Remove Fuse And Tape; Touch Jumper To Right Post; Test Key Switch With Light; Testing Solenoid - Troy-Bilt Horse Owner's Manual

(Photo 7/59) Touch jumper to right post.
( Sketch 7/60) Test key switch with light.
(Photo 7/58) Remove fuse and tape.
If faulty wires or a faulty key switch is not the
problem, then you must determine whether or
not the solenoid is at fault. Merely disconnect
the positive cable from the right side of the sole-
noid. Then reach around and touch the wire to
the starter button post on the left side of the
solenoid- see Photo 7/61. If that energizes the
motor or starts the eng ine, then you have a
faulty solenoid. A replacement can be obtained
from the Parts Department at the tiller factory.
Next, you might remove the key switch from
its panel with an adjustable wrench to test the
switch itself. Use 1 or 2 flashlight batteries and a
bulb to test the switch as shown in Sketch 7/60.
When you turn the key to START, the light
should light up, as long as your little battery
tester wires are securely attached to the battery
and bulb.
If you can't get the flashlight bulb to light up
then you probably have a faulty key switch. Get
in touch with us at the factory and let us know.
Perhaps the connection between the wire ter-
minal and the key switch was loose. Check that
it is a firm connection. Then use another jumper
wire (such as your #10 wire) to jump the wires
between the left and right side of the terminal as
shown in Photo 1/28. If your starter turns
over it tells you that the key switch wires are
good and the solenoid is good.
If the starter motor energizes and tries to start
the engine. or in fact does start the engine, then
you know that your problem lies within the
wires of the key switch or the switch itself.
(Photo 7/61) Testing solenoid.
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