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Old 05-18-2020, 09:31 PM   #4
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Default Re: Cranking Then a Hard Stop...Then Cranks

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Originally Posted by jg61hawk View Post
This started about a month ago....I crank it over with electric start and the motor is turning but suddenly it almost freezes with a hard "stop" but then continues to crank . This may happen once or several times before it starts.

I thought the battery may have been losing it's cranking amps as it was 6 years old, so I got a new dry cell 6 volt. Still doing it. I'm thinking I'll reset timing, but why would timing just fade away? Yes the spark is retarded on starting.

Thoughts

Thanks Jim
point cap may have closed up!
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