I need some guidance with a electrical short with a 108-5 8hp wheel horse

[Cstauffer24 1]

So first and foremost , I'd like to take the time and thank anybody and everybody that is able to help me with my issue! I have minimal electrical experience and I'm having issues finding any prints  or diagrams for this 108 - 5 Wheel Horse. I recently just bought it and brought it home to try to get everything working properly. The gentleman I purchased it off of was jumping the battery off of the solenoid to get it start. Which it started up but it didn't move forward or reverse,(because one of the belts were off.) I brought it home to my shed cleaned up everything as best as I could make sure the belts were on properly and they weren't loose or dry-rotted. And I went and bought a new ignition switch. I assume maybe that the switch was bad but further in depth I feel that the original switch was fine. So my next step was I move forward to the solenoid I marked where the wires were on the old solenoid replaced it and it did the exact same thing. It would blow the little small 15amp fuse link right to the right of the solenoid that has a black with orange striped wire that goes from the ignition switch to this fuse link. And from the fuse link it goes to the left side of the solenoid.

I've come to conclusions that the coil itself may have had a short in it because when I unplugged the coil the fuse does not blow. And I am putting a 15 amp fuse in and as soon as I turn the ignition on it blows the fuse. Any help possible would be greatly appreciated!

 

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,496]

My first guess without checking data is you have the wrong ignition switch.

What letters are identifying the switch terminals. You need one with a letter M I believe.

Give us a bit of time to check. Not familiar with this series.

 

Garry 

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,496]

Here is the correct switch. Click on the picture and on the pictures that come up. There is an illustration there of the terminals and their labels. Also the procedure to check the old switch.

Garry

[squonk 38,917]

You may have the incorrect switch or you have the coil grounding wire on the wrong terminal of the switch. If that coil grounding wire gets 12 volts it will blow the fuse and destroy that coil. Look by your carburetor. Look at this picture and find the stud with the wire from the coil.

 

 

That blue wire connected to it goes to the switch. Now look at that picture Garry sent of the switch That terminal at the top of the pic has 2 rivets holding it on. It should also be marked M. That's where that blue wire is supposed to go. If your switch doesn't have that terminal with an M it is the wrong switch. You will probably need to buy a new coil.

Edited April 13, 2020 by squonk

[Cstauffer24 1]

Hi Gary and thank you once again from what you're saying the old switch does have that I'm going to take a picture and show it to you.

 

And the second picture is of the new ignition switch that I bought and I'm noticing that the letters do not match up

 

 

And from the last picture I sent I did purchase the wrong switch the m is not located in the proper spot on the new inignition switch. 

Before I changed it was still doing the same thing. I'm going to use your number and replace the switch and see how that goes thank you again!

[Pullstart 59,694]

 @Cstauffer24!

[Cstauffer24 1]

Thank you everyone! I'm going to read all this and see if that resolves my issue. I'm definitely grateful for the guidance,  because I was getting stumped

[Achto 26,550]

Looks like you're started on the right track. Just wanted to say

[Cvans 1,009]

Welcome aboard and good luck with your project.

[SylvanLakeWH 24,129]

 

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