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Snapper rear-engine riding mower will not start. Battery is good. Engine will not crank using ignition swith but will crank when I jump the solinoid directly.
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Hi if you have got it cranking remove the plug and check for a spark the plug must be earthed to do this if you have a spark it must be fuel pore a small amount in top of carb make sure ign is switch on hope this helps.Ron.
Prbably an issue with the solinoid, try jumping between the two heavy duty cables on the solinod with a suitabke screw driver BE CARFULL, if the engine cranks replace the solinoid
If it starts with the key when you jump it then it sounds like you have a bad or dirty connection in your battery cable or your battery is just too low. You didn't indicate where you were connecting your jumper cable, from the tractor battery or from another source. It could also be in your ground wire (but not if you only have to use one jumper cable). Remove the negative from you battery. Remove terminal from starter, and clean and be sure terminal is tight on the wire. Remove + cable from battery and clean. Remove ground terminal from engine, clean that connection. Check that the starter is firmly bolted to the engine.
First take off the engine shroud and clean the magnets on the fly wheel. Also the two little prongs that are really close to the fly wheel. I use fine sand paper or emery cloth.
Second take the sediment bowl off of the carb and use carb and choke cleaner to clean out any varnish that has formed. If the bolt that holds the bowl on has a little weep hole clean it also. You can spray entire carb and any little ports in it and use an old tooth brush to give it a good cleaning. Reinstall the bowl and then try starting it.
Good luck and let me know if this helps.
thanks roundo4
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