lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
I have the Y385 engine.
It just acts as if the starter doesn't have enough torque.
My battery is good.
I cleaned and tightened all of the connections.
It turns over, but it is really slow...and then...if you keep cranking...it suddenly starts to really turn fast and...bam...tractor is started. Or maybe not. Sometimes it just keeps groaning like the battery is half dead and never gets to really cranking the engine. Engine temperature and ambient temperature matter a little bit. It usually seems worse when it's cold (but I heat the engine). It's usually better when it's warm outside, but it also is bad when the engine is hot. Sometimes I have to let it sit and cool for a while before it will start again.
It just never seems to just turn over the way it should.
It's just so unpredictable. It seems like the starter might have a loose connection internally? Or I've read that one set of windings can go on a starter?
The cable from the battery to the starter is also pretty long. I'm wondering if anyone has ever replaced the cable from the factory with higher gauge cable with any luck?
Is there a heavier duty starter that I could look into?
I'm just wondering if anybody has had a similar issue and what they've done to fix it.
It just acts as if the starter doesn't have enough torque.
My battery is good.
I cleaned and tightened all of the connections.
It turns over, but it is really slow...and then...if you keep cranking...it suddenly starts to really turn fast and...bam...tractor is started. Or maybe not. Sometimes it just keeps groaning like the battery is half dead and never gets to really cranking the engine. Engine temperature and ambient temperature matter a little bit. It usually seems worse when it's cold (but I heat the engine). It's usually better when it's warm outside, but it also is bad when the engine is hot. Sometimes I have to let it sit and cool for a while before it will start again.
It just never seems to just turn over the way it should.
It's just so unpredictable. It seems like the starter might have a loose connection internally? Or I've read that one set of windings can go on a starter?
The cable from the battery to the starter is also pretty long. I'm wondering if anyone has ever replaced the cable from the factory with higher gauge cable with any luck?
Is there a heavier duty starter that I could look into?
I'm just wondering if anybody has had a similar issue and what they've done to fix it.