Solenoid/starter replacement
I have a HDS 2155 with the Kohler Command 15 OHV single cylinder engine. The guy I bought it from said it wouldn’t crank, just “click”. I put a new battery in it and it fired right up, so I assumed he had a weak battery or something.
Now it’s started doing the “click” on me sometimes when I turn the key. The oil and battery dash lights come on as they should when I turn the key, but the starter doesn’t spin and I just hear a “click”. I have to try it a few times before it will turn over, or sometimes wait a few mins and then it will fire right up.
As a test, I used a screwdriver and jumped the two posts on the solenoid and the starter spins every time so I’m thinking it’s a solenoid on its last legs?
My question is can I just replace the solenoid or do I have to replace the entire starter assembly, as they appear to be made together on this engine? I’ve never seen them made like this, usually the solenoid is entirely separate from the starter…
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