Ford 1510 Tractor Wont Start Help !

[rookie racer]

I have a Ford 1510 tractor that wont start. I tried to start it yesterday, it would turn over for a second. Battery was week . I just bought a new battery today. It will not turn over. no lites on the dash. Has 13v to starter . is there a fuse somewhere or relay?
Scott

 

[aircommuter]

Do you have 13 volts to the starter when you try to crank?

 

[Soundguy]

Check for a fusable link, low volts may have torched it

 

[rookie racer]

Do you have 13 volts to the starter when you try to crank?

Volts go way down to .05 volts when i hit the key. i have 13 volts on the starter to the big wire from battery.

 

[rookie racer]

Check for a fusable link, low volts may have torched it

i dont see a fuseable link

 

[aircommuter]

If the voltage goes that low on the big wire at the starter when trying to crank you have bad wire or terminal on that wire, even with a shorted starter or a frozen engine and a good battery that big uld not go that low. When you try to crank measure the voltage at the battery and at the starter. Check tye ground wire and its connections. All the voltage will not work without ground.

 

[Soundguy]

yup.. if a new battery..then low volts then a bad connection somewhere

 

[rookie racer]

No, Volts drop to zero when i hit the key.

 

[Soundguy]

Use more words, they are free.

Volts drop to 0, measured where?

 

[rookie racer]

Use more words, they are free.

Volts drop to 0, measured where?

Zero at Battery, Zero at starter, Zero at Alternator

 

[Soundguy]

0 @ bat = dead bat.. No mystery there.

Note that there is a difference in 0 @ bat post & 0@ the bat cable connector

 

[rookie racer]

0 @ bat = dead bat.. No mystery there.

Note that there is a difference in 0 @ bat post & 0@ the bat cable connector

Ok, I have 12.8- 13 volts to a new battery. When i put a volt meter on the new battery posts. Then turn key to start. The volt meter goes from 12.8 down to zero. The same thing on the starter. and alternator. All of the Hot Terminals mentioned here have 12.8 volts untill i turn the key to start. Motor will not turn over.

 

[rayikeo2]

I keep harping on this as a ignition switch problem. Voltage comes into the ign switch but does not go out to the solenoid. There are 4 internal contacts in the switch and they get burnt and cease to transfer the power to the starter, the cold start aid and the guages go dim or out when the switch is turned to start. Check there. If this is the problem, you can still jump power to the starter solinoid and start the tractor. Check some of older posts from JC-jetro to see how to jump the solenoid with a screwdriver.....I could be wrong on this but check it out, I am not a mechanic, just an owner.

 

[rookie racer]

I keep harping on this as a ignition switch problem. Voltage comes into the ign switch but does not go out to the solenoid. There are 4 internal contacts in the switch and they get burnt and cease to transfer the power to the starter, the cold start aid and the guages go dim or out when the switch is turned to start. Check there. If this is the problem, you can still jump power to the starter solinoid and start the tractor. Check some of older posts from JC-jetro to see how to jump the solenoid with a screwdriver.....I could be wrong on this but check it out, I am not a mechanic, just an owner.

I tried to jump the starter soleniod to the big battery wire. does nothing. I guess i will pull the fuel tank and dig into the wiring.

 

[kirkawilson]

If you jumped the starter solenoid post to the big battery wire (with good, grounded battery and with big battery wire mounted on starter post) and nothing clicked, you likely have a bad starter/solenoid. I replaced my NH 1920 starter with and eBay purchase []new holland 151 starter | eBay and it worked for a while. My starting problems eventually developed into too much wiring harness voltage loss, and not being patient enough for electrical troubleshooting, I bypassed the harness with a push-button starter switch. You might replace the solenoid first.

 

[rookie racer]

Its a new battery, But i will put my load tester on it

 

[Soundguy]

If it drops to 0 with the starter on it, no load tester needed!

If its a bad bat, impossible to implicate ignition switch yet.. Need a good bat to diagnose!

 

[Soundguy]

I keep harping on this as a ignition switch problem. Voltage comes into the ign switch but does not go out to the solenoid. There are 4 internal contacts in the switch and they get burnt and cease to transfer the power to the starter, the cold start aid and the guages go dim or out when the switch is turned to start. Check there. If this is the problem, you can still jump power to the starter solinoid and start the tractor. Check some of older posts from JC-jetro to see how to jump the solenoid with a screwdriver.....I could be wrong on this but check it out, I am not a mechanic, just an owner.

His battery is dead.. Impossible to diagnose ignition switch... Yet.

 

[rookie racer]

Load test showed good , battery is strong . it must be starter or soleniod

 

[guyw]

When checking the battery while cranking, put the meter leads on the positive and negative terminals of the battery itself. If you still see 0 volts, it is the battery. If you see 12.8 volts or better, you have a bad ground connection somewhere between where you used to put the negative meter lead and the negative terminal on the battery.

Guy.