ATCO Viscount

 


Hi All,

I inherited an ATCO Viscount petrol mower.
I have used it for about a year with no problems. Yesterday I ws
cutting the
grass when it suddenley stopped. No noise or drama it just
stopped. I checked
the fuel which was fine. I tried pulling the starter
cord but it would not pull.
I checked the oil which was low but covered
the end of the dip stick by about
5mm.

I let it cool down over night and tried again this morning but it's
still the
same.
Any suggestions?

Ian




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Adders21

 



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Lead jumped off spark plug or come too loose to make contact

Mike

 


"'Mike'[_4_ Wrote:

Hi Mike,

The lead is intact. It's the pull cord that will not pull.

Cheers
Ian




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Adders21

 



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Sorry Ian didn't read the posting properly :-((

For the machine to stop dead like that, and for the pull cord not to work, I
would say that the machine picked something up and jammed it solid.

Not familiar with that machine but I would remove the lead from the spark
plug (FOR SAFETY REASONS) and check out the blades and inlet. Try to turn
the blades (thus the remove the spark plug lead) you should be able to turn
them. Whilst there, you might find a stick or something jammed.

If nothing there, it sounds like a seize up inside :-(((

Hope that helps.

Mike

 



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Having checked out the machine on
http://www.gooshing.co.uk/lawn_mowers/atco_viscount_19_autodrive_rotary_mower/  I
would definitely say that it is a drive problem, either to the rotor, or the
fan sending the grass to the collector, or the drive wheels. As it is the
one motor driving all of these, I would say that a jam, being some foreign
object or a bearing, would stop the motor dead and make it solid.

If you are mechanical, see if you can check out each bit on its own for
movement by disconnecting other bits.

THAT, is the limit of my knowledge, sorry :-((

Please come back and tell us what the problem was when you get it running
again :-)

Mike