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Hi all. New to the forum. I was an old C160 owner and loved it until a big pine came down and destroyed it many moons ago. I got a 244-5 as a replacement for a while but stopped using it as I mainly use my large farm tractor with a brush hog for field mowing. Well, now the wife wants neater trimming around the house so it was resurrection time for the old 244-5. Engine started right up but the carb needed rebuilding and cleaning - runs great now. But not without problems. The electric PTO comes & goes. Given the amount of insect larve in the carb and fuse box, I think the first order of business is to clean the switch. So, my questions: How does one remove the switch from the dash without breaking it? Any cleaning suggestions? Also, how, in detail, hopefully in a diagram, does one test the switch? I have all the manuals and demystification sheets, but there is no diagram for us neophites which describes how to test it. I tried applying 12 volts to the PTO plug (unplugged it, crimped spade connectors on wires, plugged them into the electric clutch plug and screwed the other ends onto a car battery. NOTHING. But just the same, I drove the tractor for about 100 feet and it (PTO) kicked in and I mowed for a while until it stopped. Ran it back up to the big garage and lo and behold, it kicked in again but stopped again after a little while. I tried the Ohm resistance test too with zero readings but again, the PTO does work at times. Very frustrating! Hope someone can help. Happy July 4th America and all the members of the forum. Have a safe holiday, John
