Safinsp
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Hello,
Hopefully someone can help. I just purchased a 1995 Ford 1720 with 950 hours on it. The machine is exceptionally clean, it even has the paper labels from Ford intact inside the wheels. The filters are all NH which leads me to believe that the local NH shop where I bought the machine in OK has been performing the maintenance on it. Now that I am back in NM, the saga is like this:
I was concerned that the glow plugs were not working, so I decided to change the glow plug timer. I took the old module off which had P/N 385870300 and took it to my local NAPA to see if they could locate a replacement. NAPA in turn called the closest New Holland dealer that crossed this number to a "new improved" item. I was advised that I would have to re-wire this new relay to work with my tractor. Well I picked it up, and set to work. I took the blade connectors loose from the factory pigtail on my tractor and attempted to adapt them to the new relay. The relay did not work, and after hours on the internet, I found that this glow plug controller I needed is difficult to locate due to NH and CNH part number differences. Well, I added SBA ahead of the above number and contacted the NH dealer myself. They had the correct glow controller in stock. After that was relayed to my local NAPA store, I brought the timer home and want to install correctly on my tractor. The four wires are now mixed up and I need to know which wire goes to which terminal on the controller, by color code if possible. It turns out that there was power to the glow plugs all along, but when I turned the key to the heat position, the glow plug indicator light would not illuminate. It still will not illuminate...and I guess maybe I don't need it to? I just want it to work properly.
Second concern: The tractor appears well maintained but I don't know what sounds are "normal". The engine has the diesel clatter that I am used to...I have a Cummins in my '93 Dodge, and have driven tractor trailers for many years. The clatter seems to become louder when the clutch is released no matter what the operating temperature is. This sounds like sound transfer from the engine to the bell housing area. When the clutch is depressed the sound is much less noticeable. Is this a normal sound for this tractor?
Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated...I have only had the tractor a week now...I guess I should leave well enough alone
Hopefully someone can help. I just purchased a 1995 Ford 1720 with 950 hours on it. The machine is exceptionally clean, it even has the paper labels from Ford intact inside the wheels. The filters are all NH which leads me to believe that the local NH shop where I bought the machine in OK has been performing the maintenance on it. Now that I am back in NM, the saga is like this:
I was concerned that the glow plugs were not working, so I decided to change the glow plug timer. I took the old module off which had P/N 385870300 and took it to my local NAPA to see if they could locate a replacement. NAPA in turn called the closest New Holland dealer that crossed this number to a "new improved" item. I was advised that I would have to re-wire this new relay to work with my tractor. Well I picked it up, and set to work. I took the blade connectors loose from the factory pigtail on my tractor and attempted to adapt them to the new relay. The relay did not work, and after hours on the internet, I found that this glow plug controller I needed is difficult to locate due to NH and CNH part number differences. Well, I added SBA ahead of the above number and contacted the NH dealer myself. They had the correct glow controller in stock. After that was relayed to my local NAPA store, I brought the timer home and want to install correctly on my tractor. The four wires are now mixed up and I need to know which wire goes to which terminal on the controller, by color code if possible. It turns out that there was power to the glow plugs all along, but when I turned the key to the heat position, the glow plug indicator light would not illuminate. It still will not illuminate...and I guess maybe I don't need it to? I just want it to work properly.
Second concern: The tractor appears well maintained but I don't know what sounds are "normal". The engine has the diesel clatter that I am used to...I have a Cummins in my '93 Dodge, and have driven tractor trailers for many years. The clatter seems to become louder when the clutch is released no matter what the operating temperature is. This sounds like sound transfer from the engine to the bell housing area. When the clutch is depressed the sound is much less noticeable. Is this a normal sound for this tractor?
Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated...I have only had the tractor a week now...I guess I should leave well enough alone
