You take a set of booster cables and you put the red on the positive of the battery and black on the negative of the battery then you take the other end and put the black on the frame of the tractor and you touch the red one to the post where the wire is hooked on the starter and if the starter winds up it works.
with a kohler regulator tester
with a regulator tester kohler sale one that will test most regulators
check with meter to see resistance value (ohms)should read 3.4
Unhook wires from switch make sure you mark them so you can put them back on properly. Put a battery powered test light on terminals in and out of switch try switch if the light goes on and off when you move the switch then it is working and you have other problems.
I will assume you have either a Yardman or Lawnboy mower and the general consensus is at least the mid-grade, though some prefer high test.. Aircraft fuel will work also with less chance of gums and varnishes though it carries a hefty price.
what are you trying to measure and with what type of meter? generally we check the module with a spark tester. if there is no spark with the spark tester we check the kill wires and any safety switches that may cause a no spark issue and if all that still shows no spark then we replace the module.
Howrse does not have the riding level test anymore.
By doing the test. Do the test by going to the RIDING LEVEL page.
You can use a wire instead of the starter to test the tubes .. I did it, it works !
Remove the starter and take it to an auto parts store. They have the equipment to test it.
I have a JD LT 155 C. I have replaced the solenoid and the mower still want start. There is 12 volts between the battery and the solenoid. When I test the voltage between the solenoid and the starter, the reading is 5 to 6 volts. Why is there a drop in the voltage to the starter?
The solenoid will have two big posts and one or two small posts. Mark and remove the wires from the small posts. If you have one small post you can hook up a jumper wire from the + side of the battery to the small post and it should make the starter crank over. If it has two small posts hook one jumper from the + side of the battery to one of the small posts and another jumper from the - side of the battery to the other small post. If it is OK it will engage the starter. If you get nothing then the solenoid is bad.