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Why won't it start?

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John W.

01-14-1999 05:39:47




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Yesterday my WD-45 (6-volt) started fine. I brought the battery inside overnight (it's cold in Minnesota). Today, it turns over, but never fires up. I've replaced/cleaned all the wiring and have spark at the coil and plugs. Seems to be getting gas, and the choke is working. Any ideas? Thanks!




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John W.

01-16-1999 15:42:31




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 Re: Why won't it start? in reply to John W., 01-14-1999 05:39:47  
Thanks for all your suggestions. I cleaned/rebuilt the carburetor, set everything to book specs, then tried starting it. Took a long time cranking the starter with no success. Then a friend opened up the idle adjustment screw a few extra turns and it finally fired up. Adjusted it back when it was warmed up, and it runs like a top again.



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john

01-14-1999 15:03:22




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 Re: Why won't it start? in reply to John W., 01-14-1999 05:39:47  
Pull the sediment bowl off and clean it out. While it's off turn on the gas to see if it's coming from the tank. It shouldn't freeze up since it doesn't have that far to go, so I would suspect some water and/or dirt in the sediment bow. If that doesn't fix it, take out the spark plugs and take them in and dry them. In severe cold, gas doesn't vaporize, it soaks your plugs and it won't fire.

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JK MN

01-14-1999 13:44:58




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 Re: Why won't it start? in reply to John W., 01-14-1999 05:39:47  
John, It sure is a cold snap here in Minnesota. Here is a trick I used to do with the M Moline, Z we had on the farm in Michigan. Before even trying to start it in zero or below, I would remove the spark plugs and squirt/spray a small dose of starting into each of the 4 spark plug holes. put the plugs back in and it would always start. Just had to be ready with the choke when it would start to fire up. Hope this will help. (It is "supposed" to get into the +30's by Sat)

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Rick

01-14-1999 11:34:35




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 Re: Why won't it start? in reply to John W., 01-14-1999 05:39:47  
Pull a plug wire off and let it barely touch metal, crank the engine and see if it's getting spark. If it does spark you may have a frozen fuel line or other fuel system problem.



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Mike

01-14-1999 11:58:26




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 Re: Re: Why won't it start? in reply to Rick, 01-14-1999 11:34:35  
Does your engine have more than one cylinder (I'm not familiar with your machine)?
If so, what's the possibility of having the ignition wires out of order (cyl #1 wire going to #2, #2s wire going to #3 etc)?



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