335E electrical woes

[chrisd1972vw]

I have a 335E zero turn that is giving me a fit. I had serviced it and was pulling it out to clean it up. Well, it shut down never to restart. The electrical system was dead. Upon further inspection I found the wiring harness had been destroyed by mice. They had stripped about 60-70% of the insulation stripped off the wires. Well,I bought a new harness from John Deere due to the extensive damage. I put the new harness on ,(complete with all new safety switches except the seat switch.) Well, when I went to start it arched on fused board under the black relay. The electrical system is still dead. Any ideas?

 

[StarTech]

 

[chrisd1972vw]

Thanks for the diagram. I installed a brand new harness from John Deere with all new safety switches (due to the previous damage from mice.) Now, I am back to square one for no start. You can jump across the starter and it'll turn over but it will not start.

 

[StarTech]

Well does the carburetor fuel solenoid even clicks? Not shown in the cranking circuit but it must operate for the engine to run.

Here is the cranking circuit for you to trace.