People,
1) Old MTD riding mower (1998) I turn the key to start and hear a whining sound coming from (it seems) the solenoid. New battery. I jumped it with battery cables and started fine otherwise (neg cable on neg terminal, pos cable on pos terminal, other end neg cable clamped onto frame, then touch red pos cable to starter terminal).
Any idea why Im getting this high pitched whining sound from solenoid? I cant see where else the sound would come from.
2) Same mower- when I have the deck blades set on highest cut level blades turn at a certain speed, but when I drop the blades one notch lower for some reason the engine/blades speed up! Why?
Tips appreciated.
1) Old MTD riding mower (1998) I turn the key to start and hear a whining sound coming from (it seems) the solenoid. New battery. I jumped it with battery cables and started fine otherwise (neg cable on neg terminal, pos cable on pos terminal, other end neg cable clamped onto frame, then touch red pos cable to starter terminal).
Any idea why Im getting this high pitched whining sound from solenoid? I cant see where else the sound would come from.
2) Same mower- when I have the deck blades set on highest cut level blades turn at a certain speed, but when I drop the blades one notch lower for some reason the engine/blades speed up! Why?
Tips appreciated.
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