Service & Maintenance Question
I have an 1830 EXLT snowblower and it will not stop when I...
Service & Maintenance Question posted February 3, 2017 by Micheal Dolan, last edited February 4, 2017
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Question:
I have an 1830 EXLT snowblower and it will not stop when I take the key out or turn on/off switch to off! Any suggestions as to what the problem may be?
Details:
I recently changed the spark plug in my Husqvarna 1830 EXLT snow blower and now it will not stop when I take out the key or the turn on/off switch to off. Using my little meter I checked that both switches (the key and the on/off switch) and they seem fine. I also checked wires for shorts and they all seem fine. I stumped??
problem solved! ground wire issue
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Answer
According the operator's manual it is operating as it should as the safety key needs to in place and the on/off in the on position for the unit operate; otherwise, the engine would killed.
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my apologizies ... it will NOT stop ...
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Basically what these switches are doing is grounding the ignition coil to kill the engine so you be testing from the engine crankcase looking for a missing grounding connection between the coil and the engine's ground. Hopefully I not confusing you.
With you changing the spark plug you have simply unplugged a connector but I can't get you any closer where to look as I don't have the wiring diagram to look at here.
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Thanks for your help Eugene, and I greatly appreciate your explanation on how the shut off works. I was scratching my head a bit when I checked the key and an on/off switches with my meter, for they were open in the on position and closed in the off position, and makes sense now when I think of the push mower I used to have. (I would push the prong that was ground to the block on to the tip of the spark plugs. Turn's out the ground wire had disconnected .... I attached a pic. Quick fix. In order to change the spark plug you have to undo, take off, the cover plate that mounts the switches in question, due to the design and length of the plug wire. I must of jarred the ground when I did. I had another look my unit after your response and found a wire that didn't terminate and for the live of me couldn't figure out where it belonged, so when and looked at an identical until in town, and then it became clear real quick. Cheers, and thanks again.
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