on 5/14/2008 8:44 PM JustMe1978a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
said the following:
> On May 14, 10:31 pm, "JimR" <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> <JustMe19...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> I just got it to start (I'm guessing my foot wasn't pressing the brake
>>> hard enough) but now it won't keep going. It putters out after about
>>> five seconds. A bit of white smoke/exhaust from the front but I
>>> imagine that's normal. I play with the choke when it does start, but
>>> it doesn't want to keep going.
>>>
>>> Any idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>> 1. There is a safety switch in the seat -- if you're not sitting in
the
>> seat it won't continue running -- but you also have to have weight in
the
>> seat to get it to turn over for starting.
>>
>> 2. Once it fires up, immediately bring the choke lever back to the run
>> position, otherwise it will run rough or quit.
>>
>> 3. I start my JD by having the throttle back, choke on (forward) ;
step on
>> the brake, weight in the seat, and turn the key. It starts almost
>> immediately, then I bring the choke lever back and the throttle forward
and
>> it's running at normal speed. For shut down, I throttle back before
turning
>> off the key, to minimize the possibility of a backfire as it is
shutting
>> down.
>>
>> (My wife has trouble starting because even with the seat forward she
can't
>> step on the brake hard enough to deactivate the safety switch, so it
won't
>> crank.)
>>
>
>
> Good points. I'll give it another go in the morning and try the
> different throttle/choke combinations. I'll probably have to move the
> seat forward a little too...and maybe consider the cinder block :)
>
> Thanks!
>
Most of those seat switches can be disabled by unplugging the wire to
the switch and putting a jumper into the wire connection. You might try
that to eliminate the seat switch as being part of the problem. You can
reconnect it later if it isn't a problem.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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