1330 - determined to get this running myself

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by Joesprocket

I have a bit more stubbornness and curiosity left to try and teach myself something so not quite at the surrendering stage. Getting close though.

You can "teach" yourself some things..... but you really need a teacher for others. Mechanicing is one of those you need to learn with both a teacher and by doing. Replacing parts you assume are bad, isn't mechanicing, it's guessing. Testing until you find the problem and replacing a bad part is the name of the game. So many people just throw parts at things with no real idea whether they are bad. I used to love it when people brought me their cars after they had spend hundreds of dollars on part to save the "cost" of taking it to a mechanic.... only for me to replace some cheap part in only a couple hours for far less than they had spent on their "fixes".

If you want to play mechanic, but have no experience or no teacher available, it's better to ask for help and let us walk you through the repair than it is to spend the money you did, likely on parts that weren't bad.

Good luck in the future.....

Sounds like a bad mag, or a shorted kill wire under the tins to me.

[Sam Mac]

Lot's of places to buy the mag with better prices, even Walmart is selling them
https://www.google.com/#q=kohler+12-584-01+&*&spf=68


https://www.walmart.com/ip/Genuine-K...&wl13=&veh=sem

[Joesprocket]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Testing until you find the problem and replacing a bad part is the name of the game. So many people just throw parts at things with no real idea whether they are bad.

yes, this is so true and hopefully future readers come across this thread to find this exact point. Before you start replacing parts, why not start with buying a multimeter. Buy the tools that allow you diagnose before buying parts that may not be the problem. But also understand, most folks on this forum aren't mechanics and are coming to you, the teachers, the senior moderators, for experience and insight. That's the beauty of the Internet. The trick is coming to you in the beginning before you start throwing money at the problem. Appreciate all the help thus far and will keep you posted when my mag arrives later this week.

[Sam Mac]

Some times you learn the hard way after changing things that are good, consider it an education and that you paid the tuition. Keep us posted on how you make out. Make sure that you set the clearance between the magnet on the flywheel and the magneto properly. I use a business card.

[Joesprocket]

Tuition paid in full. ha, that's great.

I was planning on going with the biz card trick. Fingers crossed.

[Sam Mac]

When I do one of them I set the flywheel so that the magnet is just under where the mag goes, hold the biz card over the magnet on the flywheel and let the magnet hold the magneto then put the 2 screws in then remove the card. Easy job.

[twoton]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

...Some times you learn the hard way after changing things that are good, consider it an education and that you paid the tuition.....

Words of wisdom from the man.

Paid alot of tuition in my life. Still don't know much.

Still trying.

[Joesprocket]

New mag arrived. Easy installation. Turned the key and HALLE-FRIGGIN-LUJAH the mower started. A month of researching parts, buying parts, waiting for parts, only to find they weren't the problem is finally over. My son and I took victory laps up and down the drive way. Greatly appreciate the help from those on this thread. Learned a lot of to-do and what not to-do for when things go wrong again.

[zippy1]

Good for you, lesson learned.
Now enjoy...

[Sam Mac]

Considering the age of the tractor the parts you replaced were probably due anyway so your not really out much.