TROUBLESHOOTING
Test Procedures
2000 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement Page 11-23
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TEST PROCEDURE 4 – KEY SWITCH (STARTER CIRCUIT)
Read DANGER and WARNING on page 11-1.
1. Place the neutral lockout cam in the SERVICE position, put the Forward/Reverse shifter handle in the
NEUTRAL position, chock the wheels, and disconnect battery, negative cable first.
2. Remove the center dash assembly. See Key Switch Removal, Section 12 – Electrical Components,
Page 12-13.
3. Ensure that the wires are connected correctly and are tight. If they are not, rewire or tighten as necessary.
4. Insert the key and turn the switch to ON. Place the red (+) probe of the multimeter on the No. 2 terminal
and the black (–) probe on the No. 1 terminal of the key switch. The reading should be continuity. If the
reading is incorrect, replace the key switch (Figure 11-29, Page 11-23).
TEST PROCEDURE 5 – ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIMIT SWITCH
Read DANGER and WARNING on page 11-1.
The accelerator pedal limit switch is the top switch located in the electrical component box. There is an 18
gauge green wire and an 18 gauge orange wire connected to this limit switch.
1. Place the neutral lockout cam in the SERVICE position, put the Forward/Reverse shifter handle in the
NEUTRAL position, chock the wheels, and disconnect battery, negative cable first.
2. Check for proper wiring and tight connections (Figure 11-3, Page 11-7).
3. Set the multimeter to 200
Ω
(ohms). Place the red (+) probe on the common (COM) terminal (green
wire) of the limit switch and place the black (–) probe on the normally closed (NC) terminal (orange
wire) of the limit switch.
4. Make sure the battery is disconnected. With the key switch in the OFF position, the Forward/Reverse
handle in NEUTRAL, and the accelerator pedal in the UP position, the reading should be NO continuity.
With the accelerator pedal depressed, the reading should be continuity. If readings are incorrect,
replace the switch.
TEST PROCEDURE 6 – SOLENOID
Read DANGER and WARNING on page 11-1.
1. Place the neutral lockout cam in the SERVICE position, put the Forward/Reverse shifter handle in the
NEUTRAL position, chock the wheels, and disconnect battery, negative cable first.
Figure 11-29 Test Key Switch – Engine Starter Circuit
1
-M
2
+M
RED
BLACK
BLACK
WHITE
WHITE /
BLACK
BLUE
YELLOW
KEY SWITCH
STARTER CIRCUIT
2m
20
m
200
m
2k
200
200
200
200
20
2
200
m
500
20k
200k
2000
k
Ω
Ω
1000
OFF
WAVETEK
5XL
V
V
V
A
!
!
COM
200mA
MAX
1000 ---
750V
FUSED