Trying to get a Husqvarna GT52XLSi fixed.
I had a boatload of complaints but the dealer basically laughed at me. They didn't repair anything and refused to give me a work order showing my complaints and their inability to repair them. I've since forgotten getting help for the smaller repairs and am trying to get the engine to work properly. It developed an intermittent miss. Took it to a different place that is a factory authorized Briggs & Stratton service center. They told me up front that the problem will most likely be a fuel related problem and wont be covered under warranty! Wow they knew that before looking at it! Even though the problem started in the first 3 weeks of ownership, they did say it was bad fuel from sitting too long and made me pay the bill. $52.68 Hmm, old fuel after 3 weeks? When I told the counter person that I have 40 year old garden tractors that have never had a fuel problem, he told me that in today's newer Briggs and Stratton Engines "the quality just isn't there". Hear that Briggs and Stratton? Your authorized service centers are saying your motors lack quality and cause fuel to go bad!
So it worked for 1 day and the misfire returned. He claims he missed a tiny bit of dirt in the carb.
Yes you guessed it, it still has a misfire and an occasional backfire out the exhaust. So it's there again for a third time, dropped it off friday and today monday I didn't hear from them so I guess it's not fixed.
Oh, also the blades were evidently not tightened properly from the factory, one came loose and stripped the star shaped piece it fits onto. I bought a new one since they told me it was my fault, that's another $54.47 for the part WITHOUT the labor. So if you buy a Husqvarna mower be sure to have a large torque wrench to properly tighten the blades before each use!
So, does anyone here have any idea what could be wrong with it? I've been guessing it's a bad ignition coil. Any ideas to tell the "tech" what to look for besides bad fuel?