Coelacanth64
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Folks,
While mowing today my 1440 suddenly died in heavy grass.
I had the deck raised quite a bit to avoid clogging, and this was a section I had mowed many times. So, I was surprised that the mower quit on me.
Upon inspection it developed that one of the mower deck lift arm cotter pins had gone missing, allowing the left side of the deck to drop to the ground.
I inserted a new pin, raised the deck and attempted a restart. The engine cranked normally, but would not fire.
So, I tried a can of starting fluid.
Using the fluid the engine fired, but only ran for a few seconds and died.
I towed the mower back to the garage, checked the fuel line....full of fuel. Fuel filter is new.
But, when I pulled the spark plugs the were both bone dry.
I’m suspecting the fuel pump?
Any other possibilities I might have missed?
Thanks in advance for any help.
While mowing today my 1440 suddenly died in heavy grass.
I had the deck raised quite a bit to avoid clogging, and this was a section I had mowed many times. So, I was surprised that the mower quit on me.
Upon inspection it developed that one of the mower deck lift arm cotter pins had gone missing, allowing the left side of the deck to drop to the ground.
I inserted a new pin, raised the deck and attempted a restart. The engine cranked normally, but would not fire.
So, I tried a can of starting fluid.
Using the fluid the engine fired, but only ran for a few seconds and died.
I towed the mower back to the garage, checked the fuel line....full of fuel. Fuel filter is new.
But, when I pulled the spark plugs the were both bone dry.
I’m suspecting the fuel pump?
Any other possibilities I might have missed?
Thanks in advance for any help.