John Deere L130 riding lawn tractor will not start
what do I do?
I'm assuming the motor will crank over, but not start. Remove the air intake cover & filter off the carburetor air intake. Do you smell gas? Is gas dripping out of the carburetor? If not, spray a couple shots of starting fluid or carburetor cleaner into the carburetor air intake throat. Close the choke & crank the engine. If it starts, & stalls, repeat the process. If it won't stay running, your carburetor float jet is gummed up & needs to be cleaned. Check & clean the spark plug. Does the spark plug fire when the engine is cranked? If no, then you have an ignition problem.
I'm sorry about the bad formatting for the initial post. I can't figure out how to edit it or delete it, so I'm adding the new formatted version here.
The tractor is a 2000 John Deere LX277
I'm in need of some advice on what to look for in order to get my ride-on tractor to stay on. Here is the whole story.
* Tractor sat unused for 12+ months, including a new england winter. No fuel preservatives or winterizing was done.
* When I went to start it, battery was dead. I had it recharged successfully.
* After starting running for 10 minutes engine (without deck engaged), engine stalled. I was unsuccessful at getting it running again until I added engine starter fluid in the carburator. Also topped off fuel tank (about 4 gallons were put in)
* Used the tractor for 1hr (without deck engaged). Tractor speed felt sluggish. It stalled a couple of times but I was able to restart it.
* On another day, I started it and it stalled. Noticed the fuel filter was empty. I suspected a fuel problem so I changed the pump and put in a new filter.
* Now when running (deck unengaged), the battery light sometimes stays on. When I engage the deck, the battery light always turns on. When a little bit of load is placed on the deck, the engine stalls.
* After stalling, I can get it started but it won't stay on unless I push on the choke level all the way up.
* The speed of the tractor, even deck ungaged, is noticeably slower.
I think the key to finding the problem here is the battery light turning on and the slower speed. It is indicative to me of a fuel problem but I can't find the problem yet. The spark plugs were new before the tractor sat unused for 12+ months. I will probably replace those today as well. In the meantime, any more suggestions??
Thanks
Roger
Disassemble and clean the carb, particularly the jets. I suspect the charge light being on is a result of your destroyed battery, which needs to be replaced. Sta-bil over the winter and a smart trickle charger will prevent the problems you are having in the future.
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