Hi all. I’ve been scratching my head over this one for some time. Hopefully someone has a solution or ideas for finding a solution.
Our L2050 has an intermittent starting problem. You turn the key, hear a single click, but the engine does not turn over. You can turn the key 50 times with same result. It does this about 50% of the time. The other half it starts normally.
To get it started, we let it roll down hill then pop the clutch, then we can start it. Note that we are not “push starting” it. We let it roll, pop the clutch, then come to a stop. Then, with the tractor sitting still, we can start it normally. It seems that rotating the engine a few turns somehow fixes the problem.
I have replaced the starter, no change.
It has been suggested that we have a “bad spot” on the flywheel. So the theory is that turning the engine a few turns puts the starter at a different place on the flywheel, avoiding the “bad spot.”
Is there some way I could verify that this is the problem without pulling the engine?
What else could I check first?
Any clues greatly appreciated, thanks.
Our L2050 has an intermittent starting problem. You turn the key, hear a single click, but the engine does not turn over. You can turn the key 50 times with same result. It does this about 50% of the time. The other half it starts normally.
To get it started, we let it roll down hill then pop the clutch, then we can start it. Note that we are not “push starting” it. We let it roll, pop the clutch, then come to a stop. Then, with the tractor sitting still, we can start it normally. It seems that rotating the engine a few turns somehow fixes the problem.
I have replaced the starter, no change.
It has been suggested that we have a “bad spot” on the flywheel. So the theory is that turning the engine a few turns puts the starter at a different place on the flywheel, avoiding the “bad spot.”
Is there some way I could verify that this is the problem without pulling the engine?
What else could I check first?
Any clues greatly appreciated, thanks.