JakeBrakeIH
Member
Hey guys, having a hell of a time with my '54 Super C charging system. I recently had the sleeves and pistons replaced and got it back only to have an issue with the charging system. I knew it was leaking coolant into the crank case so I had not used it since last fall.
I put a new replacement battery in February. I went to use the tractor this weekend and tractor would start fine, run for 20-30 min and start to run real rough. Couple times it quit, other times I shut it off. Tractor would not restart, battery was dead. Recharge battery and good to go for another short period of time.
Tractor had a everything new from Brillman regarding the electrical system approx 1.5 years ago. Never had an issue running the lights or anything. I called Brillman and asked for some ideas and suggested to look for broken, cut wires and explained the importance of clean grounds. Spent few hours doing so, nothing out of the ordinary and same out come.
I had a generator redone from them for my BN(and never installed it yet) so I put it on, nothing. Had another regulator from my other Super C and boom started to charge! Swapped original generator and nothing again, so both parts must have issues?
With my amp gauge in the + side now, I proudly drive down the road to a nearby field trying to see if I can mimic what happened earlier. What I noticed is the amp gauge slowly went from + then right in the middle, then to -. Get home after about 25 min and shut it off, battery dead again.
Last ditch effort this evening, I swap the battery off my other tractor and same thing happened. However it did fire right up afterwards. Start back up, still in the -. I left the tractor sit for a few hours and fire it up no problem, and starts to charge again!!
Im starting to loose my mind lol. I know this is a long story but I have tried so many different things. I just want to be able to use this thing after getting the new sleeves done. Is the amp gauge always supposed to show +? Or only after start up? I plan on calling Brillman some point tomorrow for more troubleshooting tips but didnt know if I am over looking something? Oh, and yes I have polarized the generator too. Thanks!
I put a new replacement battery in February. I went to use the tractor this weekend and tractor would start fine, run for 20-30 min and start to run real rough. Couple times it quit, other times I shut it off. Tractor would not restart, battery was dead. Recharge battery and good to go for another short period of time.
Tractor had a everything new from Brillman regarding the electrical system approx 1.5 years ago. Never had an issue running the lights or anything. I called Brillman and asked for some ideas and suggested to look for broken, cut wires and explained the importance of clean grounds. Spent few hours doing so, nothing out of the ordinary and same out come.
I had a generator redone from them for my BN(and never installed it yet) so I put it on, nothing. Had another regulator from my other Super C and boom started to charge! Swapped original generator and nothing again, so both parts must have issues?
With my amp gauge in the + side now, I proudly drive down the road to a nearby field trying to see if I can mimic what happened earlier. What I noticed is the amp gauge slowly went from + then right in the middle, then to -. Get home after about 25 min and shut it off, battery dead again.
Last ditch effort this evening, I swap the battery off my other tractor and same thing happened. However it did fire right up afterwards. Start back up, still in the -. I left the tractor sit for a few hours and fire it up no problem, and starts to charge again!!
Im starting to loose my mind lol. I know this is a long story but I have tried so many different things. I just want to be able to use this thing after getting the new sleeves done. Is the amp gauge always supposed to show +? Or only after start up? I plan on calling Brillman some point tomorrow for more troubleshooting tips but didnt know if I am over looking something? Oh, and yes I have polarized the generator too. Thanks!