sebagolakeranch
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Everything electrical on the right side of the tractor has been replaced. The tractor is still 6v. My mechanic couldn't get the tractor to start unless he put a 12v booster pack on one terminal of the starter solenoid. Ran perfect, but wouldn't re-start on its own. I replaced the wiring harness, one connection at a time. It turned over but still wouldn't start. I tried using my jumper cables from my truck with no luck and I think I burned out the solenoid. The new solenoid came in yesterday and I installed it, I think I did it correctly. Turned the key on, pressed the starter switch and nothing. Then I smelled/saw smoke. One of the red wires, the one where two come together, attached to one of the small posts of the solenoid was melting all the way up to the terminal block. Looking at a wiring diagram, it doesn't seem to indicated 2 wires going to one terminal. Was hoping someone may be able to tell what I did wrong from my pictures. The nuts on the solenoid were on and tight when I tried it.
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Everything electrical on the right side of the tractor has been replaced. The tractor is still 6v. My mechanic couldn't get the tractor to start unless he put a 12v booster pack on one terminal of the starter solenoid. Ran perfect, but wouldn't re-start on its own. I replaced the wiring harness, one connection at a time. It turned over but still wouldn't start. I tried using my jumper cables from my truck with no luck and I think I burned out the solenoid. The new solenoid came in yesterday and I installed it, I think I did it correctly. Turned the key on, pressed the starter switch and nothing. Then I smelled/saw smoke. One of the red wires, the one where two come together, attached to one of the small posts of the solenoid was melting all the way up to the terminal block. Looking at a wiring diagram, it doesn't seem to indicated 2 wires going to one terminal. Was hoping someone may be able to tell what I did wrong from my pictures. The nuts on the solenoid were on and tight when I tried it.
<image src="http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/photos/mvphoto22445.jpg"/>
<image src="http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/photos/mvphoto22446.jpg"/>
<image src="http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/photos/mvphoto22447.jpg"/>
<image src="http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/photos/mvphoto22448.jpg"/>
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