Silver Series 2 stroke = No Spark

[Paul_Aris]

Near the end of last summer my lawn boy would not start. After checking for Spark and noticed no spark. Put a new plug in it and still no spark. Any ideas? I assuming the coil or something could be bad. Not sure how expensive this could be but I had to put any more money in such and old mower. I do like the mower though.

 

[unclelee]

Check coil and condencer, clean points, and check for bare wire. I have seen wires rub the flywheel and ground out.

 

[EdBrown]

Sounds like you need a new coil. You can get one off eBay for $20-30, and they are not hard to put on. Take off shoud, and you can see easily see coil, and replacement is easy. Replace it just like it is installed. Use a business card for spacing between flywheel magnets and coil. I am certainly not a small engine mechanic, but have replaced several of these, and they were fairly simple.

 

[LB8210]

What is your model and serial number?

 

[Paul_Aris]

10201 silver series. I will have to look at it to get the serial.

 

[AnthemBassMan]

I had the same mower. The ignition coil has gone bad. This is a weak spot on the Lawn Boy. Very simple fix once you get the new coil.

L8R,
Matt

 

[LB8210]

OK , if you have a defective coil and your model is a 10201 built 1993-1995 with a V motor 4-4.5hp the coil part number is 684049, 92-1152,99-2911, and the latest number 99-2916 is available from LB for $57.94 or many after market suppliers, such as R&S Equipment at web site outdoorpowerdeals.com or you may call them at 1-800-409-0162 . Their price for 99-2916 is $17.95 including shipping. Monday - Friday 9-5 CST

 

[jp1961]

Another thing to check is if the mower has a blade/engine kill cable. The cable usually applies a brake to the crank but also kills the ignition.

Jeff

 

[Paul_Aris]

Hey thanks for the help. I will pull the shroud off and look for loose wires and bad engagement cable. If all is well I will order the new coil. Looks like Amazon has them for $20.50 and someone else posted a link for $17.95 including shipping which sounds like a great deal.

 

[Paul_Aris]

Purchased new coil and installed last night. Lawnboy runs great again. Is it me, or do you find all other mowers to be clumbsy to use in camparison to a 2 stroke lawnboy? Mine is not self propelled os it is super light and can be operatored by one hand. I find it so much quicker to trim my lawn with because I can back it up and menouver it so much quicker than my big heavy 6.5HP self propelled craftsman. Man I love that lawnboy.

Another question. Waht blades are you guys having best luck with? I keep finding the stock blade with the tipped up wings on the back side chip away within a year or so.