Do not over charge your battery. If it is new it should not need charging. What about your gas can?? Does it have trash in it or water, maybe old gas. Oh and are you pulling out the choke? I don't mean to sound like you don't know how to start the mower but I am trying to cover the simple things first. What kind of mower is it??
Okay the battery is unplugged, it has new gas in it. The tank is clean from what I can see. I push the choke up. I really don't know what I am doing so cover away. lol I t has a briggs and stratton engine in it. I really am stupid when it comes to these.
No I haven't checked the connection. I will do that first thing in the morning. You know law says I have to feed the kid. lol Thank you for having so much patience.
Also double check the Battery Cables - Red is + (Hot) & Back is - (the ground). Be sure they are not mixed up & that they are "gorilla" tight. That's my .02! - Kel
Do you smell gas when it is about to start? If you do then I am still with the float sticking and it is flooding out. ADD: Or there is gum in the carb.
I smell gas but I think that is when it is flooded. This may sound stupid but here goes. Is the float that floppy thing in where the filter goes over?
Alot of what you are describing happened with another riding mower I had. Eventually I ran the battery down trying to start it, after changing the spark plug, oil, air filter, battery and gas I found a nice little blurb in the users manual that pointed to a in-line or starter fuse that said "mower will not start if fuse is blown". I replaced the fuse (looks like an automobile fuse, blue plastic with 15A printed on it) and the dang thing started right up....!
You make a good point, Bryan. A good place to start tracking down a problem with anything mechanical is the owners' manual. Most will have a "troubleshooting" section. You know the old saying, "If all else fails, read the instructions."
I am going to look for the fuse. Thank everyone for their help. If anyone sees smoke in the South Plantation area it will be my mower. Thanks again, and I will check into the air thing.
:-( Sorry! Sometimes you can find them online, by googling the manufacturer. I have downloaded owner's manuals that way. Good luck!
Look under the cover by the shifter. Should be two screws, unscrew the shifter knob and pull the cover off. Fuse should be back up under the seat. Look for the yellow wire and follow it. (Been there done that search) But I don't think you have a blown fuse. First see if you have an "In-line" fuel filter. If you do, pull it and tap it on something. Tap it opposite the direction that the gas flows through it to clear any debris. If that doesn't do it you have carb problems. Needs to be pulled and a rebuild kit put in it. Or at least pulled apart and cleaned. It's probably varnished with old gas and debris in the ports. Even if you smell gas while trying to start doesn't mean all the jets and ports are allowing gas thru. After 18 years of dealing with riders I've found almost all my prob's to be carb related.
No, it regulates fuel flow into the carb. If it is sticking then it is possible that it is not shutting off at the right time and the carb is getting too much fuel and flooding. The easy way to tell if this is the case is to take the cover and air filter off so you can see down into the carb and try and start it. If it starts spitting large amounts of fuel out into the filter area or the carb then you know it's stuck. You have to take the top part of the carb off to get to the float.
