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Craftsman with a 19.5 hp briggs & straton engine. Worked fine was not used for 3 weeks then would not start, lot's of fuel however no spark at the plug. Any idea what I should look for before taking in for repair. I located the ignition unit seems to be getting good ground...
Re: Craftsman with a 19.5 hp briggs & straton engine....
Disconnect the ground wire from the coil magneto and recheck your spark. if no spark coil may be bad. if you have spark the problem is somewhere in your wiring harness
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i have about the same engine and mine will not even start, although i've used starting fluid and have spark on the plug still it will not fire up. if the rod is bent will this keep my engine from trying to start(fire) please respond to [email protected] thanks.
Surging is usually caused by a lean condition You can try to turn the mixture screw ccw about 1/4 to 1/2 turn. If this does not solve the problem your carb will have to be removed, cleaned thoroughly, and reinstalled.
IF THE ENGINE STILL TURNS OVER YOU MAY BE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES ON THE OHV ENGINES PULL THE VALVE COVERS AND SEE IF ALL THE TAPPET RODS ARE THERE IF NOT THIS COULD BE WHAT IS BOUNCING AROUND INSIDE
WORST CASE IF ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER THE CONNECTING ROD TO THE PISTON COULD BE BROKEN
Change your air filter, spark plug, fuel filter, and oil. Then make sure the gas is fresh. Gas starts going bad after a month. Spray carb cleaner in hole underneith the fuel filter. Oh yea dont put more than 20oz of oil in it.
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Two things come to mind. First it could be not getting enough fuel when hot due to carb adjustment being too lean. That could be that the float level in the carb is set too low or the low speed jet is set too lean. When cold the choke circuit in the carb supplies the extra fuel required.
Second in some enjines that have low compression they start cold but when hot the compression drops below 60 psi and makes starting very difficult until engine cools down.
I suspect a fuel problem.
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