jakesnake66
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I've got a RZ-5424 mower. A couple weeks ago it was making a loud click when I tried to start it. Turned out to be bad solenoid. Replaced it with one I got from O'Reilly's and it fired right up. The mower ran great for 3 mowing sessions. Then today my son went to cut the grass, and while it started great, when he went to pull up the blade switch the blades did not engage and the mower went dead. Now when we turn the key we get NOTHING. No click, no nothing. I put my meter on the battery, and the voltage is good. I put meter on battery side of solenoid, voltage is good. On the starter side of solenoid, no voltage when key in any position. So I thought maybe my new solenoid went bad. I took a large screwdriver and bridged my solenoid lugs, and the motor turns over beautifully... but it WILL NOT start. It just turns over and over.
So....did I have two things go bad at once? If only the solenoid blew, shouldn't I be able to start the motor by bridging the lugs? What role might the ignition switch play? If it's bad would that prevent the motor from starting even if it's turning over?
thank you.
So....did I have two things go bad at once? If only the solenoid blew, shouldn't I be able to start the motor by bridging the lugs? What role might the ignition switch play? If it's bad would that prevent the motor from starting even if it's turning over?
thank you.