Originally Posted by seventy
Hi I need to know how to wire (not sure what its called) possibly Solanoid its where both the leads from the battery go, also the starter moter, ignition, and ignition lights there are 4 terminals altogether it looks like 2 primary (where the live battery lead goes) and I think the negative battery lead. then there are 2 terminals that look like secondary terminals. altogeter there is 7 wires
1: live battery lead (i know where this one goes)
2: Negative battery lead (assume this goes on the other primary (big)terminal
3: Peach coloured wire with inline fuse to ignition
4: pair of black wires (classing as 1 wire) to ignition
5: A fairly thick red wire to starter motor
6: A fairly thick black wire to engine block (ground)
7: A green cable which looks like it goes to lights on the dash board (lights need to be on in order for it to start normally).
Any help greatly recieved i know its my own stupid fault for not making a note of connections but hindsite is a wonderful thing.
Thanks alot

Steve, June 2008

May i suggest you look at the wiring diagram of that specific tractor, i'm sure you can find it on the internet.....

Eric, July 2009

Westwood 1000 Series - trying to start the mower. Turning the ignition key I get just a clicking sound from solenoid (I think). I have charged the battery which is only 2 years old. Could it be the starter motor or one of the safety swiches?

Richard, August 2008

You've made a few incorrect assumptions!!!!

1) Heavy guage wire from battery +ve goes to one large connector on solenoid.

2) Other large connector on solenoid should go to the starter motor

4) Connect battery -ve to chassis.

5) Connect engine block to chassis

Now for some experimentation ;-

temporarily ground one of the small solenoid terminals. Using a scrap piece of wire, connect the other small terminal to battery +ve. Engine should crank. If so, make the small ground connection permanant. If not, reverse the connections and check again. If still nothing, solenoid is dead. REMOVE PLUG CAP before doing this, as if the engine starts, you have no means of switching it off!

6) The double black wire is the ignition cut off. You don't say where it's been disconnected from, but it needs to connect to the stop terminal on the engine. One of the pair goes to the ignition switch, the other one of the pair goes to all the safly switches, and it's function is to cut the engine if you get off the seat with the cutters engaged etc.

7)The wire with the inline fuse should be a fused battery feed to the rest of the tractor, and is usually connected to the heavy solenoid terminal that also has the battery +ve wire)

8) That just leaves the green wire. Since all the others are accounted for, this must be the solenoid trigger wire. To test, check for battery voltage when the ignition is turned to 'start'. Make sure brake is on, cutters are off, and there is someone in the seat before checking. If OK, connect it to the vacant small solenoid termnal.

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Phil Saunders, June 2008