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  • Apr 15, 2011, 04:18 PM
    bendo7
    Craftsman 18.5 hp 42" lawn tractor- no start
    Tractor wouldn't start. Changed magneto and it started. I shut it off and it wouldn't start again. Checked plug for spark and none. All wires and connections appear good. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
  • Apr 15, 2011, 05:24 PM
    DG

    Did you gap the magneto at 010.
  • Apr 16, 2011, 03:37 AM
    bendo7
    Yes I did. Rechecked also.
  • Apr 16, 2011, 08:30 AM
    DG

    Remove blower housing , unplug ground wire going to magneto,
    If you have fire then ,it could be wire going to ground some where , or bad saftety switch some where.
    Luck
  • Apr 16, 2011, 05:12 PM
    bendo7
    Unplugged magneto ground and still no spark. Is it possible that I have a another bad magneto?? Or should I be looking somewhere else?
    Thanks
  • Apr 16, 2011, 06:31 PM
    bendo7
    Yes the old business card gapper.
  • Apr 16, 2011, 10:02 PM
    DG

    Very possible.
    That's the way I gap them also.
  • Apr 18, 2011, 04:10 AM
    bendo7
    Is it possible that I purchased a bad unit?
    Or is there something else I should be looking at?
  • Apr 18, 2011, 05:45 PM
    DG

    If you have it unpluged at the magneto and no spark its bad.
    Luck
  • Apr 21, 2011, 02:20 AM
    bendo7
    OK. Here's the deal. I put in new (2nd)coil... it started. I ran it for a min. shut it down. Started it again 5 minutes later and figured I could put it back together. 1 hour later... back to square one. No start. Any idea what could be going on here?? Never seen this before.
  • Apr 22, 2011, 01:24 PM
    bendo7
    Well took it the shop... was told that coil was bad. Replaced it a third time. Told that it started about a dozen times over the past day. Got it home... and what happened?? Not a thing. Just cranking and no start.

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