Craftsman 42 inch lawn mower dies when I let out on the clutch
I would really appreciate some help, I have an older craftsman 42 inch Bob villa special, riding lawn mower, its a DYT 4000 with a 21hp inteck briggs and stratton motor, so this is the situation, the mower starts and when I let out on the clutch it dies, I assume it's a safety switch, i jumped the switch under the seat, no change( i even Uninstalled the seat switch and clamped down with my vice grips on the plunger, still didn't work) my guess is the safety switch at the clutch or the pto switch, is there a way to check the switches with a test light or voltmeter? The model of the mower is 917.274030, any help would be appreciated.