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    Apr 5, 2009, 04:42 PM
    Starter keeps running on MTD 42" lawn tractor
    When it cranks and I run it for a while I would cut the power and the starter would keep running then I'll take the battery cable off and every time I touch the battery with the cable it would spark ,could it be the solenoid or switch?
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    Apr 5, 2009, 05:08 PM

    Could be either.chances are the solenoid,has gone bad. Try lightly tapping on the solenoid,and see if you can connect the cable with out a spark.
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