Briggs n straton driveon mower wont start.

[Mattwilliams]

Ive replaced the solinoid and not im getting a repeating clicking sound when i try and start it. What have i done? Please help

 

[milkloss]

Does it click at all?

 

[Bomber101]

Battery flat?

 

[br jones]

Its a briggs an scrap em

 

[agrimax]

Either the battery needs charged/replaced or there's a bad connection at the battery terminals or solenoid or earth lead to the starter.

 

[Barleymow]

Changed the spark generator on my mower last year transformed it

 

[DevonianRedneck]

to start with test to see if you have twelve volts, on the live side of the solinoid, if you dot then its likely a battery or connection issue.

if there is twelve volts on the solinoid, check for voltage on the exciter wire with the key in the "start" position (not the the "run" position) if theres not any voltage here then you have a connection issue or faulty key switch.

Also check the safety interlock circuits ie. clutch safety switch. seat sensor, and cutter engagement switchs all could be possibly faulty resulting in the symptoms you descibe......simply bypass them with a length of wire to to test them.....if the machine runs with one or the other bypassed thats your faulty componant.

 

[agrimax]

It's 15 months since the op asked the question and hasn't been back since folks...

 

[DevonianRedneck]

very valid point......missed that one

 

[Kidds]

A bit odd that browndaniel just joined to revive the thread too, and even more so that he sounds American. I smell spam.

 

[DevonianRedneck]

His reply isnt exactly connected to to the problem either.......

 

[Dry Rot]

Have you seen how many model numbers B&S brought out? Maybe they'll get lucky and one day they'll make one that works!