dcwatson84
New User
Ive been having trouble starting my old model B. Ive checked that the battery is good. Now im checking the starter and it seems there"s an issue with it.
When hitting the starter switch it basically does nothing, no turning over at all. I took the black delco starter off this evening and cleaned the inside a bit, and also confirmed that the drive is working, i.e. the engine isnt locked up.
I reattached and it still wouldn"t start. So I attempted one of the things listed here:
http://www.ytmag.com/ac/messages/86889.html
Basically I hard wired the battery to the starter post, with the ground on the body of the tractor. When applying current nothing happens. So then I grounded the cables to the outside of the starter, as recommended in the previous forum. When I did this and applied current, the started tried to turn over for like a half second, then it would stop, and smoke for a second like it was shorting, until I removed current.
Is the starter short circuiting on the inside or something? the wires connected to the spring loaded bushings on the inside look pretty worn, so it wouldn't surprise me if something was shorting. Is this common? Is it repairable? Any other ideas?
When hitting the starter switch it basically does nothing, no turning over at all. I took the black delco starter off this evening and cleaned the inside a bit, and also confirmed that the drive is working, i.e. the engine isnt locked up.
I reattached and it still wouldn"t start. So I attempted one of the things listed here:
http://www.ytmag.com/ac/messages/86889.html
Basically I hard wired the battery to the starter post, with the ground on the body of the tractor. When applying current nothing happens. So then I grounded the cables to the outside of the starter, as recommended in the previous forum. When I did this and applied current, the started tried to turn over for like a half second, then it would stop, and smoke for a second like it was shorting, until I removed current.
Is the starter short circuiting on the inside or something? the wires connected to the spring loaded bushings on the inside look pretty worn, so it wouldn't surprise me if something was shorting. Is this common? Is it repairable? Any other ideas?