Hi

My first post. Hope this is the correct section to post this question.

I've recently gotten hold of a old suffolk punch petrol lawnmower. Was running ok and was looking forward to using in on my lawn.

Pulled it out of the shed at the weekend and thought i'd give it a good clean for the season. I decided the best thing to do would be to spray the engine, in fact the entire mower, in enginer degreaser, leave it running for a while then pressure wash it. On reflection probably not the best idea. The old saying goes "if it's not broken, dont mend it!"

Not long after i'd started pressure washing, the mower cut out and now has about as much life in it as a dodo!! There is just no spark at the plug.

I had assumed that water must have gotten into the ignition system and hoped that if i left it for a few days it would dry out and everything would be fine and dandy. But no! Three days later and still nothing.

Can anyone help? Do you think i have broken anything or do you think it is still simply damp and needs more time to dry out? Is there anything i can do to try and solve the problem or help dry it out? I have read about megneto coil but not sure what this is?

Any help much appreciated!!