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One way to check for parasitic drain running down the battery when nothing is on is to take a test light, disconnect the battery ground, connect the test light clip to the ground cable, touch the test light to the ground battery post. If the light comes on something is draining the battery...

I had a previous mower doing the same thing. Somehow the switches go bad and allow a connection and battery drain. You can buy a replacement switch and new key for about $30, easy plug and play replacement.

So you don't try to determine compression stroke or exhaust stroke?

How do you know which TDC stroke to use to set valves? Is there a way to determine which stroke is the correct one to use?

It appears that was the case. I put a new solenoid on and it seems to have fixed it. Starts right up. The only thing I was unsure of is my original solenoid has the battery/starter posts vertical and my replacement has them horizontal. So I wasn't sure exactly which post to connect the...

I'm seeing 12.4v at the battery and on the post going into the solenoid. 9.4v on the post coming out of solenoid and at the starter, both with the key turned on.

Thanks

Awesome thank you. Yes my mistake it is a LA115. Do you know if I should see 12v at the starter connection?

Briggs Stratton 19.5 HP on John Deere LA115, bout 12 yrs old maybe Model 31P677 Type 0132B1 Long story short. A few weeks ago I replaced the head gasket. All smooth except dead battery after. Would only start with a jump. Runs great. I had left the key in it the previous night at 22 deg so...

Awesome, thanks.

Thanks, is that an easy enough fix? What problems will this cause?

Hello, new here with a head gasket question. Briggs Stratton 19.5 HP on John Deere 115A, bout 12 yrs old maybe Model 31P677 Type 0132B1 Bought an old mower from a friend, it started and ran ok but smokes alot. Started fine the day before repair. I replaced the head gasket, set rocker gaps...