prichard
Veteran Member
I have an old beater MTD with a Briggs OHV engine. It's been sitting for 6 months or so while I got around to changing drive belts. Now it won't start. I was thinking junk battery since no one sells a decent battery for these things any more. Well, battery that I know works and jump won't start it.
So figure maybe starter's weak. Before I invest in one I pull the plug and spin the flywheel by hand and it only rotates about 120 degrees.
Valve maybe stuck? I can see one rocker and push rod moving when I remove valve cover but not the other. I'm thinking engine needs to rotate further fir other one to move.
Any ideas short of tearing the whole engine apart?
So figure maybe starter's weak. Before I invest in one I pull the plug and spin the flywheel by hand and it only rotates about 120 degrees.
Valve maybe stuck? I can see one rocker and push rod moving when I remove valve cover but not the other. I'm thinking engine needs to rotate further fir other one to move.
Any ideas short of tearing the whole engine apart?