John Deere ride on stopped, won’t restart
Discussion
I know this isn’t a car but it is a petrol engine with a massive 19.5hp engine which is possibly more than some cars 😃
Mowing earlier and it just cut out. Has fuel in tank and to the carb but no spark. No obvious loose wires or blown fuses and the seat safety switch seems ok. Next step is remove engine cover to try and find the ignition module. Is this a logical next step? It’s a single cylinder if that’s at all relevant.
Cheers
Mowing earlier and it just cut out. Has fuel in tank and to the carb but no spark. No obvious loose wires or blown fuses and the seat safety switch seems ok. Next step is remove engine cover to try and find the ignition module. Is this a logical next step? It’s a single cylinder if that’s at all relevant.
Cheers
Bit of speculation...
I think JD mostly use Kawasaki engines in the bigger grass cutters although smaller and older types maybe Briggs and Stratton?
If it is Kawasaki there will probably be an oil level switch. (Something Big K has in common with Honda engines).
These can be a bit of a hairtrigger. Often the switch will operate even though the oil level looks okayish on the stick.
Also, underseat nanny switches are notoriously unreliable.
So a couple of things to try.
Check oil level and add a bit if it's well down, even if it shows still above minimum.
And isolate the nanny switch. They can work either way (normally open or normally closed) so if shorting it doesn't work disconnecting it might.
Worth noting that there will be more than one nanny switch on a reasonably modern machine. Mine had five but not anymore since they pushed my patience too far.
Any of them can fail.
Bottom line is check the easy stuff before the expensive bits.
I think JD mostly use Kawasaki engines in the bigger grass cutters although smaller and older types maybe Briggs and Stratton?
If it is Kawasaki there will probably be an oil level switch. (Something Big K has in common with Honda engines).
These can be a bit of a hairtrigger. Often the switch will operate even though the oil level looks okayish on the stick.
Also, underseat nanny switches are notoriously unreliable.
So a couple of things to try.
Check oil level and add a bit if it's well down, even if it shows still above minimum.
And isolate the nanny switch. They can work either way (normally open or normally closed) so if shorting it doesn't work disconnecting it might.
Worth noting that there will be more than one nanny switch on a reasonably modern machine. Mine had five but not anymore since they pushed my patience too far.
Any of them can fail.
Bottom line is check the easy stuff before the expensive bits.
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