Sears lawn tractor will not turn over with key
The questions and answers are somewhat different than my problem. I have a Sears lawn tractor model# 917.271041 16 H.P. approximately 10 years old with a Kohler engine. It worked fine until I shut it off and tried starting it about an hour later. There was no sound when the key was turned on. I jumped the two main terminals on the solenoid with the key on in the run position and it started fine.
Assuming it had a bad solenoid, I purchased a new one and installed it. It did not change the situation. I reviewed all the wireing and switches but could see any problems. The 30 amp fuse also was good.
Any suggestions?