LX178 Starter Issue

[beenthere]

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The light in place of the fuse didn't work for you?

 

[khodgens]

Haven't tried that yet. I will do that but I really need to know which of the 2 fuses is F2 so I will know which circuit to follow.

 

[khodgens]

Well I've hit a dead end. I followed the trouble shooting guide which, in my opinion, led me to believe the ignition circuit board had a short. Well.....I replaced it and it didn't fix it. Every time I turn on the ignition switch it blows the top 15 amp fuse. I've replaced the starter and solenoid, starter and the ignition switch/circuit board. I've also disconnected every connector that I could find, including the one to the stator and nothing seems to help. I know it's a short to ground but I'm out of ideas where to look. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[khodgens]

No the light didn't help.

 

[beenthere]

How could you blow a fuse if you had the light in place of the fuse?

Leave the fuse out, and sub in the light in its place. If the light is lit, then there is a short. Saves on blowing a fuse.

 

[khodgens]

I left the light in and disconnected every connector and it won't go out.

 

[beenthere]

".. it won't go out"

Tells me that you still have a short.. need to find where. When you find it, the light will go out. Then can fix the short.
Hope this helps.

 

[khodgens]

I understand all that. I was an electrician in the navy many moons ago. With the light in place of the fuse I disconnected every connector I could find and the light never went out. I'll go after it again tomorrow.

 

[Richard001]

Most likely not a connector problem. Some place there is a wire shorted to the frame or to another wire. You may have to take the wire harness out of the tractor to find the problem.

Keep digging!

 

[khodgens]

I found the short. The PO had removed the seat switch and left the wires under it. They had been rubbing on a pulley and the exposed wire was touching the frame. That's all fixed but apparently when it shorted to the frame it fried the ignition module. It turns over great, has 12 volts to it but nothing coming out to the spark plugs. There's none available on ebay currently and I can't afford to pay dealer price. So I'm looking for a good module. If it's not one thing it's another.
Thanks for all the help.