No electrical power

[DrywallDoc]

Help please!! I have a 2006 max ii and it will not start via key. When I turn the key it doesn't even make a sound. I took the battery to get it tested and it works fine. However I can start it with the pull starter. Also winch won't work and all lights and amp meter dont work. All electrical doesn't work. Once on it will only stay idling with the choke out. If i push the choke in then the engine dies. Any advice would be helpful. 18hp b&s vanguard

[ARGOJIM]

Check your fuses, make sure wires at engine are plugged in.
Clean carburetor.

[DrywallDoc]

Where are the fuses located?

[DrywallDoc]

Found a blown fuse under the front dash. It's a #2 and not common in any auto parts store around here. Will have to check tomorrow and see if I can find it. Thanks a lot.

[DrywallDoc]

Missing fuse

I have 3 fuse locations under the left side plastic near the front headlight. 1 is a 2amp fuse and the second one is a 15amp fuse. What is the 3rd one suppose to be?

[DrywallDoc]

So I found my problem. One of the fuses was missing. Not the 2 amp or the 15 amp but the other one. My only problem is I don't know what size amp the 3rd one should be. I put a 5 amp in and all the lights and winch started working again.

[ARGOJIM]

http://www.6x6world.com/images/recreatives-industries/WH-Max-IV-Kawasaki-19007.pdf

[DrywallDoc]

Is that the same for a maxii with a 18hp vanguard? I'm not seeing the 15amp fuse or the one I'm missing

[hipowerone]

Wiring diagram shows a '30A Fuse Assy' in line with the key switch...not to say the fuse is 30A, but it just might be..2A in diagram goes to heated throttle cable
Any other fuses would be added on for such things as cigar lighter, winch, etc

[DrywallDoc]

Gotcha. Seems like it has been messed with. My wiring harness isn't like the one I'm seeing in the manual. At least I found my problem. Thanks.

[DrywallDoc]

UPDATE: my electrical problem was a blown #2 fuse and a missing fuse that was added to the harness. Once those were replaced everything worked again.
I think my choke problem is bad choke cable routing because my choke lever is backwards. When I pull the choke out, the little Carb "butterfly" is open, when I push the knob in the "butterfly" is closed. Isn't the choke ON when the carb butterfly is closed?