I have an older Ariens riding mower with an 8.0 hp 4-cycle vertical shaft Tecumseh engine that has an electrical starter.
The mower has two safety switches one on the lever to engage the rotary blade and one on the gear shift lever.
When I attempt to start the engine the starter turns the engine over very good but it seems I do not have any spark on the spark plug.
When I choke the engine it does not appear that we are getting fuel since the spark plug does not have any fuel on it when I remove the plug.
How can one check out the safety switches without taking each one out of the circuit?
Since the sparkplug does not get fuel on it when cranking it, could the valves not be closing?
It was running last week but will not attempt to start this week.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
FMS-KS
The mower has two safety switches one on the lever to engage the rotary blade and one on the gear shift lever.
When I attempt to start the engine the starter turns the engine over very good but it seems I do not have any spark on the spark plug.
When I choke the engine it does not appear that we are getting fuel since the spark plug does not have any fuel on it when I remove the plug.
How can one check out the safety switches without taking each one out of the circuit?
Since the sparkplug does not get fuel on it when cranking it, could the valves not be closing?
It was running last week but will not attempt to start this week.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
FMS-KS