Replacement selonoid problems ( are they not all the same)
Starter on Swisher Trail mower won't engage. Last summer, I just used jumper cables from my riding mower by touching the starter with a positive cable until the motor started. This spring, I decided to try to fix the problem. I replaced the selonoid but when I wired it just as the old one came off, the seloniod clicks as soon as the positive battery cable is attached to the left side of the selonoid (even with the key off) but the starter does not engage. The key switch does nothing when turned to starting position. The wiring I thought is basic. Left selonoid goes to battery, right side goes to starter, small wire from right top terminal goes to ignition. It had a small jumper wire running from left top terminal down to battery side bottom big terminal. Is the selonoid wiring not all basic and all selonoids pretty much the same. Does anyone know what my problem could be? Thanks for any help.