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Husker 08-07-2014 04:26 PM

My Cub is smokin' and not in a good way!
 
Lent my 149 to a neighbor to haul some watermelons from his patch to the house. A week later I got her back and she sat in the shed until last night. I went to mow the lawn and I saw smoke coming from under the hood and around the dipstick. I shut her down and checked the oil. Bone dry. Nothing on the dipstick at all after I wiped it down and reinserted it. I let it cool down then filled it with oil and took off for a test run. Same thing happened 5 min later. Smoke. I shut it down again to check things out. Now I can't get it to start. Not even a click from the key. Battery is fully charged. 2 separate issues or related? Haven't had a chance to test electric flow yet. Any suggestions? Other then never lend it out agin?

olds45512 08-07-2014 04:43 PM

In all fairness I doubt your neighbor caused the issue. That being said I'd do some testing around the key switch and the solenoid to see if your getting power to the s/g.

Steve149 08-07-2014 04:51 PM

Hope you didn't cook the motor...that would suck! Was it an oily smelling smoke or that of something electrical burning? Before trying to start it again I would go over the electrical stuff like the coil etc. To rule out the obvious! Good Luck! As for lending it out my rule of thumb there is "If I ain't on it... it don't go!"

Husker 08-07-2014 04:55 PM

Smoke didn't have a noticeable scent aside from exhaust.

J-Mech 08-07-2014 05:08 PM

It's toast. Engines don't recover from no oil and smoke from the dipstick tube. Get ready to pull it.

Suggestion: Always check the oil BEFORE starting.

Yosemite Sam 08-07-2014 05:17 PM

Welcome to OCC.

I don't know if two separate issues is better or worse.

I'd probably try to figure out the electrical issue first. Start at the battery and work your way to where the electricity stops. Might be something as simple as a bad neutral safety switch or unplugged. You can find a wiring diagram in the tech, section.

If the engine was running with no knocks or unusual noise, you may not be in much worse shape than you were before. If there was no oil on the stick, I'm guessing that it already used a little oil before your neighbor got it, Lord knows they don't run without oil for very long.

Good luck and keep us posted.

drglinski 08-07-2014 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 279493)

Suggestion: Always check the oil BEFORE starting.

X2. I never assume mine has enough oil every time I run it. I always check it.

bocephus1991 08-07-2014 09:43 PM

Can you turn it over by hand? If not. Would say is toast also. This is why I don't like loaning stuff out. It sucks but I'd say it's rebuild tme.

moparman849 08-15-2014 08:44 PM

Pull the starter belt turn the key if the starter spins it's good if not its electrical then unbolt the motor and the drive shift and try to turn the motor if not pull the oil pan and the head put some thin oil on the top of the piston let Sit and and try to turn the motor when it comes free pull the piston and have the crank spun measure for a new connecting rodt hen put a new piston in it look on the cylinders see if there is any starring if yes get bored and Sleave

J-Mech 08-15-2014 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moparman849 (Post 280972)
Pull the starter belt turn the key if the starter spins it's good if not its electrical then unbolt the motor and the drive shift and try to turn the motor if not pull the oil pan and the head put some thin oil on the top of the piston let Sit and and try to turn the motor when it comes free pull the piston and have the crank spun measure for a new connecting rodt hen put a new piston in it look on the cylinders see if there is any starring if yes get bored and Sleave

I'm sorry, but I disagree with your advice. That is not the correct way to go about it.


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