I just installed my newly rebuilt continental 6 in my oliver 70. started and ran perfectly at the machine shop. I can't get the starter to turn the engine more than 1/8th rev now that is reinstalled on the frame. At this point I am connecting a new 6v directly to the starter (no ground problems). I even tried a 200 amp quick starter directly the starter. The starter works perfectly when removed from the engine and worked perfectly while installed at the machine shop. Do I need to amp-up the input with a larger source? Does a machine shop have higher power sources? Any help would be appreciated.
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I was also thinking something is wrong besides starter. The engine may be be tight until broken in. Might be as simple as too much fuel washed oil out of cylinders. I would pull the plugs,squirt alittle oil in cylinders and spin it several times,reinstall plugs and try to start it again. If it doesn't spin without plugs,you have a serious problem. If you insist on supplying enough power to starter to turn it over,I reccomend useing 12 volts rather than twice normal amps on 6 volts.
Goose
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Sounds like an ongoing problem we had with an Oliver 70 we used regularly on the farm some years ago. It was a nice tractor if you could ever get the dammed thing started. Even well broken in, the starter just wouldn't turn it over worth a dang. We did everything short of converting it to 12 volts. My father finally sold it to a salvage yard and we went out to celebrate.
I still have negative views of Oliver 70's. Sorry I can't offer anything positive.
I still have negative views of Oliver 70's. Sorry I can't offer anything positive.
fixerupper
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Did you get everything together right when you mated the engine to the transmission? Did it slip together or did you have to pull it together with bolts? Just sayin
showcrop
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The 70's continental does not "mate" to the tranny. I'll bet that the problem is just the drag of the rope seal. I turn them 50 rotations with a wrench before even trying with the starter. It is highly unlikely that the shop keeps a 6 volt battery around for the once or twice a year 6 volt starter that comes along, right? They just hit it with twelve and of course it spun right over. I have an old Ford with a six volt starter and twelve volt battery, that turns fast and starts in a half revolution, so that starter s getting nearly zero wear.
T in NE
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Does the starter come to speed instantly and try to roll away, or does it start slow and take a few seconds to get up to speed?
gene bender
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Have you had the starter refreshed thats where to fixt the problem all the voltage in the world wont fix a bad starter
I can spin the motor by hand fairly easy. At this point I've not even connected the generator, radiator, transmission link, and fuel tank. It's just basically sitting on the frame. I wanted to see if it would turn over before I went any further. Based on other replies I've received it sounds like a weak starter. But still a little confused because the thing started right up at the machine shop while it was strapped to wooden blocks.
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