Won't start after hitting something

[1947]

I have a Toro Personal Pace mower with a 7.25 B&S 163 cc engine and run over a mole trap and the engine died and won't restart just spins over. I thought the flywheel key had sheared and pulled it apart but it is intact and not marred in any way.
What else could have happened?

 

[Bertrrr]

You sheared the key on the flywheel, you'll need to pull the flywheel off the machine

 

[1947]

You sheared the key on the flywheel, you'll need to pull the flywheel off the machine

I did remove the flywheel and both the flywheel and key were undamaged.

 

[Bertrrr]

Well start looking at ignition and or fuel problems, shoot a little starting fluid in the air cleaner and see if it fires off , if it does,,,it's a fuel problem , if not ----- igntion and go from there

 

[Tbone0106]

There is undoubtedly another key on the bottom of the crankshaft, one that keys the blade flange to the motor. On most push mowers, the blade acts as a flywheel. The engine won't run at all without a blade, and if the blade is not in sync with everything else, you've got no mower. My bet is the lower key is sheared off.

 

[1947]

THANK YOU!