u/Future_Cheesecake794

my kohler courage 19hp on a troy bilt rider won’t start just cranks till the battery is dead.

There is spark and compression of 80psi. The chuck key is in the flywheel. I tried pouring gas in the spark plug hole and it will give me a back fire or two but that’s it.

I’ve tried using starter fluid but nothing.

im thinking of replacing the carb with a hipa but if it was a bad carb wouldn’t starter fluid get it to run for at least seconds?

all help appreciated