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I check the battery with both a toaster type and a electronic type and both indicate good battery ( not excelent). I am installing a new lithium with much greater cca capacity will see how it goes,( I have a use for the battery on another unit that need a better batterie.)

Thanks all for all the help and suggestions. I did put sea foam in the fall as fuel preservative/conditionner, I also had good experience with the product, did not work for my issue. I have very good sparks on both sparkplugs. I have recheck my valves clearance and found them 3 of them a...

I may recheck the valve but it is a pain with this rtv ****

no hydraulic lifter, twin

twin

thanks for all this help, did check the fuel pump and pump fuel in a clear glass container , no contamination whatsoever ( carburatyor bowl had no debris no water no corrosion whatsoever), the tractor has run with mutiple tank of gas in the last year with the same problem.

ignition coil set a .011 sharp, get very good spark up to 1/2 inch. did not test ignition switch but exactly same issues with old and new except with new switch solenoid does not stick on. tested new solenoid, perfect. new stater operating good ( about 1 year now) and reason the reason I...

I did adjust the valve last year, compression on the low cylinder goes up if i do a wet test, unilkely the valves?

it appears to be in a too lean condition even with the choke closed tight.

yes

yes and I check the flywheel key it is good.

I have a kohler courage in an ariens zero turn, it has been increasingly difficult to start cold. Start ok warm or hot. It crank over good and attempt to start but then starter disengage and it dies. It has about 530hrs. Spraying gas in carburator does not help. replaced: 1 main igintion start...