Gilson Riding Mower 52122C 49051 SN: 7139E1 811 Briggs & Stratton 282707 0026 01 9507264D I moved from the city to the country... 1 acre of land is way to much for a mother of 3 teens with a full-time job to cut with a push mower. (No, the teens don't help>> city-kids - besides, I love doing it - it's therapeutic and the teens are no where to be found on grass-cutting day - yay! *wink*). So, anyway, my ex found this ancient-looking Gilson riding mower in his Dad's barn and gave it to me. Now I need to fix it. He could start it by jumping it with jumper cables to the car, I don't think this is safe and won't even try it AND I don't want to have to drive the car to the mower every time I need to start it again. The motor runs fine, once you get it started. Things are rusty, but it seems not to matter since it runs. There are wires sticking out all over the place, not connected to anything. I bought a 12 volt battery and installed it and changed the solenoid, but now I'm stuck. I can't find a wiring diagram for this specific motor anywhere. Do you know where I can find one? Or even a generic diagram that applies to this motor? And just out of curiosity, where the heck did this mower come from? Montgomery Ward? Western Auto? and how old is it? (ex-husband's Dad passed away years ago, Mom doesn't know anything about - doesn't even remember it.)

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