Recent content by LawnWizard

Well, believe it or not I did exactly that. Unfortunately, in this case that mower uses 3 relays, the 2 I swapped were both starter relays. Star Tech referred to them as "Starter relay 1 and Starter relay 2". So apparently, if either is bad the starter motor does not engage. I know now.

The problem was a relay. I can only surmise that I probed them all with the trigger disconnected to verify that they were in fact working. Then with the trigger connected I somehow skipped that one (I think b/c I had it marked as 12.6V there). Thanks for all your help. I didn't grasp the concept...

I have owned it since new. Wiring harness has never been spliced. Everywhere that I probed for continuity I also check for voltage. The single red / bk coming from the connector has the exact reading on the harness side as the blue trigger wire on the solenoid. 12.6V disconnected and 0.2V...

Ok, the blue trigger wire goes into a connector and is single wire Red/ black dashes on the other side. Good continuity there. Then it goes into the main harness. At the other end (switch end) of the harness there are a total of 7 Red /bk wires 3 go to one relay, 3 to another relay and 1 to the...

Thank you. There are 3 relays under the seat. Is that a likely suspect? Relay or the connector to it?

I have a starting issue that I have not encountered before. 2013 Hustler Fastrak Super Duty. Kawasaki FX691V-CS18-R. Ran perfectly, shut it off, now nothing but the carb solenoid click with key turned to start position. Battery 12.65. All safety switches verified. 12.6V at the starter and 12.5V...

Just a couple of thoughts. 1) as stated above, mow at full throttle. 2) don't cut while turning, do three point turns. 3) check deck for debris or dents that cause loss of vacuum (lift). 4) spindle bearings going out can cause strips. 5) double check your blade heights compared to each other. If...

It does have a vent that is attached to the ROPS bar. I can't recall ever have a bad carb that worked perfectly for 10 minutes at a time before. Hence my question. Thanks for the reply. Will check tomorrow and report back.

Working on a Kubota ZTR with a Kohler CV682 3024. Engine starts right up and runs good for about 5-10 minutes. Then will shudder and die. Let sit for about 10 minutes, same exact thing. Good compression on both cyls. Plugs weren't bad but I changed anyway (they had 100 hours on them). I verified...

My guess is that he won't work on them because after market parts are not readily available. That means he has to go to a dealer, buy the part at retail price, mark it up, then sell it to you. Also, every Stihl saw Ive seen is hard to start if not used nearly every day. Echo offer saws in all...

I checked for continuity of the light brown wire from the brake switch to the seat switch. It was good. If I defeat the brake switch, the mower works perfectly. Runs, drives, PTO works as designed (on in seat, kills engine if no one in seat). 🤯 I'm not arguing, just frustrated. .

Unfortunately the seat switch did not fix it. I tried a new switch, even tried a new brake switch, even tho I bench tested ok. I'm stumped.

I looked at the wiring schematic about a hundred times trying to see what else was in that series. I just could not see that that switch is effectively a double switch. Everyone I every replaced either worked or didn't. First time I've had one work for the PTO but not for releasing the brake (at...

Thank you.

Thanks, but you're not understanding what I am saying. I read pg 15. If the operator is not present the seat switch should kill the engine when turning on the PTO. That happens. It also kills the engine when getting out of the seat without the park brake set. The issue is that with the seat...