Steve in VA
Well-known Member
- Location
- Natural Bridge Virginia
OK, this is one of those fuzzy questions that may be too general for an answer, but here it goes:
446 was running fine if a little hard o fuel. Occasional back-fire when shut down if not idled for a short time with low throttle. So, the throttle cable broke at the control head. Since it looked like I would need to remove the hydraulic tank and plumbing to even get to it, and given the growing season, I elected to make a quick bracket and mount a new control head and cable externally. Now, the mower will start but dies almost immediately. No difference if the choke is open, closed, or half way. Same with the throttle being full open, closed, or half way. It does have a full tank of fuel. I can't imagine what changed given that all that was done was remove/replace the battery, and install the new cable. I did verify that the cable actuation direction is as original.
Not much to work with but any suggestions?
446 was running fine if a little hard o fuel. Occasional back-fire when shut down if not idled for a short time with low throttle. So, the throttle cable broke at the control head. Since it looked like I would need to remove the hydraulic tank and plumbing to even get to it, and given the growing season, I elected to make a quick bracket and mount a new control head and cable externally. Now, the mower will start but dies almost immediately. No difference if the choke is open, closed, or half way. Same with the throttle being full open, closed, or half way. It does have a full tank of fuel. I can't imagine what changed given that all that was done was remove/replace the battery, and install the new cable. I did verify that the cable actuation direction is as original.
Not much to work with but any suggestions?