Recent content by Spectre332

FYI: figured out the issue. The positive battery cable’s ear at the terminal was half broken, causing poor connection and ultimately (so it appears) arching (and melting) at one of the plastic connectors for the mower. While trying to figure out the issue, I touched the connector and it cranked...

Actually now that I think about it... I know the starter is good because when I used a screwdriver between the two solenoid terminals, it did crank the engine. It almost has to be electrical... which is my least favorite thing to troubleshoot. :-P

I can try... I mean.. at this point I'll try nearly anything. Though I don't thank that's going to be what the problem is... specifically because when I turn the key, I don't even get a click like you normally get when the solenoid engages the starter, so the starter isn't even attempting to...

I'll give this a try. Hopefully doing so will at least narrow down the problem.

interesting. I guess I can check all ground leads and see if anything is loose, corroded, broken. If it just wouldn’t crank, that’d be one thing.. but the headlights not coming on is what is throwing a real wrench in troubleshooting the underlying issue, for sure.

Mower started and ran fine last week. 2 days ago I tried starting it again and absolutely nothing. No crank.. not even a click.. and no headlights. Checked battery voltage and it was 12.4V. Fuse checked good. Replaced ignition switch but no dice. Used a screwdriver on the two posts on the...