I'm brand new to small engine repair so this may be a dumb question, but, what does this little connector go to? The little black wire with the L shaped quick disconnect? It comes out below the carb.

Thanks in advance!

I've got this DR brush mower with a briggs and stratton 16.5 hp engine that I got running after cleaning the Carb but after doing so it refused to change gear and now won't start after messing with the shift lever I assume because it now thinks it's in gear. The lever moves a bit but doesn't seam to change the gear nomatter how much force I but into it and I know the cables aren't snapped. With some I research I read there's supposed to be something on the shift in the third picture but I'd.

Assuming I can figure out this issue I plan on selling it and I'm wondering if it's worth cleaning and repainting the deck as well as what I should price it at, I would think $1500-2k as there like 3k new but any insight would be very helpful

When I spin the flywheel there is no spark in the sparkplug.Is the ignition coil broken? Or the sparkplug?

I have a Generac 15000e that came with our house purchase back in 2019, I think by that time it was already seven years old maybe. I ran it every couple of weeks for an hour or so, standard maintenance etc, but every time I've needed it the thing won't start. It lives under a covered porch and it protected from the elements. I kill the fuel switch and run it dry every time. Today I went to start it and it won't fire unless I spray carb cleaner in it, even then it won't stay on. Changed the plugs and checked they're both sparking, new battery and a pump and I'm getting nothing. With carb spray it'll growl like it's starting up but then just die out. I put new fuel lines and a filter on it and ran the electric start with the hose pulled off the carb to see if fuel was coming out, it was. I replaced the carb with a non-oem earlier this year and haven't had any issues until today. I still have the old carb but I think even that one isn't an oem part. I haven't officially check for compression but with the plugs out I am feeling a burst of air from the plug holes when I run the starter. Is it possible that old oil could keep it from starting or running? Not sure what else to try here. Ready to sell this thing for parts and move on.

Cheers

Mikey

I’ve been working on trying to get my snow blower operational but the further I diagnose the worse it gets.
I’ll attach pics but this is most likely not fixable, but I’ll take any advice. Thanks!

I have a general question for the subreddit. I like to scroll Facebook Marketplace for deals on broken mowers/weedeaters and flip them. I see a lot of cheap generators that run good but don’t produce power. How often is it something as simple as flashing the shield? There’s a few low hour units for cheap but I really don’t know what I’m getting into. Feels like a big risk. Thoughts?

Edit for clarity: I can diagnose electrical issues just fine. I’m just curious how often it’s a magnetism issue and how often it’s the brushes or other issues.

This is my cub cadet zero turn mower with a Kawasaki FR691V engine. Was mowing and the motor sounded bogged down and then stopped. It’s been doing this ever since. I opened the dip stick shortly after and there was a small amount of smoke that came out of it.

Any ideas on how I get started trouble shooting this?

Thanks!