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    Apr 20, 2007, 05:52 PM
    Can't get a Murray riding mower to start
    This mower has a Briggs & Stratton Model 289707, Type 0154-01 12.5 hp engine. When I try to start it, I hear a click and can see down at the motor, through the screen, and the round device inside goes about a quarter turn.

    I discovered that the negative battery cable had been fried and replaced it but the result is the same, just the click. Battery is fully charged. I can't get to some of the wiring and also wondered if there's a way to remove the back body to get to them.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I paid good money to send my oldest son to mechanic's school so he could become an A1 mechanic. He is and lives 900 miles away.

    JAG
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    Apr 22, 2007, 05:00 AM
    Did you check that the engine is free turning, that is can you spin it by reasonable hand force?


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    Apr 22, 2007, 07:39 AM
    Yes, the engine is free turning. I went out to it this morning and decided to check all the wires since I had put a new negative cable on the battery. The positive cable going into the starter was loose but it was loose inside the starter. The post it attaches to is broken. I wiggled it back into the starter and, while the engine didn't start, it turned about 4-5 times, not just the one click.

    I am hoping that this is the problem because they seem to be pretty costly. Would you recommend changing the solenoid at the same time?

    JAG

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