Push Button Start Inspection

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Remove the push button start. (See PUSH BUTTON START REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Verify that the continuity between the push button start terminals is as indicated in the table.

Fig 1: Checking Continuity Between Push Button Start Terminals
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Fig 2: Push Button Start - Circuit Diagram
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- If the continuity can be verified as indicated in the table, go to the next step.
- If not as indicated in the table, replace the push button start. (See PUSH BUTTON START REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Apply battery positive voltage and connect the ground to the push button start terminals and verify that the LED illuminates as indicated in the table.

Fig 3: Connecting Battery Positive Voltage Ground To Push Button Start Terminals
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- If the LED does not illuminate as indicated in the table, replace the push button start. (See PUSH BUTTON START REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Push Button Start Indicator Light Switch
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