, upon cranking was there a compression stroke noticed?

If so, does the fuel tank contain gasoline?
If so, is fuel getting to the carb?
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Old 07-26-2013, 06:57 AM
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Take it to the dealer and have them fix it.
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Do you have spark now?
No, tested it by placing on block and no spark...
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Did you gap the mag at the proper distance? tried best I could...looks to be correct and engine flywheel spins freely without hitting it.
Did you connect the wires in the proper order? didnt realize there was an order...no instructions came with new magneto...
Did you push the sparkplug all the way into the boot? yes
Was the sparkplug grounded to the block it was when I tested got spark but let me ask you this: when I have it lying on block to do so should it be plugged in boot or not-may seem like a dumb question
Was all the safety devices engaged prior to cranking? the kill line coming into magneto was disconnected but other than that all others were as they should be in order to start the machine as I normally would when working

Was there a BLUE SPARK at the electrode?i don't believe so but where is this exactly?

If there was a spark,

Did you have it secured into the cylinder head? the magneto?
If so, upon cranking was there a compression stroke noticed?
there was compression as there was air coming out of spark plug hole, right? That's how I would know if there is correct?
If so, does the fuel tank contain gasoline? there is fuel but not sure if getting to carb. May have to check that.
If so, is fuel getting to the carb?
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Eric, buddy, I really think you should find someone to fix your motor. I'm not sure we can help you.
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Starting to think the same thing myself...however I must have been doing something wrong before. When it was recommended to lie the spark plug on the engine block to see if I got spark I did not realize ( I know, very stupid!) that it needed to be plugged into the boot connecting to the magneto. I was in some way thinking that it was getting current from the block.
SO I did this and I get spark at the plug with the old magneto and the new magneto.
Thoughts?
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Old 07-26-2013, 05:37 PM
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So I pulled the carburetor off and cleaned it although it didn't seem very dirty. The fuel line filter had brown gunk dirt in it so I cleaned that out. Would have replaced it had I had a new one.
Still wouldn't start until I sprayed some starter fluid in the carburetor. It cranked then would run for about 2-3 seconds and shut off. Wouldn't run again until I re-sprayed but again same thing, only 2-3 seconds then off. I am finding that when I spray the starter fluid in the carb that it is leaking from where the solenoid sits at the base of the carb. Think the O ring gasket in the carb needs to be replaced?
At least I am getting somewhere! Not ready to give up yet especially when the dealer would charge $72/hr labor + parts. I could buy a new machine for what that will end up costing. Almost...
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