X 300 will not start - no spark

[edbrown2222]

I have a John Deere X300 I bought new in 2009 and have never had trouble with it. Now it will not start. Battery is okay, fuel is okay, but not getting a spark. I have read through several threads and it appears based on what I have read the cause is either the coil or the small control module under the dash. Is there a way to test either of these to narrow it to one or the other and avoid spending unecessary dollars on both?

 

[BillyP]

In this thread - http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/john-deere-forum/15650-jd-x300-no-spark.html - it was the control module.

 

[johndeeretech]

95% of the ones I've seen has been the module under the dash. The new module part number ends in 75 as last two numbers I don't remember the rest of it the older ones are known to fail. even the newer ones seen a few of them fail also

 

[BillyP]

Glad to see a tech join the forum... thanks for posting up!