MFGC2300
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How do you bypass jump the starter? I don't think I am doing it right. Thanks.
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MFGC2300
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What am I touching on the starter? The hot wire in? Ignition on/off or doesn't matter? 220 hours. Sorry for all of the questions...I am a novice.
Yes, you want to touch the hot terminal on the starter, with a cable hooked to the positive terminal on the battery.
Use the other cable to provide a ground.
The ignition won't matter. You just want to see if the starter cranks.
It's unlikely the starter has failed, if your tractor only has 220 hours.
Check the ground strap from the engine to the frame. You can test the ground by using a jumper cable from the negative terminal on the battery to the engine. And, try using the key to start it.
Use the other cable to provide a ground.
The ignition won't matter. You just want to see if the starter cranks.
It's unlikely the starter has failed, if your tractor only has 220 hours.
Check the ground strap from the engine to the frame. You can test the ground by using a jumper cable from the negative terminal on the battery to the engine. And, try using the key to start it.
cdaigle430
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If all of your connections are good-can you do a load test on your battery? Even though the volts are there it could still be bad enough to not hold a load.
MFGC2300
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Tried everything you guys suggested. Need to do a load test on the battery. Shows green in the window. Wierd thing is that the blinker and hazards work. The front lights do not work. Weird inconsistent buzzing/clicking when you turn the ignition...sounds like it coming from under the instrument panel. The solenoid does engage but not consistently.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
You did not give the results of testing the starter?
Never trust the "eye" window on a battery.
Testing always needs to be done with a known good battery. Take one from a vehicle if necessary.
One member reported failure of the ignition switch. He dissembled it, and repaired it.
MFGC2300
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The starter did nothing when I jumpted it. Also, tested the ground strap on the engine...nothing. Battery is original..2005.
If you used the battery in the tractor to test it, then you probably wasted your time.
Even if the battery is not your problem today, (and I will bet you it is), you still need to look at replacing it, because it is on borrowed time.
I suggest an Interstate MT-51. It's a Honda battery, so most stocking dealers have one in stock. If you haggle with them for a cash and carry price, you can get one for under $80. And it is a really good battery.
Even if the battery is not your problem today, (and I will bet you it is), you still need to look at replacing it, because it is on borrowed time.
I suggest an Interstate MT-51. It's a Honda battery, so most stocking dealers have one in stock. If you haggle with them for a cash and carry price, you can get one for under $80. And it is a really good battery.
MFGC2300
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Thanks. I knew I was pushing it with the battery. I just didn't think it was the battery because it started a day earlier.
MFGC2300
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New battery. I picked up the Interstate MT-51. I am getting nothing. I don't hear the solenoid clicking when I turn the ignition. I tried jumping the starter and checked the engine ground.
MFGC2300
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Yes...assuming I am doing it right.
MFGC2300
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Nothing.
My guess is you not doing something right. You should get something, unless it's got a completely open wire inside.
Have you triple checked each individual lever, to see if they are all in the right place? Sometimes you can bump one, when you get off, knock it slightly out of place, and the machine will not start. Also try moving them and putting them back to the starting position.
There is a 40 amp fuse that appears to feed the ignition, check for a blown fuse.
Jump the seat switch with a wire, and see if that makes a difference.
Then, you can jump the other two safety switches on the levers.
Before you have it towed, you could pull the starter, and have it tested locally. Provided you have a re-builder nearby.
Have you triple checked each individual lever, to see if they are all in the right place? Sometimes you can bump one, when you get off, knock it slightly out of place, and the machine will not start. Also try moving them and putting them back to the starting position.
There is a 40 amp fuse that appears to feed the ignition, check for a blown fuse.
Jump the seat switch with a wire, and see if that makes a difference.
Then, you can jump the other two safety switches on the levers.
Before you have it towed, you could pull the starter, and have it tested locally. Provided you have a re-builder nearby.
MFGC2300
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The troubling part is that I am not even getting any of the indicator lights on the dashboard. Fuse is good. Getting dark here. Tomorrow is another day. Thanks.
Okay, there is a start.
There is also a fuse, in the wiring about 6" below the alternator.
MFGC2300
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That one was good also. I looked at all of the fuses that I could find.
