Recent content by Freddie21

I don't have your engine info, but some are just a rubber tube from the engine, or valve cover, to the air cleaner housing. Other have a plate, with the tube, mounted to the engine that can be removed. Under the plate is a rubber diaphragm that should be cleaned and its functionality checked...

Valves, guides and breather. Just trying to save an engine tear down.

Before doing a ring job, check the easier items. Valve and guides, head gasket and all other gaskets, clean the carb and replace all filters.

I would also check the valve lash and value seats. Maybe do a leak down test.

If you're jumping it at the battery, measure the regulator voltage with the charge on. Should be same as at the battery. With the engine running and the jump still on, I'm not sure if the stator would supply enough to measure an increase from a large battery's output. Get the mower's battery...

Jim, I'm having problems following your posts and visualizing what the issue is. You bounce back and forth with the engine 'not turning over'. That would mean it is not rotating when the key is turned. Then you state you 'have spark' or 'does not start'. This would mean that it is turning...

If you jump directly to the starter, what? No turn, bad starter.

Don't forget the engine's KILL wire.

Could you not take a wire from the battery, put it through a 20a fuse, attach it to the clutch wire through a switch to see if the fuse blows after some time? This would confirm the condition of the clutch and it's lead. You could then cut the load side of the mower's fuse holder and attach...

Tract Supply carries a good amount of Implement paint. I get JD and Hussy there.