Hi all and thank you for any assistance that may be provided.
I have a weed eater VIP riding lawn mower with a B & S 12.5 HP engine.
To begin with, for over a year now the mower will not shut off unless you stall the engine (none of the safety features stop the engine - you can even get off of the seat and it will still run). The switch has been replaced and it still will not turn off even with turning the key. Normally when I want to stop the engine I will turn down the throttle as low as I can and then set the blades to spin and the engine will not have enough power to do this and it will stall.
A little over a week ago I was preparing to mow (after not mowing for a month or longer) and I had to fix a couple of deflated tires. Once I had the tires ready, I tested the engine to see if it would run. It started fine (which is exciting because half of the time it doesn't and we have to buy or jump the battery to run it). I could not use my normal method to cut the engine off because the mower was on a slight incline and I didn't want to spin the blades into gravel; instead I did as instructed by my mechanic who replaced the switch which was to disconnect the spark plug wire to turn off the engine. When I did this, I received a small shock (not very intense but bigger than a static shock). When it came time to start mowing, the mower no longer would start.
I took the battery into an auto parts store and they tested it before having me buy a new one. It tested fine and they recommended checking the fuse when I told them what had happened. They said the shock from the spark plug wire could have blown a fuse.
Today I finally located the fuse and pulled it out. To me it looks fine (the little u shape connector between the two metal bars is not broken).
Any clues on to what else could have stopped the mower from starting when it had just started and run fine 20 minutes before?
Upon turning the key there is no response. No click, no turning of the starter, just silence (as if the battery had absolutely no juice).
I have a weed eater VIP riding lawn mower with a B & S 12.5 HP engine.
To begin with, for over a year now the mower will not shut off unless you stall the engine (none of the safety features stop the engine - you can even get off of the seat and it will still run). The switch has been replaced and it still will not turn off even with turning the key. Normally when I want to stop the engine I will turn down the throttle as low as I can and then set the blades to spin and the engine will not have enough power to do this and it will stall.
A little over a week ago I was preparing to mow (after not mowing for a month or longer) and I had to fix a couple of deflated tires. Once I had the tires ready, I tested the engine to see if it would run. It started fine (which is exciting because half of the time it doesn't and we have to buy or jump the battery to run it). I could not use my normal method to cut the engine off because the mower was on a slight incline and I didn't want to spin the blades into gravel; instead I did as instructed by my mechanic who replaced the switch which was to disconnect the spark plug wire to turn off the engine. When I did this, I received a small shock (not very intense but bigger than a static shock). When it came time to start mowing, the mower no longer would start.
I took the battery into an auto parts store and they tested it before having me buy a new one. It tested fine and they recommended checking the fuse when I told them what had happened. They said the shock from the spark plug wire could have blown a fuse.
Today I finally located the fuse and pulled it out. To me it looks fine (the little u shape connector between the two metal bars is not broken).
Any clues on to what else could have stopped the mower from starting when it had just started and run fine 20 minutes before?
Upon turning the key there is no response. No click, no turning of the starter, just silence (as if the battery had absolutely no juice).