help with a space saver problem

[mrkosar]

i have a 200 gallon lesco space saver that won't start for me. i have enough gas, recently changed oil, feel i have maintained it well so far. only a year and half old, but this morning it would turn over. yesterday it worked fine. i have seen liquid leaking from where the air filter box is. not dripping real bad, but have never noticed it before until today.

any ideas?

[Laner]

I had a similar problem with my space saver this Spring after servicing it. I found that there is a sensor on the top of the crankcase of the engine to tell if the oil level is correct. I disconnected the sensor and the motor fired up and ran just fine. I found out that this sensor goes bad sometimes. The wire actually shorts out the engine so it will not run to prevent damage to the engine.

[indyturf]

It also could be a carb problem if you have seen liquid coming from the air filter. could be the float or it could have fouled the spark plug?

[scweedman]

The oil sensor are a problem

[RigglePLC]

Leaking fluid could be gas that was not ignited, as you tried to start it. Remove and check air filter. Also, I would install a new plug--they get dirty and a piece of carbon could short it out. Check the spark. Hold wire about 3/4 inch from a cooling fin. Pull the rope briskly --you should get a spark of about 3/4 inch. It may help to do this in a dark garage. Don't hold the wire yourself--get your assistant to do it.

Judge the strength of the spark if assistant gets a "poke".
"Ouch!"=too weak
"Ouch!" plus string of profanity and dances around garage=adequate
Above plus punches you in the mouth=excellent--about 25,000 volts

[mrkosar]

thanks fellas.

my lesco guy helped me figure it out. the filter had been waterlogged from the night before rain, and i had flooded it when i was choking it. just need to dry out the filter.