JWFilips
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
I have a Troybilt Horse Lawn tractor ( cica 2010) that is starting to give me fits: this year I noticed that it was getting harder and harder to start.
As of the past 2 months it seem that the starter only turns the engine slowly about 3/4 turn then stops! If I turn the engine by hand where it stoped It seems under compression and hard to turn.... If I get it past that point and go a bit further it get hard to turn again and once past this the starter will sometimes turn the engine and start or only turn it to that compression point and stop!
After replacing the starter solenoid ( thinking that may be the issue) It didn't fix it! I even tried running the positive wire direct to the starter and it does the same thing! I take care of the engine so I'm puzzled that it appears that it is damaged. I heard the the valves may cause this if they are not adjusted correctly. Even if I use a Jump Box Starter it still seems like the starter is turning too slow to start the engine?
Any body out the have some trouble shooting tips ( I have exhausted all the ones I found on the internet except for adjusting the Valve lash)
Just not sure how hard the engine gets to turn when it is in the compression phase? Seem pretty tight to me but I'm not sure sice it is a 22 HP engine
Jim
I have a Troybilt Horse Lawn tractor ( cica 2010) that is starting to give me fits: this year I noticed that it was getting harder and harder to start.
As of the past 2 months it seem that the starter only turns the engine slowly about 3/4 turn then stops! If I turn the engine by hand where it stoped It seems under compression and hard to turn.... If I get it past that point and go a bit further it get hard to turn again and once past this the starter will sometimes turn the engine and start or only turn it to that compression point and stop!
After replacing the starter solenoid ( thinking that may be the issue) It didn't fix it! I even tried running the positive wire direct to the starter and it does the same thing! I take care of the engine so I'm puzzled that it appears that it is damaged. I heard the the valves may cause this if they are not adjusted correctly. Even if I use a Jump Box Starter it still seems like the starter is turning too slow to start the engine?
Any body out the have some trouble shooting tips ( I have exhausted all the ones I found on the internet except for adjusting the Valve lash)
Just not sure how hard the engine gets to turn when it is in the compression phase? Seem pretty tight to me but I'm not sure sice it is a 22 HP engine
Jim