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John Deere 175 won't start with key

15 years ago

I have a john deere 175 with kawasaki engine. Battery is fully charged. The key won't start it, however put the key on run and touch a jumper wire from the hot wire on the starter to the small wire connector going to the starter and she starts right up. I disconnected that small wire connector going to the starter and with key on there is no voltage. I would guess that wire should be 12 volts when the key is on.

Any help or suggections would be greatly appreciated. dave

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bill_kapaun
15 years ago
I don't have a schematic for that, but typically, the wiring will go from the S terminal of the ignition switch, THROUGH the clutch/brake switch and to the starter solenoid.
There may or may not be a PTO switch involved.
I'd check the brake switch first.
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davefrommd
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you very much for your help. We got it started yesterday. The clutch/brake switch was the problem. Where the wire connects to the switch it was rusted some. Thanks for your help. dave
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