Recent content by Freddie21

Buy new, you'll get lots of years out of them. Not going to keep it that long, tubes are a cheaper alternative. If badly dry rotted and side cracked, new would be the best. If installing tubes, I always remove the tire, make sure its clean and smooth inside and grind off any weld splatter...

Leave the starter cable off the solenoid. With a test light, or meter, check for 12v at the ungrounded small solenoid wire. With key NOT in the start position, there should be no voltage at that wire. If there is, the solenoid will be energized and the starter would always be powered. That...

I have induced surging, many times, by using an Amazon type carb. Clean and rebuild the OEM carb.

I agree to try and turn engine by hand. If can't remove the spark plug. Turn over a few times to clean the jug. Leave plug out. If you have jumper cables, connect black to battery Neg and the other end to a clean spot on the engine's case. Connect the red to the starter's power connection...

It connects to the Red wire that comes from the A1 ign switch. Black solenoid wire attaches to the engine body or a part attached to it.

Kjonxx knows, those can be borrowed from Auto Zone, etc

Not saying that I recommend this, but you could look into something like this extended to change the shaft ID...

I would do a dry and wet compression test, then followed by a leak down test to troubleshoot the problem.

Before doing anything, I would suggest you try to seal the tire. If it's a leak in the tread area, a plug typically works. If it's leaking along the sidewalls, the only product I have found to work is TireJect Off-Road Sealant. It works great and every time, for me. 5oz. for front tires and...

I would make sure you have a jumper pack on the machine just in case.

7394 has it right.

As a quick check, squirt some carb cleaner, or fuel, into the carb throat and try and start it. If it attempts to run, then follow the guys suggestions. Also, I would remove the spark plug to see if it's wet and check for spark. No spark, let us know.

I have had a lot of luck using JB Weld and a couple pop rivets, or small bolts. If you using brake your own pads, make sure you counter sink the rivets, or bolt heads.

Fuel or water in gas? Drain and refill tank. Replace fuel and air filters.

For another path to find the problem, Ground the jumper NEG cable end to the engine block, touch the POS cable end to the starter connection. The starter should spin and the engine should turn over. Won't start as key switch in OFF position. If not, then I would remove the starter and bench...