[SEL] O/T Briggs and stratton help needed

[paulmaples at sbcglobal.net]

Hello Steve,

Tom is correct. I had a 14 HP Kawasaki engine on my John Deere Lawn tractor 
and after I first started it I could drive it about 200 to 300 feet and it 
would die. However, if I let it set for about 15 - 20 minutes it would start 
right up and RUN THE REST OF THE DAY AND NEVER DIE AGAIN. I was able to 
quickly isolate the problem as being no fire and then after spending $100 on 
an electronics board that the dealership told me was the problem and it was 
not, as well as the board was non-returnable, I decided to troubleshoot the 
thing myself with the help of some guys on the Lawn & Garden Tractor list.

My problem was really the igniter which on my model was integral with the 
coil, on my model the igniter and coil was all the same. On the earlier 
models of my engine the igniter was separate from the coil and would have 
only cost me $35.00 but since mine was integral and all one piece it cost me 
$116.00. So in order to replace the bad igniter I had to replace the 
coil/igniter assembly.

I would have just suspected the coil IF it had done what you say yours is 
doing and that is run until it gets hot, quits, cools off, then runs until 
it gets hot and quits again. My engine would only stop after running about 
200 to 300 feet, let it cool off and it would start and run fine the rest of 
the day, it never would die again. So I think your problem is no doubt the 
coil.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Germoamer at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] O/T Briggs and stratton help needed


>
> In a message dated 9/13/2009 12:49:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> steve_royster at hotmail.com writes:
>
> It runs  fine for about 5 minutes and then has no fire and  quits.
>
>
> Steve,
>
> Sounds like the problem Paul Maples just had with his mower which turned
> out to be the coil.
>
> Tom  Schmutz
> Concord, Va.
> germoamer at AOL.com
>
> Tom  Schmutz
> Concord,  Va.
> germoamer at AOL.com
>
>
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