Whatta wastd day ,,,,,🤬,,,,,took the whole fender/pan runninboard unit off the crapsman tractor to inspect the complete wiring harness ,,,,,yay,, found frayed wires on crimp terminal on groundcable to frame ,,,fabbd up anew juan ( 4” longer to gain alil leeway @ batt conns ) ,,,hookd up the batt to do a trial start up ,,,,,cranks like the timin is way advancd,,real labored to the point of new start sol buzz’s an cables get warm ,,,removd sp plug to check for hydro lock ,,,( nope spins fine ,,good spahk ),,,,2 Nd attempt:: hard crank an then comes to life @ bout 4K rpm ,,,holycrap!! ,,,😳,,, quickly reachd fo the gov lever ,,,manually pushd it back to idle ,,,let go ,,,straight back to WFO ,,,,thinkin gov gear/shaft/flyweight assy has faild,,mebe even broke some teeths on camgear ,,,,,,this condition didn’t just happen ,,,,,,,calld the owner and inquird about how it ran before the no-crank symptoms ,,,,,,he says “now that I mentiond it “ the throttle seemd tobe stuck WFO ,,,,,whatta A-hole !! He and a neighbor friend put anew startr n batt in before bringin it to me ,,,2.5 + hrs of mah life that I’ll nevr get back 🤬,,, Eye informd him the ness repairs far exceed the value of a 12y o pos ,,,he’s gonna scrap it ,,,said eye could have anything off it if eye could drain gas n oil ,,,gonna keep the batt,stahtr,chute deflector assy,new st sol n cable,,mebe the rims n tires ,,,plus $75.00 for a portion of time investd! Eye had a gut feeling this guy was a moron when he showd up with a good customer who,,,recommended mah svcs,,and he also got blessd with the delivery n pickup duties . Lesson fo the day ,,,,,,,ya can’t fix stupid !!
