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ALWAYS disconnect the battery to frame (ground) connection while servicing electrical systems.
There should be two larger red wires (~8AWG), a smaller red wire and a smaller Orange/White wire. Identify the large red wire from the starter and attach it to either of the two large solenoid contactor posts. Then connect the other large red wire comming from the battery AND the smaller red wire to the other large contactor post. Then connect the Org/Wht wire to the smaller solenoid (+coil) post. Reconnect battery ground.
The solenoid has two battery cables on it, one to the positive of the battery and the other to the starter. There is also a little wire on it that when electricity is supplied to it it should connect the two cables together internally in the solenoid. The little wire comes from the key switch through safety switches like on the seat and clutch brake pedal . A cheap quick test is to take a short piece of wire and touch the cable coming from the battery to the little wire terminal on the solenoid if it makes the starter work it is probably a safety switch or key switch issue not a bad solenoid or starter.
It probably has a faulty starter solenoid which won't allow full amperage to the starter. Also the valve clearances need checking because if they are too loose the built in decompressor will not work and allow the engine to crank over. Regards Phil
Check the inline fuse coming off the battery side of the solenoid. If that's good, check that there is power to the wire that plugs into the bottom of the solenoid when you turn the key to start (with the brake locked down). If there is, the solenoid needs to be replaced. That's probably as far as you'll have to go.
First of all have someone check the battery voltage with a meter. If it is up good do this. The + or red wire from the bat.goed to the starter. From there a smaller wire goes to the ign. switch. From there wires go to a solenoid etc. Check all the wire for cleanliness and breaks and also clean all grounds.Don't forget to have the solenoid and starter checked if all the wiring is alright. Good luck.donnyb60
Hi please check all the wiring connections as you must have disconected the power soarce feeding the key switch to the starter.
Start around the engine then the battery, check the seat switch , brake/ clutch pedal , & the mower deck switches .
One wire is just disconnected or the connection is broken so check all connections by unconecting & reconnecting them as it may even be a corroded wire that has been disturbed when being cleaned.
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