I need a wiring diagram for the ignition switch. Mower will start but will not shut down

Robert, July 2006

I am no good at drawing wiring diagrams, but you just want to run a wire short circuting the terminals of the spark plug. One terminal is usually the body, the other usually clips on over the top. If you just run a wire from the body (make sure it makes good contact) to the top of the spark plug (or the lead coming of it) and put a switch in the middle, it should work. When the swtich is open the engine will (should!) run and when it is closed it (should) stop. Hope this helps.

George, February 2008

i had a mower that was to big and i took the engine off and put it on a smaller riding mower. its a 15 horse and i put it on a mower thats supposed to have a 12 horse on it. when i put it on, it cranked just fine, but iit wouldnt start. after a little investigation,i figured out that the cable that goes on the spark plug wasnt giving out any spark. under the black thing beside the engine magneto was a wire that hoked somewhere upp to the wowers wiring system. ive tried putting it everywhere i could, but it never gets spark. what should i do about it.

dustin, September 2006