{"id":17,"count":0,"description":"I\u2019ve been working on this article for a couple years and have yet to complete it.  So, I decided to just go ahead and publish what I have and add to it as I get time and inspiration.  Please check back occasionally for any updates.  I hope you find what I\u2019ve done useful.\r\n\r\nThis section discusses debugging a starting problem on a narrow frame Cub Cadet.  While some of the ideas and procedures in the article might hold true for a wide frame Cub Cadet, the narrow frame Cub Cadet has a starter\/generator system which makes it different from the wide frames.\r\n\r\nMost common starting problems are a result of either an electrical problem or a fuel problem.  More complicated problems are beyond the scope of this article.  Since the problem is generally a fuel or electrical problem, the first thing to do is determine which it is.  I determine this by squirting fuel directly into the carburetor while cranking over the engine.  (If the engine won\u2019t crank over, you obviously have an electrical problem!!)  <b>But, be warned, squirting fuel (gasoline) directly into the carburetor is not a safe thing to do.  If you spray onto a hot exhaust or the engine backfires, you can have a real dangerous fire on your hands.  I have three fire extinguishers on hand in case of such an emergency.  But, even with this precaution, you can get burnt if you\u2019re not really careful.<\/b>  I should also mention here that the gasoline I use is a gas\/oil mixture like used in my chainsaw.  I don\u2019t know that it helps, but I\u2019ve read that squirting just gasoline or starting fluid into the carburetor washes all the oil off the cylinder walls and results in a lot of unnecessary wear. \r\n\r\nIf the engine runs momentarily and then quits, you have a fuel problem\u2014the engine isn\u2019t getting fuel.  If the engine doesn\u2019t react at all, you at least have an electrical problem, and, maybe a fuel problem as well. \r\n\r\nRepeating, I spray gasoline into the carb while cranking the engine.  If the engine runs momentarily and then quits, you have a fuel problem\u2014the engine isn\u2019t getting a continuous supply of fuel.  If the engine doesn\u2019t react at all, you at least have an electrical problem and, maybe a fuel problem as well.  \r\n\r\nThe following articles discuss the various situations you might encounter.\r\n","link":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/category\/starting-debug\/","name":"Starting Debug","slug":"starting-debug","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}