Outdoor Power Equipment and Small Engines - John deere L120 won't start cold

I have a John Deere L120 with 128 hours. It WILL NOT start if it is cold out. I have cleaned and changed everything possible. What's wrong with it? 20hp B&S. There are no adustments on the carb, its electronic(?) Any advice?

Have you looked to see that the choke actually closes when it is cold or you push the throttle to the choke position.

Can you post the Model, Type, and code numbers from your engine??

Thanks

sounds stupid but john deeres modify their equiptment so we(the mechanics)cannot get to the info without going to a dealer but i have seen this issue in the shop before..what i usually tell the customer is get a handwarmer and put it by the fuel solenoid for 10 minutes to warm that up...it always worked for me

redneckmechanic, There's plenty of info you can obtain from it. It's a briggs engine with a model # and that's all we need. It's probably a 460000 series Briggs. The anti-backfire solenoid is either on or off, it doesn't care if it's 50 below zero, or 110 degrees outside.

If the engine will crank fine, but not start, I second the motion to visually verify that the choke is fully closing off the carburetor throat. If not, post back with model, type, and code #s of the engine (found stamped on one of the valve covers).

If the engine will not crank over at all, then it may be other problems, like a valves out of adjustment. (have they been adjusted in the past year or two? If not, they probably need it).

I have a JD L120 in my shop with a 20 HP Intek V-Twin Briggs & Stratton model 406777 type 0128 engine.

At the bottom of the page at the following link is instructions to adjust overhead valves. http://faqs.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/faqs.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3441&p_created=1101860144