About P.K. Jones Expertise I can answer most questions about commercial and residential outdoor equipment. I can also help with questions about import atv's, Karts and scooters. I can't help you with generator electrical output however if it's an engine problem, I'm more than happy to help.
I'm in the South, so snowblowers and snowmobiles are outside of my area of knowledge. If it's a question about the engine on a snowblower I can help. But I'm just not familiar with the drive systems for snowblowers.
Experience I own Grand Junction Small Engines and Grandjunctionsmallengines.com, a full service shop and national parts sales site. My shop is an Authorized Repair Center for many brands and we work on equipment from most manufacturers. We are also a dealer and service center for several lines of outdoor sports products such as atv's, utv's and Karts. Personally, I have over 25 years experience working with small engines and outdoor power equipment.
Education/Credentials I've attended many small engine and power equipment factory schools and seminars. I average 100 plus hours annually in update schools and specialized training schools and am current on all brands my shop is authorized to do warranty and factory service on.
Question Filled up with gas and went to pull cord, would only turn abot 1/4 to 1/2 and then stopped abruptly. Tried again, and only heard spinning sound (flywheel?) - met with much less resistance upon pulling the cord than ever before... Something is spinning when I pull the cord, but there seems to be no connection to engine anymore, as there is no resistance, no hint of the engine trying to turn over or spark. Mower worked just fine about 4 months ago -kept in garage - no other problems except carburetor leaks.
Answer First thing is to remove the starter and see that it's in one piece. Often the pawl on the starter are broken or stuck. The starter can be removed either by removing the screws just for the starter, or if it's riveted to the flywheel shroud, by removing the entire shroud. Let me know what you find and we can go from there. Thanks, PK.
