Hi i have a husquavana rider 13


And it konked out on me mid cut!

Ive cleanen and checked the plug, and there is a strong spark.

fuel is getting to where it should

all the saftey cut outs for seat and blades are working

oil level is spot on, (it cuts the engine if its to low)

battery it holding about 12.2V, and starter it working fine.

im at a lost end here, as i just cant work out why its not firing. its been the 1st time in 2 weeks that it hasnt been raining and as u can imagine it desperatly needs a cut.

anyone familar with the engines? its a 12.5 hp briggs and stratton 2001 model. id really apreciate some help.

 

if its a briggs engine ther will be a small black wire on the back of the engine, diconnect this and try it, if it works then one of the safety switches is faulty, try removing the plug and turning the engine over for about 15-20 seconds then putting it back and re trying?? if not id try changing the plug even if you clean it some show a fault within weeks!! an RJ19LM or B2LM plug is suitable,

 

ok thanks, ill try the black wire.

yes have tried reomving and turning over with no avail.

yeh was gna change the plug as well, only a few quid, worth a shot.

i got 2 acres to cut

will try wire and new plug and let you know. cheers matey.

 

Check the air filter, if this is covered in oil / carbon, your head gasket has gone. Just had to replace mine - exact same engine.

 

if not PM me and il see what i can do,

 

Where You Get Your Parts From Mike??

 

Fucking hell, how big is your garden!

 

A local company to me - "Matt's Mowers" .

 

Too big to use a self propelled It used to take me nearly 2 hours to cut the lawn with the little Honda, it now takes 45 minutes with the ride-on. However, the R&B Motorsport sticker has improved things .

 

I can see the spec list now:

Scs built & mapped
balanced bottom end
Comps in gold!

 

dont joke, i work for a company called GDC, we built a ride on we were going to race. 22hp as standard, skimmed head, lightened flywheel, racing exhaust, removed the governer, was stripped of most of it weight, was quite nippy when it was finished, all painted up in black and silver McLaren Mercedes F1 colours!!

 

have you checked the valves the valves were stuck on mine where is leaded petrol when you mower still needs it.
I have 32 acres to cut but only bother mowing the 2 round the house

 

some of you rich cunts with land need to get some cows or sheep - sod cutting that much grass

 

i worked 9yrs in a mower place...fucking things

try making sure all the microswitches are connected ie the grassbox on if it has one, maybe one under the seat. if there not pushed down then it wont work either.

also how long has the fuel been sitting in there? and was it fresh fuel from pump to jerry can? or was it fuel thats sat in the jerry can for weeks/months?

 

how much do you think grass costs per acre, fook all unless it has palnning permission for a house or better still a tesco

 

shall we discuss our ride on mowers ,I have 2 the alco one i have is the dogs it even has 4 wheel steering I haven't chipped it yet .do you think martoon does a set of comp mo's for it roflol

 

its a bio chip, so no box to worry about. imagine a compost heap with 2 acres of cut grass each week sod that


machine is great, for me as the chassis articulates, not all flat land.
these things are about Ł4000k new, so i really cant afford a new one.

fuel is fresh, as said its used every week. gets through nearly a 5ltr jerry can each week so its not in there long enough to cause an issue!

i tried the black wire to cancel out the saftey circuit.

after leaving it for an hour it fired for about 3seconds?

but not wont fire again. i have a new plug so will try this now.

as for head gasket, yeh i suppose it could be. i did notice a small amount of oil/fuel on back axle which has come from engine?

how much was your gasket?

 

try the plug first, does it pop or bang when you turn it over?? on the engine there will be a model type and code number stamped into the casing, if youve got them i can find out the part number and price for the gasket for ya

 

this machine is quick, think it does about 15mph. and does dounuts on its "own circle".

also its fun as you can get pissed up on a sunday afternoon and go for it. its takes about 2 hours, and i always try to shave of a few mins. got it down to 1 hour 47 before now! and that is going some.

you have to do handbrake turns, and ive even had it on 2 wheels before. tho the center articulated chassis folded up on my, it was carnage. my mates found it very funny but it bloddy hurt

 

Glad I'm not the only childish one, you can do wheelies on mine, by reversing fast and then shoving it into forward .

 

its people like you two make my job a fuckin nightmare lol

 

we have taken the cutters of in the past and raced my two mowers round the fields for about 5 minutes once.
get a life mike roflol
did you think you were driving your mower when you went over the roundabout

 

did you think you were driving your mower when you went over the roundabout

lmfao

 

if only cosworth made mower engines

 

if the oil has been changed regular and always on the level pretty much rule out scored bore...say that though it wants to start when it cooled down could mean its a problem there :S

if you got spark its not the electronic unit.

tbh i doubt the headgasket has gone on it.

the crank (shaft from engine out) isnt bent is it?

have you tried starting it with out the filter on? try that.

if not one of the first things i used to do is clean the carb out with an airline or a hard blow just make sure you keep your finer over the middle hole as some carbs lose the little gasket with a hard blow....and you wont find it...trust me them carbs are so small a little bit of shit in it and they piss you around

 

perhaps you have got the firing order wrong on your single cylinder engine roflol

 

Mike, do you run it with some sort of collector to get the cut grass up and if so is like a normal mover where you have to empty it every 60ft?


We got a large garden too and I rather spend my time elsewhere than behind an old mover.

 

exactly it cost the same as an average saff cos so i expect to have some fun on it!!

i rebuild the carb a month or two back, as it was hunting like mad, looked like a learned driver kangarrooing along the grass. but to be honest im 99.9% certain its not a fuel issue, thers pleany coming through and it showed no signs of fuel starvation!

Anyway put the new plug in with no luck. so i had a closer look around the head gasket.




if you look closley to the left of the exhaust manifold is very oily?


took of the subframe to get to the head bolts, not 3 of them covered in crap


took of head, its definatly been blowing around the exhaust area.


so question is is this the cause? its defiantly blown as you can see half the block surface is dirty.
would this really just cause it to cut out and then not start at all?

anyway engine is 12.5 briggs

model 286707
type 1206-E1
code 0205 12ZE

gna get a quote on gasket from "earnest does" but thay aint normally cheap.

will my head need skiming

 

put ya fingers in the bore is it scored at all?

pull it over make the piston come back even with the block and wiggle it see if you get much play?

pull it over and see if the valves are sticking?

just scrap of gently the sticky gasket and get a new one. about Ł8-Ł12 from that then it could be a factor yes. i never used to get many gaskets go tbh. and ive serviced thousand of them fuckers when was it serviced last i used to get customers that self serviced them and the head bolts werent dont up tight and that gives the problem too.

oil on 3 of them bolts and in your exhaust could be due to the ride-on hase been tipped slightly on its side cleaning underneath or something or over filled but more the 1st bit. dont worry will just burn off (you will get smoke just let it burn and make sure level is ok)

is the filter oily? if yes wash out with fairly liquid or clean with petrol and blow with air line.

and no dont worry about skimming

 

i was joking on the skimming btw

well just shot of to braintree (good excuse to take the cossie for a blast, some sexy blonde in a bmw 3.0l msport baited me aswell, she had a roling start on the roundabout so didnt put her to shame untill 4th gear. next roundabout a mile away i got a nice wave of appreciation, she would have got it aswell)

anyway got a head gasket for Ł6.16+VAT

will fit tommrow.

have left head in degreaser bath tonight.

piston is tight (i reckon) as that blonde bird in the BM and the bore is silky smooth like her arse. valves open/close as they should.

so really all it can be is the gasket? anyway will report back tommrow

it has regular oil changes.

 

hopefully fella yeah.

anyway more on this Dorris

 

needs longstudding, and a wrc mower gasket....

mike, our john deere does wheelies to

 

you know the sort, husband is probably an ugly bastard but earns a nice wage.

shes well kept. medium long blonde hair, pretty face. prob about 30 ish

driving a silver 2 year old BMW convertible 3.0 m sport.

 

Well it works

polished head


Group A head Gasket


polished valves and piston top


Twin exhausts


bit of tuning


light weight racing rear tub removed to expose blueprinted engine


Thanks for all your help, it runs like a dream again, (ps 2 of the pics maby be fake)

 

is that the briggs and statton yb they always had head gasket problems roflol

 

dont laugh its chipped

sadly its only rear wheel drive, the 4x4 model is anothet Ł1500 extra

 

FPMSL turbo'd ride-on that would be fucking funny just come on to boost as you turn the corner and straight through someones back fence

glad its wroking fine

 

cheers for the help.

i aint got no fences tho a turbo'd line 1/2 a mile into the field would be funny