Recent content by clwhitt

After pulling the ignition switch and checking resistance across its terminals (some across 30 and AC where there should be none), I decided to take the risk of pulling the ignition switch apart to look at the contacts inside. As you can see from the pictures, there was significant corrosion on...

OK, I'm noticing that if I let go of the key after it starts, rather than turning it back to run (letting it "spring release"), it keeps running (at least on a few cycles so far), which definitely points to the ignition switch (and the previous observations would probably be because I was...

I'm wondering if the after-market solenoid might be bad from the start. Messing around with it this morning, I find "something is different", the Groundhog Day cycle is not repeating, I'm getting the trouble light lit on both sides of the red/black wire connector when releasing from Start, but...

OK, this issue has been visited close to a million times on this site (that may be a slight exaggeration), but what I'm seeing is not mentioned where I have looked/searched. The problem, not an unusual one, points to a fault with power to the stop solenoid. I will try the key, it'll start and...

I've resurrected a 1968 Pettibone Multihoe LDA backhoe that has been sitting on my property for probably about 10 years. Its Detroit Diesel 3-53 fired up right off the bat (after a round of preparatory repairs/searches for replacement parts), and has been a series of repairs to old parts since...