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    Sep 17, 2008, 10:52 AM
    Simplicity Regent Lawn Tractor stalled out and won't start
    I've got a 1993 Simplicity Regent Lawn Tractor that just conked out on me this past weekend. I had stopped mowing to pick up some branches and when I went to put it back in gear and re-engage the mower blade, it stalled out. There were no loud noises, telltale puffs of smoke, or other indications there was trouble. At several intervals over the next few hours, I tried to restart it and the engine (Briggs and Stratton 12.5HP) would "crank" but not turn over. Each restart, I would hear a very, very faint pop, the engine would "crank", and I would shortly begin to smell the aroma of gasoline as if the machine was flooding. About a year ago, after I had the transaxle replaced, the mechanics told me that the amount of engine vibration they were seeing was not a good sign but if I kept up the maintenance, it might last quite a while. Was this possibly the end of the line for this engine or is this indicative of another fixable problem? If fixable, any hints on how would I troubleshoot this situation to locate the problem? Thanks in advance for any help.

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    Sep 17, 2008, 05:53 PM
    I would first check to make sure you have spark. Sounds like the coil may have given out.
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