Troy-Bilt 15009 - Manual (Page 47)

TROUBLESHOOTING -ELECTRIC
START SYSTEM (IF SO EQUIPPED)
Starter Motor Doesn’t Turn Over
If your starter motor won’t turn over when you
turn the Ignition Switch key to “START”, it could
be due to one or more of the following causes:
1. Loose, broken, or corroded wires or cables.
2. Discharged battery.
3. A solenoid that isn’t working.
4. A starter motor that isn’t working.
5. An Ignition Switch that is broken.
6. A faulty wiring harness and / or a faulty
Ignition Switch.
IMPORTANT
Here are simple checks you can make. If
these checks do not isolate the problem, call
our Technical Service Department for further
advice. Be sure to wear safety glasses!
1. Check ALL wires and cables.
a. Make sure that all connections are tight.
b. At all connections, check for rust that would
prevent good electrical contact.
c. Make sure that the insulation on all wires
and cables is in good shape. Make sure that a
break in the insulation is not allowing a bare
wire to touch any metal surfaces.
d. After completing steps a through c, start the
engine. If it starts, you’ve corrected the prob­
lem. If it doesn’t start, proceed to step 2.
2. Your battery may be discharged.
a.
You can allow the tiller to run outdoors for ap­
proximately 45 minutes or longer to make sure
that the battery is charged. Be sure that the bat­
tery is filled to the “UPPER LEVEL” line on the
battery before you start the engine.
b. After running the tiller, shut it off and try to
restart it by using the Ignition Switch. If it starts,
your problem was a discharged battery. If it
doesn’t start, proceed to the next step.
3. Your solenoid is bad. Remove the negative
battery cable. You’ll be using it as a jumper wire.
Make a temporary, replacement negative battery
cable by stripping about 3/4" of insulation from
both ends of a 12" piece of heavy-gauge wire
(#10 or larger).
a. Make sure that both the Maneuvering
Clutch and the Forward Clutch are in their dis­
engaged position.
b. Touch one end of the removed negative bat­
tery cable to the solenoid terminal identified as
“B” in Sketch 5-30.
c. BRIEFLY touch the other end of the re­
moved negative battery cable to the solenoid
terminal identified as “C” in Sketch 5-30. If the
starter motor turns over, your solenoid is work­
ing. If the starter motor didn’t turn over, your
solenoid may be bad. First check to make
sure that the screws which attach the solenoid
to the battery bracket are tight.
d. After tightening the solenoid screws, repeat
step c. If the starter motor still doesn’t turn
over, please call our Technical Service
Department for further advice.
e. If there was no spark when you jumped the
solenoid, it indicates that your battery will not
hold a charge. You should remove the battery
from the tiller and take it to a qualified battery
technician for testing.
f. Remove the temporary battery cable and re­
install the original negative battery cable.
Sketch 5-30: Touch ends of removed Negative
Battery Cable to “B” and “C” to test solenoid. Touch
cable to “A” and “B” to test starter motor.
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