dickson riding mower

[Terry1960]

I have a dickson riding mower with a kohler engine. When i first try to start the mower the motor try's to turn but won't. Then I turn the fly wheel one full turn by hand. and the motor will turn and the motor will run. After it starts the motor runs like a champ. But every time I try to start it, I have to the same to get it to start.

Thank You
Terry

 

[reynoldston]

Just what Kohler does your Dickson have in it?

 

[pugaltitude]

I would say a kohler command single cylinder.
Check the earth from the chassis to battery and also chassis to engine.
Sometimes they come slack.

 

[bertsmobile1]

Also check the valve clearances .
This is typical of too big a gap defeating the decompression mechanism.