Craftsmen Tractor Mower doesn't always continously turn over.
My Craftsmen Tractor Model 917.270722 does not want to consistantly turn over. The battery is new with plenty of CCA's. All wire connections appear ok. I have a compression reading of 180 psi. When the solenoid engages the starter, I get about one revolution of the motor. If I keep turning on the key, sometimes it turns the motor over enough to get it started.
Jackie s
Maestro
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Wade_
Expert
This problem is generally due to worn valves or a failing starter motor. I suspect the valves first as it's much more common to see them out of adjustment than what it is for the starter to have failed.
You can watch THIS VIDEO to see the procedure for adjusting the valves on your engine.Let me know where we stand on this after you do the valves.Thank you for using Manage My Life!Join this conversation.
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