Recent content by Grounded

You have explained it. I was already familiar. I'm looking for the answer to a specific question that is not being answered by your explanation.

Can you tell me which part doesn't make sense? I'm taking what you've written as a given. I understand that's how kill switches work. My question in a nutshell. With a properly functioning mower, with kill switch open/bail handle pulled back, should there be continuity between the kill wire...

Maybe it was worded poorly. That is what is happening. When pulled, brake and switch release, ie switch is open.

Not sure I follow. I was testing for continuity between the kill wire and the block when the circuit is open (kill switch open, bail handle pulled back). When kill wire is connected to magneto, I have continuity, when not connected to magneto, I don't. So you say there is continuity across...

Again, I'd encourage you to read through my first post, as I wasn't measuring continuity between the two ends, which of course would have continuity. Here is the relevant bit: "if I connected the wire back onto the magneto, still with the brake handle pulled back, and redo the continuity test...

Grouseman, did you ever figure this one out? The only difference between your case and mine, is that my mower starts up despite having continuity between kill switch-magneto ground wire and exposed metal on engine when the bail handle is pulled and the kill switch is open. Even though my mower...

Yeah, I understand that. That's why I'm confused about there being continuity between kill switch contact points when the kill switch is open. That would suggest the coil circuit is grounded whether the kill switch is open or closed, which doesn't make sense given that the mower starts and runs...

So I have a mower that runs well. No issues there. It was barely running, but after a cleaned carb and an oil change it fires up on first pull. It's a Briggs & Stratton. I don't have the mower model number on me, but that isn't relevant to my question (I don't think). I was adjusting the brake...