aaron73 31 #1 Posted October 28, 2021 So a friend of mine picked up a 857 the guy had to jump start it off his jeep and it started up and ran fine. He gets it home and hooks up a spare battery on jumper cables to start it and he smoked his wires trying to start it thats when he noticed the battery was hooked up for negative as positive i pulled the wire schematic and it shows positive as positive so rewired a spare battery i had cleaned up all the switches and posts and wire ends it started up but real slow ran fine after shut it off was cleaning up went to start it and nothing go figure this is a k181 with generator starter which look original except the engine is not i believe for one its grey lol spec number is 305360 could rotation be opposite hence wiring it up as negative as positive im stumped Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,839 #2 Posted October 28, 2021 Engine turns clockwise looking at the flywheel screen. Check all of you wires. That is a high amp circuit. I have seen the wires melt at the switch terminals. Also clean all ground contact points including where the generator mounts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaron73 31 #3 Posted October 28, 2021 Thank you will do im to excitable when it comes to new horses and models i havent played with yet lol. If i would of took a minute and rotated the engine with my hand over the exhaust it would of told me which direction it goes after extensive reading lastnight on here im going to run through some suggested procedures to rule out some things thank you for your help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,457 #4 Posted October 28, 2021 You may want to begin with replacing the three large cables, battery, starter and ground. They ar probably all quite old and could be corroded inside. The belt could also be a good place to invest a couple $. The belt should be raw rubber edged, not fabric wrapped Here is a list of numbers. 232613 Kohler belt nla Use 231605 232613 - Gates 7320 .41"x32.58" 36 degree or Napa 25-7320 .41"x32.58" 36 degree 231605 - Gates 7315 .41"x32.08" 36 degree or Napa 25-7315 .41"x32.08" 36 degree 1964 model 854 1965 model 855 1965 model 875 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaron73 31 #5 Posted October 30, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 6:21 AM, 953 nut said: You may want to begin with replacing the three large cables, battery, starter and ground. They ar probably all quite old and could be corroded inside. The belt could also be a good place to invest a couple $. The belt should be raw rubber edged, not fabric wrapped Here is a list of numbers. 232613 Kohler belt nla Use 231605 232613 - Gates 7320 .41"x32.58" 36 degree or Napa 25-7320 .41"x32.58" 36 degree 231605 - Gates 7315 .41"x32.08" 36 degree or Napa 25-7315 .41"x32.08" 36 degree 1964 model 854 1965 model 855 1965 model Well went thru and rewired the whole thing also cleaned out the generator and replaced the key switch, belt was good on drive side but generator belt definitely needs replaced but got it all fired up today runs like a top 3rd gear pops out and hard to get it into 3rd so rear trans axle is going to be next on it. Thank you everyone for the help, ill be back when i started the transaxle im sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
