TROUBLESHOOTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Test Procedures
2005 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement
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TEST PROCEDURE 7 – NEUTRAL LOCKOUT LIMIT SWITCH
See General Warning, Section 10, Page 10-1.
This switch is located on the Forward/Reverse switch assembly. There is a black wire, a green wire, and a
white wire connected to this limit switch.
1. Disconnect the battery cables as instructed.
See WARNING “To avoid unintentionally starting...” in
General Warning, Section 10, Page 10-1.
2. Check for proper wiring and tight connections.
3. Set the multimeter to 200 (ohms). Place the red (+) probe of the multimeter on the common (COM) ter-
minal of the limit switch. Place the black (–) probe on the normally open (NO) terminal of the switch. With-
out the lever pressed, the reading should be no continuity. Press the lever, and the reading should be
continuity. If either reading is incorrect, replace the limit switch
(Figure 11-11, Page 11-15)
.
4. Check to be sure the lobes on the cam are pressing the neutral lockout limit switch as the Forward/
Reverse handle is being shifted. The limit switch should make an audible click as it is pressed. If it does
not, check for wear on the cam lobes. Be sure the cam snaps fully back into place. If the cam lobes still
do not activate the limit switch, replace the cam.
TEST PROCEDURE 8 – STARTER/GENERATOR (STARTER FUNCTION)
See General Warning, Section 10, Page 10-1.
1. Disconnect the battery cables as instructed.
See WARNING “To avoid unintentionally starting...” in
General Warning, Section 10, Page 10-1.
2. Ensure that wires are connected correctly and are tight. If they are not, rewire or tighten as necessary.
Figure 11-11 Test Neutral Lockout Switch
2m
20
m
200
m
2k
200
200
200
200
20
2
200
m
500
20k
200k
2000
k
1000
OFF
WAVETEK
5XL
V
V
V
A
!
!
COM
200mA
MAX
1000 ---
750V
FUSED
2m
20
m
200
m
2k
200
200
200
200
20
2
200
m
500
20k
200k
2000
k
1000
OFF
WAVETEK
5XL
V
V
V
A
!
!
COM
200mA
MAX
1000 ---
750V
FUSED
NO COM
NO COM
NC
NC
Tester light is out.
Meter read 1.
NEGATIVE
PROBE
POSITIVE
PROBE
Tester light is
on. Meter reads
approximately zero
ohms.
NEGATIVE
PROBE
POSITIVE
PROBE
LEVER UP
LEVER DEPRESSED