LightningCamaroGuy
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I was cutting my grass today and after about an hour my lawnmower petered out. No issue, that gas tank is empty, the other is full, so I switched over to the other tank. About an hour and a half later it petered out again the exact way it does when a fuel tank starts to run out. I was like, "what the heck? I can mow my whole yard on one full fuel tank, no problem." So I looked and sure enough that fuel tank was probably 2/3 to 3/4 full. I got back on my mower and tried to start it, and nothing. The starter isn't even trying to turn the engine over. It's like the battery is dead as a door knob, but it's not. The battery is good and cranks the mower great. Plus the mower wouldn't just start putting out for about 5-6 second before shutting off it it was the battery, but this definitely seems electrical. I looked at all the wiring, everything appears to be fine. It's just odd how in the middle of cutting my grass that the mower just puttered out for about 5-6 second like it was being starved of fuel, and then it won't even attempt to fire.
BTW I had the parking brake engaged, the PTO turned off, the handles in the neutral position, but it refuses to try and fire, but IDK what made it choke itself out in the first place. Do y'all think it could be a safety switch in the seat, parking brake, PTO switch, etc? It's an 03 Exmark Laser Z with I believe a Kohler CV20 is the engine #.
BTW I had the parking brake engaged, the PTO turned off, the handles in the neutral position, but it refuses to try and fire, but IDK what made it choke itself out in the first place. Do y'all think it could be a safety switch in the seat, parking brake, PTO switch, etc? It's an 03 Exmark Laser Z with I believe a Kohler CV20 is the engine #.