Lawn Tractor starter spins but won't engage flywheel
I installed a new starter on my old Simplicity Lawn 4108 Tractor. The starter was spinning but not engaging the flywheel. The new one does the same thing. I saw a small box bolted onto the engine (enclosed, about 1.5" by 1.5" by about an inch deep) with 2 wires coming out of it and joining the heavier wire that goes to the starter and connecting about 2 inches away. The box and the wire were getting hot when I was trying to start the mower. Is this a solenoid. Is this what I need to replace? Thank you.