4. CHECK SOLONOID Riding mowers, battery started generators all have one,easiest way to find it is to start from battery on positive cable [red] and follow it until you come to it. TO CHECK YOU WILL NEED A SMALL JUMPER WIRE ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG. See arrow in photo, both ends of your wire need to be exposed, trim wire with wire strippers or small knife.  10
	My wire in photo is orange, an old lamp cord would make plenty of jumper wire as an example. If you will look closely you will see a big red wire connected to solonoid, where one end of orange jumper wire is touching and on the other end of jumper is a small terminal where it is touching. NOTE; You will only need to touch your jumper to these points, not attach as in photo. WHEN YOU DO THIS ENGINE SHOULD SPIN, OR STARTER ENGAGE IF SOLENOID IS GOOD If not then replace solonoid.
						To replace solonoid you will need to disconnect positive side of battery first. YOU WILL NEED SEVEN SIXTEENTHS WRENCH, AND THREE EIGHTS SOCKET RATCHET AND FOUR INCH EXTENSION.Smallwire just plugs in to bottom of solonoid. The two big wires are held to the solenoid by seven sixteenths nuts. TIP SPRAY THE NUTS WITH WD 40 BEFORE LOOSENING. THE SOLONOID IS HELD TO FRAME EITHER BY THREE EIGHTS OR SEVEN SIXTEENTHS BOLTS. REMOVE AND REPLACE IF DETERMINED BAD.
		NOTE; ANEW SOLONOID COST BETWEEN $10- $15
			IF SOLENOID CHECKED OUT GOOD Turn key and still nothing happens, with parking brake engaged, blades off, in neutral, then the next step is to check ignition switch.       NOTE; YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THE COLOR OF THE SMALL WIRE ON THE SOLONOID, YOU TOUCHED THE JUMPER TO, SOME ARE WHITE, YELLOW, RED, AND SO ON                                                             SEE NEXT PAGE FOR IGNITION SWITCH CHECK.
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