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lbatson
May 30, 2010, 01:49 PM
It was running fine and while in the midst of cutting, it died and when trying to restart, it would just click. I initially thought starter, so I rebuilt and it is working fine when benchtested. I moved over to the solenoid and replaced as I had a new one to begin with. Tested batter as well, battery is good. Still only clicked when I tried to start. I turned by hand unti it froze then attempted to crank. It fired up the made a sound that sounded like someone dropping a socket into an engine, then died. Since then, it will crank but only spin, does not fire up and I can spin it with one hand and hardly any tension. Please help...

KISS
May 30, 2010, 06:13 PM
1) Flywheel key is sheared. Replace.
2) Adjust valves
3) Worried about possible internal damage such as broken rod or bent valves. After doing 1 & 2 crank engine with plug removed, manually first.

Initial problem probably valves. Starter was probably OK.