First of all, I want to thank everyone for your help. I learned a lot and I know that if it was not for this forum, my tractor would still not be running.
I put the battery back in after charging it for a while. It was reading about 12.5 volts. I flipped on the ignition and still got no voltage at the coil, so I traced the wire back.
I looked in at the ignition switch from the inside of the panel and noticed that the input wire to the ignition switch did not go anywhere, it was just a 6 inch section of bare ended wire. I then found the other part of that wire and noticed that the coupling between those wires had broken. I used some electrical tape as a quick fix and attached the wires together again.
I flipped on the ignition switch and measured just under 12 volts at the coil, so I knew I was in business. I used the starter and the tractor fired right up within a second.
I must say, it feels very satisfying to diagnose a problem and then fix it, especially while learning so much from you all!
Thank you!
John
I put the battery back in after charging it for a while. It was reading about 12.5 volts. I flipped on the ignition and still got no voltage at the coil, so I traced the wire back.
I looked in at the ignition switch from the inside of the panel and noticed that the input wire to the ignition switch did not go anywhere, it was just a 6 inch section of bare ended wire. I then found the other part of that wire and noticed that the coupling between those wires had broken. I used some electrical tape as a quick fix and attached the wires together again.
I flipped on the ignition switch and measured just under 12 volts at the coil, so I knew I was in business. I used the starter and the tractor fired right up within a second.
I must say, it feels very satisfying to diagnose a problem and then fix it, especially while learning so much from you all!
Thank you!
John