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I hope someone can bail me out here....For some unknown reason, the starter on this mower burned itself up while mowing? Really?? Can that actually happen? Anyways, it's toast. The John Deere part number is MIA12264. John Deere has informed me that they do not have them in stock, and if they did, it costs $694.00. I have been actively searching for one of these, but have run into all sorts of issues with the OEM part number. The starter is a Denso mfg. The number on the blue line on the starter itself is 21163-2154. Does anyone have accurate info on a aftermarket starter that will cross to John Deere's part number? DB Electrical is out of stock and no word on when they would be re-stocked. The mower is a 2012 X540 with a Kawasaki engine CODE FD731V-HS02 Engine # FD731V076039 Hopefully someone with first hand knowledge of these starters can point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance!!

Why use the JD starter when it is a Kawasaki and all JD is doing is buying the Kawasaki starter and charging you for the Green and Gold paint.

And I verified the the Kawasaki 21163-2154 starter is the correct for your engine.

StarTech said:

Why use the JD starter when it is a Kawasaki and all JD is doing is buying the Kawasaki starter and charging you for the Green and Gold paint.

And I verified the the Kawasaki 21163-2154 starter is the correct for your engine.

Starter for Kawasaki FD731V 428000-4230, 428000-4231, 21163-2128, 21163-2154

Shop for the Starter for Kawasaki FD731V 428000-4230, 428000-4231, 21163-2128, 21163-2154 at DB Electrical. The best selection, low prices, fast shipping, and great customer service.

www.dbelectrical.com

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Thanks for the reply, but DB doesn't have them. As I already mentioned, they are out of stock.

Starter burned itself up ?
want to expand on that because if you have an electrical fault that will blow another $ 500.
Drop the JD part number into Prime Lines web catelogue and see if they have an aftermarket one .
Then you will have to use the "find a dealer " to see where you can buy one from.
Prime line seem to carry the best range & cheapest starter motors.
After that do the same with Stens & Rotary .
You might also have luck with Jacks Small Engines as some times they also carry aftermarket starters .

All the above have been searched with the same results. Now the Rotary website is currently down so I have to reference the Rotary 2024 catalog and the starter is not even listed in it.

It looking like there is only one factory in China that produces this starter as all crosses are coming back unavailable.


Now this eBay vendor is claiming the aftermarket MIA12264 is available.


Going by the PN present on that site Stens 435-050 is the cross.

StarTech said:

Why use the JD starter when it is a Kawasaki and all JD is doing is buying the Kawasaki starter and charging you for the Green and Gold paint.

And I verified the the Kawasaki 21163-2154 starter is the correct for your engine.

Starter for Kawasaki FD731V 428000-4230, 428000-4231, 21163-2128, 21163-2154

Shop for the Starter for Kawasaki FD731V 428000-4230, 428000-4231, 21163-2128, 21163-2154 at DB Electrical. The best selection, low prices, fast shipping, and great customer service.

www.dbelectrical.com

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Right: Just because it has the eye popping green and yeller paint does not make better.

and all JD is doing is buying the Kawasaki starter and charging you for the Green and Gold paint.

AND I've seen the starter solenoids contacts stick and the starter keeps running when the engine is running and the operator not aware of such until they turn the key off to kill the engine and the starter is still running and buzzing trying to crank the engine.
Do a good electrical test BEFORE installing a new starter.
or make sure you do not use the old starter solenoid with the new starter.
Your replacement starter will probably come with a new solenoid as an assembly. Rust inside a ignition switch can also cause such)

StarTech said:

All the above have been searched with the same results. Now the Rotary website is currently down so I have to reference the Rotary 2024 catalog and the starter is not even listed in it.

It looking like there is only one factory in China that produces this starter as all crosses are coming back unavailable.
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Now this eBay vendor is claiming the aftermarket MIA12264 is available.

Starter for Kawasaki FD731V 211632125 211632129 435050 4280002740 MIA12264 18990 | eBay

4280002740 DENSO (NIPPON DENSO). MIA12264 JOHN DEERE. 211632125 KAWASAKI. 211632129 KAWASAKI. 435050 STENS. 18990 LESTER. Kawasaki FD731V -. Starter Type: DD.

www.ebay.com

Going by the PN present on that site Stens 435-050 is the cross.

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Stens doesn't show a cross for the MIA12264 And the 435-050 crosses to the MIA11272 or Kaw 21163-2152 not the 21163-2154 that the OP engine uses. Don't know if the two are compatible but they don't cross to each other.

ILENGINE said:

Stens doesn't show a cross for the MIA12264 And the 435-050 crosses to the MIA12272 or Kaw 21163-2152 not the 21163-2154 that the OP engine uses. Don't know if the two are compatible but they don't cross to each other.

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From JD PARTS MIA12272 is a Briggs engine and Stens 435-050 does not cross to it but to a MIA11272. Typo on your part IL I think.




Here is the MIA12264 info from JD PARTS

Which listed for the



For Reference lookup the X540 and look under the starter motor.

Now the FD731V-AS07 is the engine the MIA11272 is used on.

StarTech said:

From JD PARTS MIA12272 is a Briggs engine and Stens 435-050 does not cross to it but to a MIA11272. Typo on your part IL I think.
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Here is the MIA12264 info from JD PARTS
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Which listed for the
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For Reference lookup the X540 and look under the starter motor.

Now the FD731V-AS07 is the engine the MIA11272 is used on.

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When back and fixed my typo.. Thanks. Too many numbers that looks similar.

Rotary back up PN 14474 for 21163-2152.

Well they are available right now through AliBaba
Alibaba starter motor
While it says that the MOQ is 12 units they will usually sell you 1 unit as a sample for a higher price .
I get them shipped via China Post which is the best & cheapest to Australia
Note the quoted price of $ 68 is AUD not USD
Everything I have bought via AliBaba has been perfect although some have been damaged in transit and those have always been replaced .
Note it is a B2B platform so call yourself Freds Mobile Mower repairs or some thing similar .
Note this is AliBaba and not Ali-Express where the merchandise is just as much of a crap shoot as Scamazon or Evilpay .