I apologize in advance for this lengthy explanation, but please bear with me.
I know this is not that unusual of a problem judging by what I’ve read, and I know there have been many different solutions for a lot of people. But here’s what I’ve got going on, and what I’ve done so far:
I have a 2014 cheetah SCZ61V-921FX, S/N G3700189 with 167 hours. It will intermittently not crank at all. Doesn’t matter if the engine is hot or cold, or how long it’s been sitting. It might happen once in a day, once in a week, or several times. Then, without reason, it will start up fine. I’ve checked all switches (levers, brake, seat, pto), all are functioning. In fact, I pulled the green/white wire from the starter solenoid, and I have 12.85 volts there when key is in start position. Maybe battery amperage was low? I installed a new battery, and made sure it was fully charged. No luck. So I jumped the starter across the battery post on the solenoid to the male spade connection where I removed the green/white wire from, and had a helper turn the key to start, and it fired right up and worked fine. Starter seemed ok, but I replaced it anyway with a brand new OEM Kawasaki starter. Exact same starter. Same issue persisted. I ordered a new Electronic Control Module and starter relay and will try those next. I called Scag tech support, and they basically told me to do everything I had already done. Then suggested maybe the Kawasaki engine adapter harness was bad (which is where the green/white wire originates). But I am already getting correct voltage from that wire! Could something be preventing enough current (not voltage) from passing through that green/white wire and not allowing the starter to operate? I checked for good ground at the starter, and both 20amp fuses are good. Should I also replace the engine adapter harness? I’m baffled. Any help would be very much appreciated!
I know this is not that unusual of a problem judging by what I’ve read, and I know there have been many different solutions for a lot of people. But here’s what I’ve got going on, and what I’ve done so far:
I have a 2014 cheetah SCZ61V-921FX, S/N G3700189 with 167 hours. It will intermittently not crank at all. Doesn’t matter if the engine is hot or cold, or how long it’s been sitting. It might happen once in a day, once in a week, or several times. Then, without reason, it will start up fine. I’ve checked all switches (levers, brake, seat, pto), all are functioning. In fact, I pulled the green/white wire from the starter solenoid, and I have 12.85 volts there when key is in start position. Maybe battery amperage was low? I installed a new battery, and made sure it was fully charged. No luck. So I jumped the starter across the battery post on the solenoid to the male spade connection where I removed the green/white wire from, and had a helper turn the key to start, and it fired right up and worked fine. Starter seemed ok, but I replaced it anyway with a brand new OEM Kawasaki starter. Exact same starter. Same issue persisted. I ordered a new Electronic Control Module and starter relay and will try those next. I called Scag tech support, and they basically told me to do everything I had already done. Then suggested maybe the Kawasaki engine adapter harness was bad (which is where the green/white wire originates). But I am already getting correct voltage from that wire! Could something be preventing enough current (not voltage) from passing through that green/white wire and not allowing the starter to operate? I checked for good ground at the starter, and both 20amp fuses are good. Should I also replace the engine adapter harness? I’m baffled. Any help would be very much appreciated!