Lawn mower not starting loud poping noise from muffler

[Lawnboy1234]

Hi I have a Troy bilt lawn mower that was working amazing before one week No problems I left it to sit after cutting my grass as always I came back the following week for my weekly routine of cuttin the grass but this time there was no spark so I tried changing the plug and still no spark then I removed the egnition coil and saw there was a lot of grass on the ground cable so I cleaned that off now when I pull the rope it sometimes makes a loud poping noise I think it’s a back fire or something please help

 

[dougand3]

Are the coil legs 1 business card away from the flywheel magnets?
Is the kill wire insulation cracked/torn and you are killing spark? Pull wire off and look for spark.
Other: sheared the flywheel key.

 

[Lawnboy1234]

Thanks for your reply I appreciate it I actual eye balled the coil legs I can fit a recipe in between so I will definitely be readjusting that I think the kill wire is good but I don’t know what’s you mean by am I killing the spark and I don’t think the fly wheel key is sheared thanks for your reply I’ll let you know tommorow after I adjust the coil legs

 

[dougand3]

Kill wire - if insulation is rubbed off, it could be making contact with metal (ground) and killing the spark. So, pull kill wire connector off the coil and then look for spark.

 

[Lawnboy1234]

So you want me to remove the kill wire and check for spark?

 

[dougand3]

Yes, pull wire off. Pull plug and ground side on metal engine part. Look for spark.

 

[Lawnboy1234]

I’m sorry if don’t understand

 

[dougand3]

What is the model # of the mower? eg: 11a234xxxx
What is the model # of the engine? Briggs eg: 12S912-1234-E1

 

[Lawnboy1234]

Yes, pull wire off. Pull plug and ground side on metal engine part. Look for spark.

Could it be the head gadget someone was expirencing similar problems

 

[Lawnboy1234]

What is the model # of the mower? eg: 11a234xxxx
What is the model # of the engine? Briggs eg: 12S912-1234-E1

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