Craftsman 19.5 hp electric start 42" mower lawn tractor. This spring when the key to turn over the engine only made a noise in the ignition unit. So far cleaned connections,purchased new battery and checked the starter and appears to be working. The problem keeps coming back to the ignition unit.

Wade Mobley

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• Posted on Jun 08, 2009

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it could be the stator in the engine check the voltage with the volt meter when its running if its low check connections on battery & voltage if its below 12.5 volts then its the stator but the only thing is the engine should run with-out the battery so there is something else going on there is a fuse in the electrical system if theres a short that fuse will blow & engine will stall

panilling9

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• Posted on Jun 09, 2009

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if you go to sears.com click on parts direct
enter your mod # and to the right of the next page says get manual click on that and then click on view manual and it should come up for your mower

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There should be a pipe OR quick release valve coming out the right side at the bottom of the engine where it bolts to the frame. Most of the Craftsman riders I have worked on, had a long pipe with an elbow at the end of it and a plug in the bottom of the elbow for draining. Turn the wheels all the way to the left to allow enough room for a collection pan. It holds less than 2 quarts so the pan doesn't need to be too large

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the belt is bad if not there is trouble in the drive shaft.Thank you for asking and I hope this helps you.Please leave me a 4 thumbs up.

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