Recent content by hsherm

Oil seeping? Make sure your head bolts are tight, preferably tightened to proper torque. If they are tight, you may need to replace the head gasket. Remove the plug and place your thumb over the plug hole. Then with the spark plug wire safely out of the way, ask someone to turn the flywheel. You...

I've never worked on one of these, but it sounds like either the safety switch isn't making a good connection, even though it may appear to be plugged in all the way, or you have a loose ground wire. We had problems on our mower with the safety switch not making a good connection but it still...