Recent content by Willy56

Mower worked today. Then it didn't. I see what berts is saying about the cables and wiring. I guess next step is to do those voltage tests on the cables. I will go through thm one by one and see what i see. looking forward to reporting back. Thanks

Went to auto parts store and got a decent Diehard battery. I had my meter hooked up to the starter so I could see what kind of juice we were going to have on the first try. Turned it over and was getting 7.85 volts and no start. On the second try, the voltage went to 11.1 and it started...

Rivets! Thank you for taking the time to type and share that in depth advice. I am fairly proficient with electrical and have those tools. Performed most of those tests and just went back to get the other items. Per your request here are my findings of the steps you outlined: 1. Fuse is...

Hello all, question on my dads mower. No start one day so we changed the battery. Started three times then no more. Bench tested the solenoid and it checked out. Tried a new solenoid as well and that bench tests ok. Took the starter to local old time starter guru and it checked out fine...