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Two weeks after getting the belt problem fixed, now it won't start. Thoughts?

Engines need spark, fuel, and air to run.
Check your spark plugs. Are they wet with gas? Do they spark?
Is it getting fuel to the carburetor?
Is the air filter clean and dry?
Is the choke linkage hooked to the throttle cable?

MParr said:

Engines need spark, fuel, and air to run.
Check your spark plugs. Are they wet with gas? Do they spark?
Is it getting fuel to the carburetor?
Is the air filter clean and dry?
Is the choke linkage hooked to the throttle cable?

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did you watch his video?

tight and clean cable connections at battery and check battery voltage at the starter while cranking if you can.... But being a kohler, bendix problems are fairly common.

Scrubcadet10 said:

did you watch his video?

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I did. It sounded like it was spinning just fine to me.
Never mind, I wasn't paying attention to the top of the engine not spinning.

MParr said:

I did. It sounded like it was spinning just fine to me.

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His starter isn't engaging the flywheel

Scrubcadet10 said:

His starter isn't engaging the flywheel

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I went back and looked. See my above reply. That's what I get for not using both my senses of hearing and sight together.

lol

sano888 said:

Two weeks after getting the belt problem fixed, now it won't start. Thoughts?

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Hello sano888,

Most likely, the starter Bendix gear has split in half or sheared the teeth off of it. I recently repaired Kohler 22 HP on my zero turn did this and made a similar noise.

The top fan shroud needs to be removed to watch the starter gear try to engage the flywheel teeth. Hopefully the flywheel has not sheared out the ring gear teeth. That is rare, but it does happen.

Let us know what you find.

According to the model no. it has a shift type solenoid and the solenoid has gone bad. Or the ring gear has some missing teeth.