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18hp koler on a troy built will not start even i jumped with my truck. it w?

the battery is no good but i tried to jump it off with my truck and it will not turn over ,just click. is the starter?
dale nolan, May 2006
With the key off, try turning the engine my hand top make sure it's loose. If it is tight take the plastic cover off the top of the starter to see if the pinion gear is stuck in the flywheel ring gear. If the engine turns by hand suspect the solenoid.
The solenoid will have the heavy wire from the starter on one post and the positive wire from the battery on the other post. You can test the solenoid by shorting the posts out with a heavy screwdriver or jumper cable with the key on. If the engine trys to crank when the posts are shorted out the solenoid is bad.

Rick, May 2006