What did I break on my lawnmower?
Home Lee asked:
I bought a new battery and hooked it up backward (black cable to positive/ red to negative) to my riding lawnmower and tried to start it. It made a loud noise and now won’t attempt to start (after fixing the cables of course). Any clues on what I broke?
Fixed it. Apparently there is a dummy fuse between the battery and the rest of the important stuff to keep idiots from messing anything up if they hook it up backwards. It was just a 50 cent 20 amp fuse that blew and needed replaced.
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I bought a new battery and hooked it up backward (black cable to positive/ red to negative) to my riding lawnmower and tried to start it. It made a loud noise and now won’t attempt to start (after fixing the cables of course). Any clues on what I broke?
Fixed it. Apparently there is a dummy fuse between the battery and the rest of the important stuff to keep idiots from messing anything up if they hook it up backwards. It was just a 50 cent 20 amp fuse that blew and needed replaced.
May 20th, 2009 at 11:27 am
burned up the starter…sears repair will charge 65.00 to come out and tell you that..probably another 150.00 to fix…
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:37 am
yea if you don’t know how to replace the starter yourself (which it isn’t that hard at all if your a little handy with tools) I’d look for a small engine repair shop, not one of the major names who are way over priced
May 23rd, 2009 at 8:54 am
Loud noise? Could have blown the battery. Check it before you get a new starter. A voltmeter should read a little over 12 volts for a 12 volt battery.