Hello!
First... I'm not a mechanic, I'm a computer person... so this stuff is really frustrating for me, and I hope I can do the description justice D:
At the beginning of 2013 I bought a GS1900 with a 60" deck, ran it through the Summer and put it up... it ran great, some overheating issues (radiator leaks) but otherwise the only time it "stopped and wouldn't start"... I realized one of the wires was no longer attached to anything, and when touching metal it grounded the starting mechanism and the engine wouldn't turn. I taped it up, no grounding, it started and ran again.
In 2014 I left the house to my brother for a month, specifically told him only to use the little red Craftsman, not to touch the GS1900 and to leave it alone. Of course, he didn't - I'm not sure what he did, but he did overfill it with oil, turned it on, and it ended up smoking and spilling oil all over the place.
Anyways, since then it hasn't turned on. It "clicks" but it doesn't turn, and the plug lights never come on. I think it's just a matter of wires not being in the right place - I've found another wire (besides the one I tapped) that's not connected to anything...
At this point I just want to be able to put it on a trailer and take it to the shop - but I can't move it on my own. Unlike the craftsman I can't figure out how to disengage the transmission so I can push it.. plus damn thing is heavy.
Wish I was a mechanic.... I'm on 15 acres and equipment has been the biggest nightmare since I moved out here >.<
You can see the wires "just hanging out" in the attached pictures.
First... I'm not a mechanic, I'm a computer person... so this stuff is really frustrating for me, and I hope I can do the description justice D:
At the beginning of 2013 I bought a GS1900 with a 60" deck, ran it through the Summer and put it up... it ran great, some overheating issues (radiator leaks) but otherwise the only time it "stopped and wouldn't start"... I realized one of the wires was no longer attached to anything, and when touching metal it grounded the starting mechanism and the engine wouldn't turn. I taped it up, no grounding, it started and ran again.
In 2014 I left the house to my brother for a month, specifically told him only to use the little red Craftsman, not to touch the GS1900 and to leave it alone. Of course, he didn't - I'm not sure what he did, but he did overfill it with oil, turned it on, and it ended up smoking and spilling oil all over the place.
Anyways, since then it hasn't turned on. It "clicks" but it doesn't turn, and the plug lights never come on. I think it's just a matter of wires not being in the right place - I've found another wire (besides the one I tapped) that's not connected to anything...
At this point I just want to be able to put it on a trailer and take it to the shop - but I can't move it on my own. Unlike the craftsman I can't figure out how to disengage the transmission so I can push it.. plus damn thing is heavy.
Wish I was a mechanic.... I'm on 15 acres and equipment has been the biggest nightmare since I moved out here >.<
You can see the wires "just hanging out" in the attached pictures.
