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vernoinpa
Jun 22, 2009, 12:06 PM
I have a Murray riding mower that won't start. My wife was mowing last week when the mower died. We tried to restart and nothing. I replaced the selenoid and the battery is good. Now when I try to start it, it just clicks. The engine does not try to turn over. I cleaned the area where the selenoid attaches to the body. Any ideas?

crigby
Jun 22, 2009, 03:15 PM
Hi,
Clean the battery posts and check for tight connections. If a new solenoid just clicks, sounds like a connection problem. My check is a 14 ga. Wire jumpered from the battery side of the solenoid to the smaller red trigger wire. That will check the viability of the connections, the battery, the switches and the solenoid.
Peace,
Clarke