Starter solenoid

Ok I have read dozens of post about this and have not got the answer I am looking for.

I have a 62' 851 and it was starting fine then while I was working on it I shorted out the solenoid. I went to tractor supply and got a new solenoid and wired it up the same as the one I took off. I went ahead and got new connectors and a new cable for the starter. Well all went well and I ran the tractor for a while and noticed smoke coming from the starter so I turned the tractor off. I tried to restart but it did nothing. The starter had apparently never stopped spinning while the tractor was running so I took the starter off and had it rebuilt. Brought it home and installed it along with another solenoid I got from a tractor dealer. It did the same thing only this time it didnt turn off when I turned the key off.

It has a 12v 4 post solenoid the top big lug goes to the battery and has another yellow and red wire connected to it that I dont know where it goes. The S terminal wire is connected to the keyed switch. the I terminal was actually connected to the starter along with the bottom Large lug.



Can someone tell me the problem I am having..

There should only be the one large wire from the solenoid to the starter.

Mark
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I terminal goes to coil,not starter. I is ignition. Feeds power while cranking..A low battery will sometimes make a solenoid stick and keep starter spinning.

Not on his tractor. One small terminal goes to the ignition on side of the switch and the other goes to the starter button.

Mark

(quoted from post at 18:11:51 07/30/14) There should only be the one large wire from the solenoid to the starter.

Mark
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Thanks, my tractor doesnt have the push button so should I just ground the wire that is suppose to go to it.

If it has a switch with a start position yes you would ground the wire that goes to the push button and the other one should connect to the switch terminal that is only hot in the start position.

Mark

Ok I will try that tomorrow. How do I go about checking a solenoid to see if it is good or not.

To test the correct solenoid for a Ford tractor you connect a wire from one of the small posts to + on the battery and connect a wire from the other small post to - on the battery. If the solenoid is working you will hear it "click" as the contactor closes. It doesn't matter which post you connect to + or -.

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