I own a Craftsman mower. I just put on a drive belt and it worked fine for about 5 mins. Now the motor starts fine, in neutral and engages the blades just fine. When I go to put it in gear the motor dies.
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There is a seat switch under the seat. Disconnect it and reconnect it.
You might need a new battery if Judy's suggestion doesn't work. Usually needs more power when in gear.
This type of mower uses an operator presence seat switch that causes the engine to stall if nobody is sitting on the seat when the brake is released or the blades are engaged. The operator presence seat switch senses if the operator isnt complete sitting on the seat.
You will need to check your switch by lifting up the seat. Afterwards, locate the wires that connect to the operator presence seat switch. Disconnect the wires and clean any debris in the connectors. Then check the switch using an ohmmeter. Make sure the switch is reading 0 ohm when it isnt pushed. Push the switch and check the ohms. This time they should read ol or open load.
Make sure your connector is fully seated on your seat switch. The connector will short your two wires if its not fully seated.
Sometimes it may be difficult to follow through with someone's directions. If you are still having problems here are some links (one with same information) but several that discuss it in different ways so one suggestion may clearer than another.
www.shopyourway.com/
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www.doityourself.com/
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