Recent content by GrantM

Ignition coil seems fine to me, I have great spark? I can try replacing the intake manifold gasket but I’m not sure if that would cause this drastic of a problem. About cranking, I figured the battery was low, so I put a jumper to it, just 15 amps. That gave me enough juice to crank, and I was...

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I was thinking the same thing about it overheating. Everything I have done I just did today. Today even after installed the new cam, thinking I could have installed it wrong, I removed the motor and rechecked all my work again, ensuring the timing dots were set right. Sure enough, they are. I...

I have a Craftsman riding mower with a Briggs 18.5hp Intek OHV. I mowed my lawn and then shut the mower off. I came back a couple minutes later, tried to start the mower, but it would not start and cranked very fast. I did a compression test, and it had 0psi of compression. Unsure of the...