Starter will turn motor only one rev.

[Kruzer]

Well today I tried jumping it with the battery out of the picture and used a fully charged jumper pack. It cranked a few revs. I got a better connection and it started up. I threw the battery on a charger and it said charged but I'll leave it overnite. At least it started.
I'm still wondering why it did what it did, the motor slowly started to act like it was under a strain while it was sitting still.
"The only one of these suggestions that might explain why your mower died to begin with is the bad battery. If one or more cells have shorted, it might cause the ignition system to work incorrectly (especially if it's got a solid state ignition module) causing the motor to die. And then the bad battery would also prevent it from cranking properly."

I wonder if this might be the cause as Ted suggested.

One other thing and I'm not sure if it's normal. When I checked the oil today as well when the whole saga began, my oil level was all the up the stick right to the cover.

As far as a replacement starter... I did bring one home sort of speak. I spent a little to much time at Sears yesterday. With the gift cards I've accumulated and a store credit, that replacement starter is attached to a 24hp DYS 4500. I'd still like to get old faithful going good though.
Thanks to all who helped

 

[gemini5362]

I am going to ask a really stupid question here and I want to apologize before I ask it but I am curious now. When you checked your oil. You pulled the dipstick out. Did you look at it the instant you pulled it out or did you wipe it off put it back in and then pull it out again to see what it read ?

 

[john_bud]

You could also have a bad battery CABLE. They can corrode inside the insulation or you could just have a loose connection to the chassis ground or to the starter.

It's the simple things. Connections, battery, solinoid, starter, key switch.

 

[Soundguy]

'Jumper pak".. these are no substitute for a real jumper from a real battery.

Ditto on the cables remark.. corosion kills the connections.

Also.. if you are using a smart charger.. try to get the battery charged up on a 'REAL' charger.. those computer controlle dones are great for float and maintenance stuff.. but many won't handle a real dead battery... at least not as good as a plain old xformer/diode unit.. etc.

soundguy

 

[Ken Cunningham]

I had the same problem before with the oil level going up. What was wrong with mine was the fuel jet was worn and would put in way to much gas. When you turn off the engine and it still is spinning it floods the cylinder with gas and it leaks by the rings into the oil. If that is not what is wrong with yours then look at the fuel pump diaphram for a hole in it or it just may not be sealing good.

 

[Kruzer]

I am going to ask a really stupid question here and I want to apologize before I ask it but I am curious now. When you checked your oil. You pulled the dipstick out. Did you look at it the instant you pulled it out or did you wipe it off put it back in and then pull it out again to see what it read ?

When I checked it, I wiped it off and put it back in. I never noticed it that high before to the point of coming out the top. Probably because when I do check it, it has sat for a week and the oil has settled back down. Just a guess. No need for apology.

"'Jumper pak".. these are no substitute for a real jumper from a real battery.

Ditto on the cables remark.. corosion kills the connections.

Also.. if you are using a smart charger.. try to get the battery charged up on a 'REAL' charger.. those computer controlle dones are great for float and maintenance stuff.. but many won't handle a real dead battery... at least not as good as a plain old xformer/diode unit.. etc.

I've started a few cars/trucks with a pack. I do agree it's not the same. Also too, maybe it's the brand I have but I just use it to recharge a marine battery for the RV that was dead to a point I couldn't get an arc out of it. It's not the fastest way but it works.

"You could also have a bad battery CABLE. They can corrode inside the insulation or you could just have a loose connection to the chassis ground or to the starter".

What I did find is the terminal that was on the battery end of the cable had loosen its grip. I'm going to put a new one on. I'm guessing when I attached the jumper cables to it, it never made a good connection.

 

[Willl]

One other thing and I'm not sure if it's normal. When I checked the oil today as well when the whole saga began, my oil level was all the up the stick right to the cover.

Disregard what the stick looks like the first time you pull it out.

Recheck it after wiping it clean and re-inserting.

What did it look like after you did the above ?

 

[Soundguy]

I've started a few cars/trucks with a pack. I do agree it's not the same. Also too, maybe it's the brand I have but I just use it to recharge a marine battery for the RV that was dead to a point I couldn't get an arc out of it. It's not the fastest way but it works.

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Sorry.. but it is just plain physics.. the battery in that jumper pack simply doesn't have the CCA capacity or reserve time of the intended battery for this application... Thus you have a less than adequate supply.. in which case.. i would suspect a less than adequate result. ( we have ).

the bad clamp just further complicates matters..

soundguy

 

[gemini5362]

actually I have used my jumper pack several times to start vehicles. My kubota B6200 battery would not hold a charge so i used the battery pack to start it until I got around to getting a new battery. I would much rather use the battery pack to start a car that someone had left the lights on or some small issue where the battery was just run down. Unless the battery has a shorted cell or something that keeps the battery pack voltage down mine has worked for a jump every time I have used it. Using the battery pack keeps me from having to risk the alternator on my personal vehicle and is a lot easier than having to mess with jumper cables and that kind of stuff. They are not meant to be a battery replacement just something that will turn the car over a few times to start it if the battery is dead. Although there are some heavy duty high dollar battery packs that aproach a regular battery specs I believe.

 

[Kruzer]

Sorry.. but it is just plain physics.. the battery in that jumper pack simply doesn't have the CCA capacity or reserve time of the intended battery for this application... Thus you have a less than adequate supply.. in which case.. i would suspect a less than adequate result. ( we have ).

the bad clamp just further complicates matters..

soundguy

Let me clarify something after reading my own post. I don't charge my battery with a jumper pack, I have a charger that also maintains the battery. During the winter months, I plug it in my two bikes instead of pulling the batteries out. I've also use it to charge up a battery such as my dead RV aux. one. It's not a quick as a charger/starter one but it did its intended job.