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    Juliana5 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 9, 2008, 09:41 PM
    Murray17.5 Riding Lawnmower Won't Start!
    My Murray lawnmower is giving me problems. I bought a new battery , new starter and the starter will not turn. The positive and the negative wire gets hot and the wire going to the starter also gets hot. I have spent hours trying to figure out the problem, but I need help! Not to mention that my yard is getting out of control already. Pushing a lawnmower is not an option! Please, if anybody has had this problem and knows how to solve it, throw me a life line.
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    Apr 10, 2008, 02:02 PM
    Is the engine seized? Can you turn the flywheel by hand? If not, check to see if a belt is jammed or you may have internal engine problems.
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    Apr 11, 2008, 02:35 PM
    Check and make sure your cables are connected correctly, check to make sure nothing is binding the starter.
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