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In Reply to: Re: STX38 yellow deck won't start posted by bontai Joe on Saturday, April 24, 2004:
Thank you for your kind suggestions.
I shorted the starter to the 'key' wire, and the starter engaged and spun the engine a few times. Then the battery was done. Odd, given how I thought it had a full charge.
Then I jumped the mower with my truck. The mower sputtered once, blowing a winter's worth of crud out of the carb. It fired right up on the 2nd try. I removed the jumper cables immediately and took the truck back to the front of the house, leaving the mower running.
About 5 minutes later, I made it back to the mower. In the process of getting ready for a test cut, the engine died. Having nothing to lose, I turned the key, and it fired right up.
I am at a loss to explain what is happening. The battery can not charge in 5 minutes.
The battery was bought new last year. Over the summer, it was drained flat at least 3 times by people (not me!) leaving the key in the 'on' position. Will this damage a battery? If the battery is still under warranty should I replace it, or am I being unreasonable?