jschendel
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I have a Craftsman riding mower with a Kohler Pro Courage 26 HP engine. Has been quite the workhorse and very dependable for five years now. Have not started it for 2 months now and today it wont start. Used my jumper cables off my car to crank it up...she started and runs just fine. Disconnected the jumber cables and engine shuts off. Connected battery charger for a couple of hours, tested battery charge...all is good, but it still wont start on its own (no crank). Connected jumper from mower battery to starter and I see a small spark, but nothing else. Tried same thing from car batter, same result. I attempted to jump-start from my car once more...she fires up but as soon as I disconnect the cables, mower shuts off. What gives? Is this a bad batter, solenoid, or starter? :frown: