Andyinchville1
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- Jan 7, 2023
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- Tractor
- Ford 8N
Hi All,
So I have an 1952 8N that is driving me crazy ....
Even though the tractor has a push button start near the gear shift lever (like "normal" 8Ns , the previous owner wired in a more "normal" key switch to start the tractor up (by normal I mean one click forward to the "run position" then it hits the start position and then you are supposed to let it off to the run position (pretty much like a regular car key switch).
Anyways, the problem I am having is when I switch the key forward just a bit (not even to the start position ....just maybe towards the run position) , the starter engages and the tractor starts ....
Problem with this is that the starter does not release and you can hear the engine spinning up the starter to high revs (the starter does not disengage and if left this way it may blow up the starter by over revving ....
The way to "fix" this is to back the key up a hair .... if you do it just right the starter disengages and the engine continues to run ... if you miss the sweet spot by just a hair ... the ignition is cut in addition to the starter disengaging ....
I tries a second key switch ... same issue
I am guessing something is not quite wired right ..... how would this issue be solved OR do I HAVE to somehow rewire it to the starter button on the trans and only use the key switch to turn the ignition "on" ?
Thanks in advance for any and all help
Andrew
So I have an 1952 8N that is driving me crazy ....
Even though the tractor has a push button start near the gear shift lever (like "normal" 8Ns , the previous owner wired in a more "normal" key switch to start the tractor up (by normal I mean one click forward to the "run position" then it hits the start position and then you are supposed to let it off to the run position (pretty much like a regular car key switch).
Anyways, the problem I am having is when I switch the key forward just a bit (not even to the start position ....just maybe towards the run position) , the starter engages and the tractor starts ....
Problem with this is that the starter does not release and you can hear the engine spinning up the starter to high revs (the starter does not disengage and if left this way it may blow up the starter by over revving ....
The way to "fix" this is to back the key up a hair .... if you do it just right the starter disengages and the engine continues to run ... if you miss the sweet spot by just a hair ... the ignition is cut in addition to the starter disengaging ....
I tries a second key switch ... same issue
I am guessing something is not quite wired right ..... how would this issue be solved OR do I HAVE to somehow rewire it to the starter button on the trans and only use the key switch to turn the ignition "on" ?
Thanks in advance for any and all help
Andrew