burgessboysplus2
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Hey everyone. This is my first post and I'd like to thank the moderators for having such an outstanding resource at our fingertips. I hope to be able to both gain some answers to my questions and answer some questions from others.
My problem seems fairly severe but man I'm hoping it's easy.
I have a Husqvarna RZ5426. I hit a very low to the ground root left over from some tree cutters who came through savagely chopping at nature a few weeks ago. It was about 3-in in diameter. Anyway, when I hit the root it stopped the mower dead in its tracks. After I figured out what happened, pulled the root from the blade and pushed the mower back a few feet I attempted to start it again and it wouldn't make a sound. I eventually heard some very faint clicking and ticking but it's intermittent. A neighbor helped me push it back to my garage and I attempted to troubleshoot the issue.
0) checked all the fuses I could find and could only find two under the seat. They were good.
1) checked if the engine turned by manually turning it from on top of the motor and it did
2) checked to see if there was any signs of damage under the mower or anything bent and there wasn't
3) checked the battery charge level and it was at about 10% so I left it on a charger until it hit 100% and all I got was the ticking again when I attempted to crank it
4) connected the battery to my truck to see if the extra juice would help it crank and got nothing
5) checked the starter to see if the gears were stuck or not moving but they moved freely when I pushed on them with a screwdriver
6) bridged the solenoid directly behind the battery and under the seat with a screwdriver to see if it was bad and when I made the connection I heard a clear click each time I did that but nothing but a click ... the clicking sound I traced back to what looks like another solenoid directly under the air filter on the engine itself
7) on the recommendation of a Husqvarna parts shop I frequent I bypassed the entire ignition system and connected another battery directly to the starter positive terminal and negative terminal and she cranked!
On number 7 I got her to crank and stay on for about 45 seconds until she died. She cranked again the same way and stayed on for about 30 seconds and then once more before she died. I haven't been able to get her to crank with a direct jump to the starter since. My first thought was that I flooded the engine but I've let her sit for days and tried again with nothing but the engine turning over and over and over.
8) checked the fuel filter for flow from the gas tank and pulled a couple hoses on and around the tank and carburetor but there was gas flowing. I have not replaced the fuel filter this season yet but I don't think it's a fuel problem from the tank at least. Gas is good.
9) checked condition of air filter and blew it out thoroughly with air compressor
10 ) checked to see if safety kill switches were working and the swing arms are in the correct position, the parking brake is enabled and even though I've started the mower with and without the seat down I tried both again with and without weight added to the seat just to make sure
Here is what bothers me. When I pushed the mower back to my garage I found the parking brake kill switch had fallen or broken off where it had been. I figured this was the problem initially so I wrapped it in electrical tape and depressed the switch with a c-clamp just to be sure. I wonder if there is another kill switch preventing it from starting. I don't know where they all are honestly but I know the swing arms, parking brake and seat all have them. Are there any others and is there a way to test them to see if they're bad other than parking the mower, swinging out the arms, enabling the brake and sitting on the seat?
When I checked the fuses I could only find two. Are there others I should check? I tend to believe she wouldn't have cranked at all the first couple of times if there were fuses bad anyway, correct?
I'm stumped guys. If the engine is getting fuel (which I'm pretty sure it is) and the engine is getting air and power why in the world won't she start and stay started you think?
Thanks for any suggestions and/or comments. I hope I was thorough enough haha. I wanted to try here before I dropped it off at a shop and waited for a call with a price.
Jay
My problem seems fairly severe but man I'm hoping it's easy.
I have a Husqvarna RZ5426. I hit a very low to the ground root left over from some tree cutters who came through savagely chopping at nature a few weeks ago. It was about 3-in in diameter. Anyway, when I hit the root it stopped the mower dead in its tracks. After I figured out what happened, pulled the root from the blade and pushed the mower back a few feet I attempted to start it again and it wouldn't make a sound. I eventually heard some very faint clicking and ticking but it's intermittent. A neighbor helped me push it back to my garage and I attempted to troubleshoot the issue.
0) checked all the fuses I could find and could only find two under the seat. They were good.
1) checked if the engine turned by manually turning it from on top of the motor and it did
2) checked to see if there was any signs of damage under the mower or anything bent and there wasn't
3) checked the battery charge level and it was at about 10% so I left it on a charger until it hit 100% and all I got was the ticking again when I attempted to crank it
4) connected the battery to my truck to see if the extra juice would help it crank and got nothing
5) checked the starter to see if the gears were stuck or not moving but they moved freely when I pushed on them with a screwdriver
6) bridged the solenoid directly behind the battery and under the seat with a screwdriver to see if it was bad and when I made the connection I heard a clear click each time I did that but nothing but a click ... the clicking sound I traced back to what looks like another solenoid directly under the air filter on the engine itself
7) on the recommendation of a Husqvarna parts shop I frequent I bypassed the entire ignition system and connected another battery directly to the starter positive terminal and negative terminal and she cranked!
On number 7 I got her to crank and stay on for about 45 seconds until she died. She cranked again the same way and stayed on for about 30 seconds and then once more before she died. I haven't been able to get her to crank with a direct jump to the starter since. My first thought was that I flooded the engine but I've let her sit for days and tried again with nothing but the engine turning over and over and over.
8) checked the fuel filter for flow from the gas tank and pulled a couple hoses on and around the tank and carburetor but there was gas flowing. I have not replaced the fuel filter this season yet but I don't think it's a fuel problem from the tank at least. Gas is good.
9) checked condition of air filter and blew it out thoroughly with air compressor
10 ) checked to see if safety kill switches were working and the swing arms are in the correct position, the parking brake is enabled and even though I've started the mower with and without the seat down I tried both again with and without weight added to the seat just to make sure
Here is what bothers me. When I pushed the mower back to my garage I found the parking brake kill switch had fallen or broken off where it had been. I figured this was the problem initially so I wrapped it in electrical tape and depressed the switch with a c-clamp just to be sure. I wonder if there is another kill switch preventing it from starting. I don't know where they all are honestly but I know the swing arms, parking brake and seat all have them. Are there any others and is there a way to test them to see if they're bad other than parking the mower, swinging out the arms, enabling the brake and sitting on the seat?
When I checked the fuses I could only find two. Are there others I should check? I tend to believe she wouldn't have cranked at all the first couple of times if there were fuses bad anyway, correct?
I'm stumped guys. If the engine is getting fuel (which I'm pretty sure it is) and the engine is getting air and power why in the world won't she start and stay started you think?
Thanks for any suggestions and/or comments. I hope I was thorough enough haha. I wanted to try here before I dropped it off at a shop and waited for a call with a price.
Jay