1720 Won't Start

   / 1720 Won't Start #1  

kb9trc

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Indiana
Tractor
ford 1720
Out of gear, pto off, clutch depressed. Battery and connections check good, I suppose that a bad cell would show on charger. I get the usual lights when key is turned on but glow plug lights don't show and it won't turn over.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
 
   / 1720 Won't Start #2  
what happens when you turn the key? any noise at all?
 
   / 1720 Won't Start #3  
There may be a safety switch that is broken or a wire to it may have come off. This happened to me on my 1715, the wire to the safety switch for the clutch had come off of the connector and I experienced the same symptoms you are.
 
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#4  
what happens when you turn the key? any noise at all?

Thanks for the reply. No lights when I try the glow plugs and no sounds when I try the starter. I'm going to change the ground cable today, its the old "mesh" type ground.
 
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#5  
There may be a safety switch that is broken or a wire to it may have come off. This happened to me on my 1715, the wire to the safety switch for the clutch had come off of the connector and I experienced the same symptoms you are.

Thanks for the reply. I'll try to track down the safety switches this afternoon.
 

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