(Photo
1/27)
Touch
cable
to
right
and
center
posts.
(Photo 1/28)
Jump
wires
to
key
switch.
If the
battery
turns
over
the
starter,
or
starts the
engine,
it
shows
that
the
battery
and the starter
are O.K. But,
it
also indicates
that
you
might
have a loose
connection
with
the key
switch
wires,
the
connectors
between
the
two,
or
a
problem
with
the key
switch
itself,
or
with
the
solenoid (not very often
the
solenoid).
To
find
out
which
it
is,
go
to
D below.
If
the
ground
wires have been
tight
and you get
no energizing
of
the
starter
or
any sparks,
you'll
have
to
remove the battery and have it tested.
Look at
"How
to
Remove
Battery,"
on page
24,
and take
your
battery
to
a battery
store
or
a
good
automotive service station and have
it
tested. If the battery is bad, get in
touch
with
our
service department.
If
you
operate
your
tiller
without
the battery installed, be sure you
disconnect
the fuse,
as
explained in the next
column
under
the heading
"In
Case
of
A Dead
Battery."
Check acid level every 10 hours.
POSITIVE
CABLE
ENERGIZES STARTER,
KEY SWITCH
WON'T
WORK
D. With a
battery
that
is
known
to
be good, use
the
negative cable
as
a
"jumper
wire"
again
as
described in the
preceding
test
under
C and
firmly
touch
it
to
the
right
post
of
the
solenoid
and
then
the
other
end
momentarily
to
the
cen-
ter
post,
as
shown
in
Photo
1/27.
If the starter
motor
turns
over,
the
test
confirms
that
the
solenoid
is
good
(the positive
battery
cable must be
properly
connected
to
do
so),
but
it
indicates
that
there is a
problem
with
the wires
to
the key switch, the
connections
to
the
switch
or
with
the
switch
itself. Photo 1/28 shows
how
to
test the wires
to
the key switch. Firstyou
must
reinstall the negative battery cable,
disconnect
the
terminal
from
the
key switch
as
shown
in
Sketch 1/21 and use the test
wire
to
jump
the
terminals
for
the key
switch
wires
as
shown
in
Photo 1/28.
If the starter
motor
turns
over when you
jump
these wires, the wires are
good
and
your
con-
nection
to
the switch
might
have been loose,
or
the
switch
might
be bad.
To
test
the
switch
itself
and
the
wi res too,
turn
to
pages 117 and 118
of
this
manual. If the battery is
good
and
you
had
no energizing
of
the starter
motor
at the start
of
this
test D, then the solenoid is bad (if the starter
energized in test C). If
this
is so, please
get
in
touch
with
our service
department
at the
factory
for
instructions.
IN CASE OF A DEAD BATTERY
-IF
YOUR BATTERY IS DEAD, OR
ONE
OR
BOTH BATTERY CABLES
IS
DISCONNEC-
TED, YOUR RECOIL STARTER
CAN
BE
USED TO RUN
THE
TILLER, AFTER YOU
HAVE TAKEN
THE
FOLLOWING
STEPS
TO
PROTECT YOUR
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM.
1. Make sure
that
all battery cells are full
of
battery
acid-with
no
lead plates exposed. If
the engine is run with a
dry
battery
(or
one
low
in acid), the battery and
other
electrical parts
can be damaged.
2.
IMPORTANT:
Disconnect
the
fusS holder,
remove the fuse and tape over the fuse
holder's
half
nearest the engine
to
protect
the diode.
See Photo 1/29.
(Photo 1/29)
Push
and
twist
fuse holder.
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