Jon Hubert
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Hi guys. I'm in need of some electrical help. My 2013 Scag Cheetah has had intermittent problems since day one.... Sometimes I can mow almost the whole season without issue but it keeps coming back. So far it has completely drained a battery (without the key being in it), it has shut off while mowing at full speed twice, it has not restarted upon those shutoffs until it sat a few hours. And many occasions it hasnt wanted to cold start either...so I wiggle all the safeties (which Ive replaced full sets twice in hopes of throwing out the bad) but still nothing. I just wait till tomorrow and then it will start. I dont know what else to do but ditch the factory harness/safety interlocks and what have yous and go with simple inline fuse/toggle switch setup. I dont need the ammeter but Id like to keep the hour meter. So from the motor harness I get:
Green wire that looks to be grounded to carb cap.
Red wire that goes to bottom of carb (fuel shutoff maybe?)
Blueish-purple wire comes from center of rectifier and Im told recharges battery with 12volts
White wire which I read is a kill wire?
Blue wire comes out of plug and goes to starter pole instead of into rubber tube and up into engine (trigger wire for starter?)
Ill try and post a pic. If someone could tell me what condition each of these need and the simplest way to do it Id be forever grateful. I dont even need a key. A momentary push button is fine. Its way off the road locked up in a garage and Im not a commercial guy. So it doesnt go anywhere....except to the dealer for them to assess it and say it wouldnt do it for them. :thumbdown:
Green wire that looks to be grounded to carb cap.
Red wire that goes to bottom of carb (fuel shutoff maybe?)
Blueish-purple wire comes from center of rectifier and Im told recharges battery with 12volts
White wire which I read is a kill wire?
Blue wire comes out of plug and goes to starter pole instead of into rubber tube and up into engine (trigger wire for starter?)
Ill try and post a pic. If someone could tell me what condition each of these need and the simplest way to do it Id be forever grateful. I dont even need a key. A momentary push button is fine. Its way off the road locked up in a garage and Im not a commercial guy. So it doesnt go anywhere....except to the dealer for them to assess it and say it wouldnt do it for them. :thumbdown: