No start zero turn Kohler 7000

[Auto Doc's]

Hello S.,

Please provide the Product information label information off of the machine chassis and off of the engine label. There were many of these built and there were changes often made during production.

That faint click you are hearing is the fuel solenoid activating when the key is turned to the on position. That is normal. You are not getting a starter crank signal from the switch when turned to the crank position.

This could be a failed start switch or a safety switch preventing it from cranking.

Make sure that both of the operator directional handles are in the park position, because they each have a safety switch.

 

[slomo]

12.4VDC is a low charged battery.

Need to run her at 3600rpm to keep the battery up. Even then a Battery tender every couple months is not out of line.

Alternators do not top off batteries. Want proof? Drive your car or truck for an hour. Connect a Battery Tender up as soon as you get back home. Watch it charge several hours till it tops off the battery. Go on the highway and floor the gas pedal, doesn't matter.

 

[shadowvampyre]

This is where the clicking is coming from, rear of the engine, like a silver bowl looking there. I unplugged the harness and back in, no change.

Battery is fully charged. New starter solo pod as of August

 

[shadowvampyre]

This is where the clicking is coming from, rear of the engine, like a silver bowl looking there. I unplugged the harness and back in, no change.

Battery is fully charged. New starter solo pod as of August

I meant starter solonoid .
There are no labels left on the machine

It does seem like a safety switch of some sort. When I smacked the deck on the landscaping stones is when the blades stopped. My left side.

Anyone have a shop manual? How can I troubleshoot the start circuit?

 

[Auto Doc's]

This is where the clicking is coming from, rear of the engine, like a silver bowl looking there. I unplugged the harness and back in, no change.

Battery is fully charged. New starter solo pod as of August

That is the fuel solenoid I was referring to. It is also called and anti-backfire solenoid. It keeps the carburetor from sucking in fuel after the ignition is cut off but the motor is still spinning due to inertia from the flywheel. Raw fuel gets sucked in and travels through to the hot muffler, then "pop" goes a backfire in the muffler. It does click when the key is turned to the on position and staying open when in the on/run position.

Usually, the chassis identification information stickers are on the bottom side of the seat mounting plate. Tilt the seat up and they should be there unless someone has removed them on purpose.

The engine label being fading or missing on a Kohler engine is not uncommon. A wild guess would be this is a KT745 engine.