It is Craftsman 6.0 with gas engine. I added gas, but it failed to start no matter how many times I pulled the rope for starting the engine. Anyone has better advice? I'd really appreciate it.
2007-02-04 04:37:45 · 4 answers · asked by Sunny Michael 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The mower was successfully started last time. But I have not used it for 4 months. Then it failed to start. Could it be the spark? Or the gas has evaporated?
2007-02-04 06:07:21 · update #1
all gas enines need spark, fuel, and timing to run. check the spark plug first. if it is bad, install a new one. I like NGK, i get the longest life out of them, even better than the higher priced, fancier brands. next thing you need to know, is the gas actually geting into the egine. pull the starter a few times with the mower on full choke. pull the plug and see if it is wet and smells of gas. I don't know how to check the timing on that engine, but I am sure you can find that out. if it has spark fuel and timing it should run.
The only other thing that makes them difficult to start is the choke mechanism. if it is automatic, it can screw up and choke it when it should not, or vice versa. judging where to set a manual one is often dificult, usually you will choke it too much or not enough, and it won't start. if it is on, pull it a couple times then turn it off, open the throttle as far as you an without engaging the choke and pull the starter a few times. if it does not at least cough and try to start, there is only one other easy thing to check. remove the plug, re attach the plug wire, and with a gloved hand hold the thread area of it against a bare metal spoton the engine. if you do it in a shady spot it works easier. have someone pull the starter and see if it actually sparks. if it does not, you have no juice for some reason, and will have to figure out why.
2007-02-04 04:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by tootall1121 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unscrew your spark plug, rest the base on a metal surface, and keep the wire end away, pull the rope, looking for spark. Spark is good, but if there was nothing at all, male sure the kill wire is connected ware it is supposed to be. If some one suggests that the coil may have gone bad, don't really scoff at his idea. Even though it ia an inaadamate oblect, and does not move at all, but sits there with a magnet spinning past it, rarely, they do go bad.
before you reinstall your spark plug, pour a bit of gas in the hole, screw the plug back in, put the wire on and pull the rope a few times. If it starts up and then stops, the carb needs some service.
2007-02-04 04:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by duster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use the primer bulb until you see or smell gas in the carb throat, clean the spark plug or replace it, make sure the plug wire is on tight , and dont forget to hold down the safety bar, if you dont, it wont start no matter what you do
2007-02-04 04:43:17 · answer #3 · answered by robert r 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF IT HAS SAT FOR MONTHS THEN THE CARB IS GUMMED UP TAKE IT APART AND BLOW IT OUT WITH AN AIRGUN
2007-02-04 13:38:35 · answer #4 · answered by DAVID G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋