Sunday I'm mowing in areas no sane person would take a riding tractor when I hit a rock. I didn't hit it hard and I shut off the mower deck before I backed off. The rock was small and I barely nicked it. When I turned off the deck the whole mower shut down and won't start. It'll crank like a champ, but will not kick over.
So far this is what I have done and the darn thing still wont start:
-Pulled the fly wheel and the shear pin looks as new as the one I just bought at the John Deere store.
-Both spark plugs are sparking
-I have compression, but I haven't put a gauge on it to see how much.
-Replaced the fuel pump
-You can hear the fuel shut off thingy tick in the carburetor when you turn the ignition to the first notch.
-I put a few drops of gas in the air intake and the first cylinder fired, but didn't start the engine.
-The 25 amp fuze is fine
The only thing I have not done is replace the relay which I will probably do tomorrow.
I'm not an engine expert, but it seems to me I have covered all the bases. I'm thinking that since it died when the deck switch was shut off that I probably have a short or bad switch somewhere. I probably should down load the wiring schematics and start testing wires with a multi meter.
Oh, my riding tractor is an old Scotts L2048 (same thing as a John Deere L120) with a Briggs and Stratton 20 hp OHV motor.
Thanks for any advise.....
So far this is what I have done and the darn thing still wont start:
-Pulled the fly wheel and the shear pin looks as new as the one I just bought at the John Deere store.
-Both spark plugs are sparking
-I have compression, but I haven't put a gauge on it to see how much.
-Replaced the fuel pump
-You can hear the fuel shut off thingy tick in the carburetor when you turn the ignition to the first notch.
-I put a few drops of gas in the air intake and the first cylinder fired, but didn't start the engine.
-The 25 amp fuze is fine
The only thing I have not done is replace the relay which I will probably do tomorrow.
I'm not an engine expert, but it seems to me I have covered all the bases. I'm thinking that since it died when the deck switch was shut off that I probably have a short or bad switch somewhere. I probably should down load the wiring schematics and start testing wires with a multi meter.
Oh, my riding tractor is an old Scotts L2048 (same thing as a John Deere L120) with a Briggs and Stratton 20 hp OHV motor.
Thanks for any advise.....