Not that old. I have an edger I bought in 1963. Still works great.
Especially after I switched to Mobil 1 oil. Only thing I ever did to it
was replace the spring on the throttle.

Now you have us all curious and hope to hear what the solution is. I
keep coming back to the electrical system which could be related to both
symptoms. Not getting enough voltage to the starter. I was wondering
what type of ignition system it has. That is electronic from the
battery or Magneto.



PaulD wrote:
This is an older tractor. I am thinking that some thing caused the
tractor to stall out. Then when my son tried to get it going again he
shot the starter, that may have been on its last legs anyway. It is
possible that the two problems are related, but they might not be.

Rich256 wrote:
Ether Jones wrote:
Rich256 wrote:

Yeah, I got it turned around but I don't think that makes a difference
to what I was saying. That is that a stuck open valve would not
produce what he saw.
I don't recall anyone postulating that a stuck-open valve might cause
the symptoms Paul described. A broke valve spring might, though (on
theoretical grounds - I've never had the pleasure of actually
witnessing the symptoms of a broken valve spring).

Again I agree. Just that if the head is easily available it is a quick
way to eliminate the problem of a broken valve. I have seen both broken
and stuck valves.

I can't see that really being related to the starter problems. But I
can't see the starter problem having anything to do with the original
problem of the engine running rough and then dieing either!!

My thoughts keep going back to something electrical. What kind of
ignition does that engine have?