So I'm taking an electric start motor (B&S 287707) from a yard tractor and putting it in an old Snapper RER that was pull start. The wiring... is a foreign concept to me. I take it I need to:
Ground motor to chassis
Wire starter to hot battery post with a momentary switch in line somewhere
Ground battery to chassis
Wire in a kill switch somewhere
Now, I realize that does nothing to get power from the stator back to charge the battery, but that's phase 2. All I need right now is to get the thing to crank and run. I'm not worried about using a key, theft prevention, charging, etc. Just simply getting it running. Am I missing anything in my list?
All you got to do is get juice to the starter during cranking, and ground the iginition coil kill wire to ground to stop the engine. Most mowers have the kill wire attached to a tab on the control assembly where the throttle cable attaches. When the engine is running, the kill wire should have no continuity to ground. The kill wire is usually a white wire attached to the ignition coil and exits the blower housing usually on the carburetor side. Be aware that the kill wire will have voltage and potential for shock when the engine is running! Hope this helps!
