To buy or not to buy

I am thinking about buying a zero turn CC model RZT-L46 FAB (17AGCACN010). That one has the Honda engine GXV630. I don't know anything about CC or this lawn mower. My mowers in the past have been Craftsman and Ariens. $300 asking price seems to be a good deal. Seller says it needs a starter and engine is not running, but turns by hand. It's about a 100 miles away so I have not gone out to see the mower yet. Can you guys give me some tips what to look out for, what to check and what questions to ask about this particular model, its known weak spots and trouble areas and its good points. I really appreciate your input on this. Thanks.

I did ask the seller on the phone about the deck and the transmissions, which are really the other 2 areas which can really get expensive. He said both transmissions are good and so is the deck. I will wait until next weekend. If it is still available then I will give him another call and asked the questions you suggested. The mower is not local and I will have to do some traveling, so I try to get as much info as i can before I make the trip. I was hoping to get more info about known, inherent gotchas and recurring failures associated with that series and model, especially with the Honda engine which, from what i understand, is not the engine normally used by Cub Cadet. Maybe that's a good thing, maybe it's bad ??? I would love to hear from someone who actually owns one of those and knows all the good and the bad about it. Yeap, SRT, you are right about the price, very attractive and tempting to just buy it and hope for the best.
 

Well, last Sunday I drove the 200 miles to see the mower and I bought it for $250 while keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best. The seller was a senior gentleman who seemed to be honest and sincere. He answered all my questions in a way that made sense without raising a red flag, except for one, the one about the starter. The mower has not been running for almost a year. Everything was just fine until it quit, he said. No issues with the hydros, the deck or engine. But then the starter went bad. For almost a year, he said, he has been trying to find a starter for this GXV630 Honda engine and was unable to find one. Now that is hard to believe and I don't know what's up with that. I googled it to find one and they popped up like pretty girls on the beach. I don't know what he is talking about, but I am sure I will find out when I get to it. The fan covers are missing, they jerryrigged an electric fuel pump to the engine and who knows what other dumb things he did, but that is the challenge and I will find out as I go through it all with a fine toothed comb. After I got back home I gave it a good cleaning and I must say I am very happy with what I got for $250. With only 250 hours on the meter it almost looks new. All original paint, no flaking or rust anywhere and if nobody ever opened the engine and messed with it, it should be ok too. The seat is kinda weathered and I noticed that the right front caster swivel bracket is severely binding sort. Probably one or both ball bearing are shot, not a big deal to replace. Other then that I got my project for the winter cut out and I am all excited about it. Hopefully no money pit or unpleasant surprises but when I get done with it, it should be like a like new ZT worth a good $2000.

I started the restoration process of my newly aquired project and I am in desperate need of a good electrical wiring diagram for that particular mower. It is a 2017 17AGCACN056 or RZT-L46 (Honda engine). I found a few, but they are very hard to make out. Thanks

Does anybody know what lines go to where on this fuel pump. Since the previous owner messed around and put an electric fuel pump on the mower I want to put it back to the factory way

Why does the fuel pump for a Honda GXV630RH has 4 legs of which one is a purge line. What does the purge line do? Btw. Scott I found out where all the fuel lines go but I have a few more questions. There is what seems to be a oil pressure sensor or switch on the right side of the engine (see pic) but it doesn't have a wire on it and I don't see any loose wires hanging around anywhere. The other one is, there is a line coming from the carburetor (#30 on the picture). Where does it go?

Yes, there is a solenoid at the bottom of that carburetor but the line I am talking about is not electrical. The #30 line in the diagram that is going to or coming from the carburetor is connected somewhere or maybe not. Mine is about a foot long and just hanging there in the engine compartment. And I am pretty sure that's not correct. I assume it could be a vacuum line, vent line, return line or ???? About the oil switch, I know, maintain proper oil level and the switch is irrelevant. Just curious. It looks like there has never been a wire connected to it. If I could just get my hands on a good electrical schematic for my particular model and year.

Post #10 shows the carburetor diagram and in there it shows the number 30 pointing to a line which goes to the carburetor. The question is where does the other end connect to. Yes I did try to find a shop manual but all i could find are service and owners manuals. I looked at them carefully but couldn't find what i was looking for. I discovered Cub Cadet and Honda to be very poor when it comes to support their products. But I am making progress. The more I dig the more things open up

Did you ever figure out what that 4th line was for the fuel pump?

Yep, agreed...
 
I would try and get the oil pressure switch working.. 
It's a big enough engine it has an oil and thus oil pressure...
 
 
And thanks for the update