Help John Deere Z345M issue
Okay, so I need some help or get pointed in the right direction.
I have a 2020 Z345M riding mower. 2.5 weeks ago, I went to fire it up for the first mow of the year. It did not turn over and I ended up replacing the starter solenoid and the starter. That fixed the problem, it fired right up and mowed almost an acre no issue.
Last week, started right up. I backed it out and then had to hop off and turn it off. When I went to start it again 2 minutes later, it was completely dead. I jumped the battery and started the mower.
Once I engaged the mowing blades, the engine sounded like it wanted to die and the fuel light was on. I think, ok no probs, filled the tank a week before and it wouldn’t have usually been empty yet but I add zero ethanol fuel anyway, which I what I used all the time.
Fuel is totally topped off, re-jump it and starts up. Once the mowing deck is engaged again, the engine goes back to sounding like it’s struggling. I stop the blades and the engine goes back to normal. Re-engage the blades again they don’t turn on at all.
The fuel light is still on, solid not flashing.
I noticed that there’s no fuel in the fuel filter. I shut it down and start trying to problem solve.
The fuses don’t look blown and there is still a full tank of fuel. Since it’s been parked, there is now fuel in the fuel filter again.
Obviously, I need to replace the battery. But I’m confused and just need some help with what could be the cause or how to trouble shoot this.
YouTube and google have suggested possible stuck fuel float for the fuel light but the rest of this cluster is a mystery.