Trying to get solonoid wired right on Craftsman DLT 3000

[ncmxracer]

Hey guys as you can see by the picture hopefully im not sure what im doing. Someone has messed with this thing without my permission and now i am now sure exactly how to wire the solonoid back. My question is, what goes on the two spade connectors, right now i have two black wire with a female connector on them, which im pretty sure goes on there, but then i have the two white wires twisted together and i believe a spade connector was cut from there. Then there are two black wires with a jumper type connector on it which basically ties it back into itself. also i have this blue wire running down from the switch which had a connnector on it but now its just grounded to the frame bolt which grounds the solonoid. Please help me im over my head. lol

 

[StarTech]

Please post the model number from the serial number tag. Then I can post a a wiring schematic.

 

[ncmxracer]

Im not sure im following your question. Its a craftsman DJT 3000 18.5 OHV

 

[StarTech]

Apparently my English is clear enough.

There is at least versions of the DLT 3000 so hopefully I picked the right schematic.

 

[Fish]

There is a tag usually under the seat area, post a pic of it.

 

[bertsmobile1]

Heaven only knows what is going on there
The spades at the bottom , one will go to ground and the other will only show battery voltage when the key is in the start position .
It does not matter which way they are connected
The ground is normally a short wire that comes from one of the mounting bolts which on your mower looks like a blue wire.
I will hazard a guess that one of the safety switches was not working and the mess down there was an attempt to work around the problem rather than fix it .

 

[ncmxracer]

Im so sorry, I didn't know where to look. Its actually a model 917.274822

 

[ncmxracer]

Heaven only knows what is going on there
The spades at the bottom , one will go to ground and the other will only show battery voltage when the key is in the start position .
It does not matter which way they are connected
The ground is normally a short wire that comes from one of the mounting bolts which on your mower looks like a blue wire.
I will hazard a guess that one of the safety switches was not working and the mess down there was an attempt to work around the problem rather than fix it .

yea, the blue one comes down from the switch and i just added a short piece to ground on the back of the solonoid *shrugs* lol
Also, the starter has a ground wire i am assuming i am missing as well right? You cant see from the picture but there is just the one large red running into the starter itself. Does it get a ground wire from that tiny stud on top of it going into the heatshield?

 

[StarTech]

 

[bertsmobile1]

There should be a heavy ground cable running from the battery to the body.
I usually run one all the way to the engine then replace one of the engine self tapping bolts with a long one to anchor the ground cable to .
From the wiring diagram Star has been good enough to post shows a dual circuit alternator but if the DPO fitted a proper rectifier regulator then it would need a ground and the starter bolts area good ground .
B & S usually run a wire from the rear blower housing bolt which is a PIA to refit .