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John Deere 54" zero turn, Kawasaki Twin. No crank, and if I jumped the solenoid, crank but no start.

Chased a bunch of wiring, found a blown 20 amp fuse which I replaced, same symptoms. Decided to take a break on the no crank and have a peek at the carb as I suspected it wasn't getting fuel from that useless fucking pulse pump Kawasaki uses. (I've replaced a bunch of them, should keep a few in stock...)

Got all the sheet metal off, looked hard at the carb and said "yeah...uh...nope, not diving into THAT briar patch!" Decided I'd put it all back together and have him take it to Mother Deere. Did so, hopped on and tried the key just for shits and giggles and it cranked right up!

Onliest thing I can figure is that in the process of unplugging and re-plugging connectors I cleaned the pins enough to fix the problem and the blown 20 amp fuse probably included the fuel shutoff solenoid on the carb.

I have no pride, I'll take the win...




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That engine can flood, and letting it sit will help. Alternatively, if it hasn't run in ages, it can take a looooooooooonnnnnnnngggggg time to get fuel to the carb.



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Were you sitting on the seat the first time you tried to start it.
 
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I messed with it for an hour "in the field" before hauling it home. It'd start and run for a second on a whiff of ether if I jumped the solenoid. Should've been enough to get fuel to the carb.




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Originally posted by 1s1k:
Were you sitting on the seat the first time you tried to start it.


Nope, but I jumped the seat switch.




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Yeah, well next time, when you really need it, it will have its revenge!
 
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As long as it stays fixed, I'm good with it. Typically for me, if I don't find the problem and it magically "heals" itself, it breaks again tomorrow.
 
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Cummins pretty much says this at the end of some of the electrical troubleshooting trees.

If the fault goes inactive after checking pin tension and such then un-plugging it and plugging it back in solved it.
 
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Just did the same with my Scag. Damn thing had a sporadic no start issue. Thought it was the PTO switch that seems to go bad for a lot of folks. That wasn't it so I started going through the rest of the nanny switches checking continuity and cleaning things. Ended up being the plunger switch for the right stick Roll Eyes At least it didn't end up costing anything more than my time


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