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7. Insert clip to safety/engine stop switch
and retest the switch for continuity.
There should be no continuity.
Use steps 6 and 7 to verify a working safety/engine stop
switch and wires.
NOTE:
Leave the test probe connected to the
armature ground wire connector (step 5) for the
following steps.
8. Test the black wire
2
the connector
5
Figure 15 — Continuity Test
5
There should be continuity.
9. Test the white wire
connector to the engine speed limiter. There should
be no continuity.
10. Depress the safety/engine stop switch. There should
be continuity only when the switch is depressed.
If there is still no spark replace the engine speed limiter.
Neutral Switch Test
1. Disconnect the wiring harness connector
from the engine speed limiter.
5
(Figure 13)
for continuity at
(Figure 15)
6
to the engine speed limiter.
6
7
for continuity at the
7
(Figure 16)
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Figure 16 — Neutral Switch Test
5
2. Place the shift lever to
between the wiring harness connector
engine ground.
3. Repeat the test with the shift lever in the
and
positions.
REVERSE
There should be continuity with the shift lever
and no continuity in the
positions.
4. Remove the power head
5. Make sure the wire to the switch was not pinched or
damaged.
6. Make sure the actuating pin of the shift lever actuates
the switch in the
actuate the switch when shifted to
.
REVERSE
7. Check for continuity from the actuating pin on the
shift lever
(Figure 17)
connector. There should be continuity with the shift
lever in
NEUTRAL
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Section 2 • Troubleshooting
8
. Test for continuity
NEUTRAL
and the
8
FORWARD
NEUTRAL
and
FORWARD
REVERSE
(See Section 3).
position, and does not
NEUTRAL
FORWARD
to the wire harness
9
only.
,
or
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