On Thursday, April 3, 2014 5:38:59 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:10:06 -0700, Bill McKee

wrote:



Nope. Bad solenoid, which engaged the starter while running.



I just had some solenoid drama on my old lawn tractor. They sold me

the wrong one. The "4th" terminal wasn't the coil ground, it was the

one that jumps out the ignition resistor,. I burned up some wiring and

wondered why the thing was so hard to start. The fix was easy, pull

the ground wire off (the coil is grounded through the base)

I went ahead and took off the spade lug too so I wouldn't forget and

plug it back in,.

It's amazing how there are some many versions of the same thing. When n doubt I always go back to the old Ford SW-3

Time honored and tough...

http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/500/555/555-10308.jpg