Thank you for taking the time to assist me. My starter turns when I turn the key but the bendix mechanism does not lock out into the flywheel. The issue may be the wiring to the solenoid or a defective solenoid. I have 2 brown wires, a red wire with a inline fuse, a yellow wire, a blue wire which connect to the solenoid besides the thick red wires going to the starter and positive side of the battery and a black ground wire which connects from the solenoid to the negative terminal of the battery. I'm not sure if this solenoid has to be grounded but I have it bolted to metal. My engine is a twin cylinder Onan engine and may be a direct bolt sway as Xfaxman indicated. My issue with wiring began when I discovered a mouse nest in the battery compartment and some of the insulation was chewed off of the wires . This time, when I get the wires right from the ignition switch to the solenoid, battery, starter, etc. I will draw myself a diagram and save it for future reference. I am actually located in the woods in Cohocton with a trout stream in my back yard .
