TestingtheOilPressureSwitch(continued)
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingdeck,setthekey
switchtotheOFFpositionandremovethekeyfromthekeyswitch.
2.Locatetheengineoilpressureswitchontheengineanddisconnectthe
wireharnessconnectorfromtheswitch.Checktheswitchandtheharness
connectorfordamageorcorrosionandcleanorrepairasnecessary.
3.Connectamultimeter(ohmssetting)tocheckthecontinuityoftheswitch:
A.Withtheengineoff,theoilpressureswitchshouldbeclosedsothere
shouldbecontinuitybetweentheswitchterminalandthemetalswitch
body.
B.Withtheenginerunning,theoilpressureswitchshouldbeopensothere
shouldnotbecontinuitybetweentheswitchterminalandthemetalswitch
body.
4.Replacetheswitchiftestingdeterminesthattheswitchisdamaged.
5.Iftheswitchtestscorrectlyandacircuitproblemstillexists,checkthe
machinewireharness;refertoAppendixA(pageA–1).
6.Aftertesting,connecttheenginewireharnesstotheswitchbeforereturning
themachinetoservice.
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