Im stumped. I have a Kohler 12 hp engine that I cannot start.
Here is the recent history.It was running when I parked it one day. Then the next day, my son tried to start it and could not get it started. When I went out to start it, I barely got it to run, figuring he had just flooded it.
I ran it all day and everything was fine. Then the next day, I could not get it to start at all. So it was running when I parked it. Engine turns over and seems to have good compresson. It backfires occasionally while Im trying to start it. There is good spark at the plug. Ive changed the plug out with a known good plug. Still wont start.
I rebuilt the carb thinking the float was stuck. Everything looked very good I put in a carb kit about 20 hours earlier and there were no gas residues found at all.
I had fresh gas in the tank and the fuel filter is not clogged, it is new, too.
I checked the points and recently installed new ones, with a gap of 0.020".
Only thing I can think of is a bad flywheel key, but it seems I would have to pull the engine for that....
So in summary, here's what I got. Hot blue spark
Fresh gas
air cleaner is also new
confirmed fuel line is open and carb in good shape
This engine ran when I parked it. any help would be very much appreciated.
thanks,
dwight
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