Hello Lawn mower people. I just bought a few lawn boy mowers that need some fixing. I think they are pretty cool and I need some help with this one to get spark. The key slot is mucked up, so I tied the two wires together. There is no battery, so I tied those two wires together. Pulled motor over and still no spark. I connected a 12 volt power source to the battery wire, pulled the two levers against the handle and got the starter to spin. Starter would spin but would not pop out to engage gears to turn motor over. I would like to get the electric start to work, but for now I would like to get spark. Dos anyone know what I must to to the wiring to get spark? As far as I know the coil my not be good. Is there a way to check the coil?
10545 Lawn Boy no spark
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Flintmotorsports
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First thing pull the plug make sure it is new and then pull it over to see if there is spark if not try sanding the
flywheel magnets with sand paper and unplug the kill wire from the coil and see if it starts if it does then try plugging in the wire
and that way you will know if it is the wiring or the coil.
flywheel magnets with sand paper and unplug the kill wire from the coil and see if it starts if it does then try plugging in the wire
and that way you will know if it is the wiring or the coil.
I'm going to assume that the spark has nothing to do with the starter electrics. I also am assuming that the bar under the handle must be drawn up against the handle to get spark. Will do as you suggested tonight.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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The electric start has nothing to do with the spark and the bail bar does have to be pulled in order to all the motor
to have spark and be pulled over.
to have spark and be pulled over.
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not that I know of what was the condition of the flywheel magnets? if they are all good I would say you need
a new coil and that will fix the problem
a new coil and that will fix the problem
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if you can get a after market coil I would it saves you money but check the price of a oem one first
and go the cheapest route to save you money.
and go the cheapest route to save you money.
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I looked the coil up on ebay and it is like 21-25 bucks so I would just replace the coil and see what happens.