Hi Bryan S! Welcome to the forum. The dreaded click problem is a real annoyance. I worked through the SAME problem on my 782D, 1572 AND 1772. In all 3 instances it was caused by the PTO switch. I just checked and guess what, the 2182 uses the same PTO switch as my 3 tractors did. The PTO switch terminals C & D are used to prevent starting with the PTO SW on. In my 3 instances the C & D terminals on the PTO switch became loose with the way the blade terminals were attached as part of the switch itself. They used a copper post that was compressed to expand and hold the terminal blade much like a rivet. On the 782D, I ended up replacing the entire wire harness and to my dismay the problem came back the following year once the new wires took a set and settled into position and relieved the side pressure applied to terminals C & D. With a meter, if I probed around, the pressure applied to the terminals would make them work fine. I had to connect alligator leads leads to the suspect connections , then carefully connect my meter to the free ends of the leads to observe what was going on. Once I got the 782D figured out, it was much easier to use the experience from the 782D to fix my 1772 about 5 years later and last year, my 1572. I have included schematics for the 2182 so you can see what is happening. There is also a relay schematic from Cub Cadet that is supposed to help with this, but to tell the truth, I implemented that on the 782D and it still failed with the click to start problem. I actually bought some new switches and they had loose C & D terminals right out of the box. I returned them. I searched around and found some NOS switches and used PTO switches that were an older vintage that had the terminals more firmly attached. They are working fine.As a quick test you can reach under the dash and try to move the C & D terminals on the PTO switch to see if it starts ok right off the bat.
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