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On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:40:07 -0700, Oren wrote:


I read the thread and I also thought about the starter. Called a
"dragging starter"?. It may need new bushings or other work. I've bad
problems with car starters that were shorting out.

Perhaps pull the starter and jumper to the battery and see if she
spins nicety-nice.

YMMV

Thanks for reply. I'll do these things when I can do it between
mowings and after I work more on my A/C.

Duke

I never had a battery started lawnmower or other outdoor machine. My
snowblower has a 115VAC starter motor which I most never use, as it starts
easily with the pull cord. Anyway, on machines that use a battery starter,
is there no type of alternator/generator that keeps the battery up to full
charge while it is running? Do you have to use a plug in charger "every so
often" to charge up the battery? If there is an alternator on the machine
built into the engine, maybe it is not working. Nobody has mentioned this
before here, so I am giving you my 2 cents on this. Batteries will fail
sooner than their life expectancy if discharged and not recharged promptly,
I believe.

RP