Polaris man
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I just bought a 1010 Hinomoto tractor and it doesn't start worth a darn. The glow plugs look new and I can't figure out how to test them with either of my multi meters even after watching several you tube videos about how to test them. I don't have the same multi meter they do so I don't know where to set the indicator to test the glow plugs. One guy said they could be tested while in the engine but he didn't say what to set the dial on. And when it does start, it really smokes bad. The glow plug indicator light doesn't stay on for more than a few seconds so I think the glow plug relay may be bad, but I read somewhere that if a glow plug is bad, this can cause the light to not stay on as long as it should. If it is the relay, where the heck does a person get one for this tractor? I looked on the internet and never did find one either on ebay or amazon. And should the exhaust smoke even after the thing has warmed up smell pretty nasty? It doesn't smoke a lot but what smoke there is sure is foul smelling. I have a diesel pickup and car and neither one of them smell bad like this thing does. Any help out there?