John Deere D130 won't start?

Question

I have a john deere D130 lawn tractor that won't start, it won't even turn over, just dead silent. Installed a brand new battery and starter silinoid, and had my starter motor checked and it is fine.  I even did the credit card seat safety switch bybass and nothing. Any idea what it could be???

Answer 1

Had a similar problem on a riding lawn mower - turned out it was the clutch switch.



It was designed so you had to hold the clutch/brake pedal down to start the engine, so when the pedal wasn't down there was a switch that would not allow power to go to the starter motor. Turned out the plastic button that the pedal pushes on had worn down just enough so it wasn't actually pressing the switch down.



Most riding lawn tractors have at least 3 of these safety switches in the circuit that provides power to the starter: The seat (cant start it unless someone is in the seat), the clutch/brake pedal (can't start it without pressing this pedal down), and the blade engagement lever (can't start it with the blade engaged).



There may also be a switch somewhere in the forward/neutral/reverse shiftier that forces you to put it in neutral.



Check all of the controls that they're in the proper position then check that each of these switches is being physically engaged by the control mechanism. Then use a multi-meter to check voltage on each side of the switch to see if one of them has failed or stuck in the open position.

Answer 2

Guessing you missed the 1 wire connection to the solenoid.  It is a black wire that connects to the tab.

Answer 3

Check the fuses or just replace them.  Clean the battery terminals.  Check the brake safety switch.  Clean the battery negative cable to ground connection.   Clean the main power wire connection at the solenoid.  Clean all solenoid connections.  Try to start.



No luck, it is time to troubleshoot like a pro.  Get a12V incandescent test light and check power at the fuses with key Off and key on Start (connect test light to battery negative to check power).  Test light should light.  With the test light, connect it to the control power terminal of solenoid and touch control ground of solenoid while trying to start.  Test light should light.  If test light does not light, you have an ignition switch, safety switch or body ground connection problem.  Check for continuity at the ignition switch with the test light with key on Start. 



If test light lights up with control checks, connect test light to battery negative and check power at the main power feed of solenoid with key on Start.  Test light should light.  If it does, check power at the output power side of solenoid (the connection going to the starter). with key on Start.  If there is no power, the new solenoid is bad.  If test light does not light at the main power feed of solenoid, there is a problem with the main power wire and connections.  Good luck.

Answer 4

a) It's spelled SOLENOID.  At least learn to use the spell correction feature on your device. It's not rocket science and you'll appear more literate. 



b) Not enough additional information. Some new batteries require charging before installation. Did you actually check the charge?  Did you try the ignition in the accessory ( "lights") position to see if the headlights light up? If not it's a connection or battery problem. Clean and tighten all connections and be sure the battery is fully charged. Check the grounding strap too. If you've got lights, the new solenoid could be faulty, or you fused the contacts during installation.  If you can jump from battery positive terminal to starter and it turns over, the solenoid or solenoid wiring is faulty. 

Answer 5

Does the starter turn the engine over?  Does it spark?  Is it getting fuel.

Answer 6

if we have new  battery ( fully charged) new solenoid and  start Moto  checks out as OK . then we have a break in circuit as obvious answer. ( assuming battery is fully charged ?)  poor  connection ? brown connection? we need to check  for voltage  at points we ought have.eg starter solenoid when cranking ?  have we tried to check unit will in fact turn over ? and is not seized ?