I have several things going on with this 2000 that I bought this year, but I want to address some wiring questions to begin with (for now!). I will try to keep this as short as possible.
The tractor was running just fine (not great, but fine), then it sat for a few weeks while I couldn't play with it. I went out to just to crank it up and it would not start. The starter sounded like it was trying, but it wouldn't fire. After several attempts to crank, the starter actually got STUCK on, even after removing the key! After running to get a wrench to disconnect the battery, the starter finally stopped on it's own.
I thought maybe it wasn't getting gas, needed plugs/wires, etc. (I had planned to rebuild the tractor over time anyway, I mean hey, it was a $600 purchase .
I pulled the gas tank off, I will be cleaning the rust out, lining the tank, and then painting it at some point. I put a temporary gas tank back in place with the fuel line running directly to the carburetor, and bypassing an in-line filter that I thought may have contributed to the issue.
After hooking the battery back up, I tried turning the key, and all I could hear was a clicking noise from the starter solenoid, and that didn't even happen every time I turned the key.
I purchased a solenoid from Yesterday's Tractors that appeared to be very similar to the "original", 2 big posts and 2 smaller posts.
I tried to hook up the new one like the old one, but they aren't EXACTLY the same. The original had the positive cable from the battery going to a big post, which ALSO had a small white wire from the ignition attached to the same big post.
The other big post went to the starter. And there was a small black wire that went to a small post on the solenoid.
SO, with all that being said, my FIRST question, how the heck should this solenoid be wired, because the starter still won't do anything, and I need to know if the starter itself is bad or not?
Secondly, I'm curious about so many wires coming from the ignition itself. I ask this because the replacement ignition that Yesterday's Tractors sells only has 2 wires on it. Here are the 5 coming from my switch:
1. Black wire (with tape on it) running to the coil
2. Black wire running to the solenoid
3. Dirty white wire (holding in my hand in the picture) was originally double mounted with the positive battery cable on the solenoid.
4. Clean white goes to alternator
5. Red goes to volt gauge on my non-existent "dashboard"
I would GREATLY appreciate any help getting all this wiring correct and my tractor running again!
Thanks!
Mike
The tractor was running just fine (not great, but fine), then it sat for a few weeks while I couldn't play with it. I went out to just to crank it up and it would not start. The starter sounded like it was trying, but it wouldn't fire. After several attempts to crank, the starter actually got STUCK on, even after removing the key! After running to get a wrench to disconnect the battery, the starter finally stopped on it's own.
I thought maybe it wasn't getting gas, needed plugs/wires, etc. (I had planned to rebuild the tractor over time anyway, I mean hey, it was a $600 purchase .
I pulled the gas tank off, I will be cleaning the rust out, lining the tank, and then painting it at some point. I put a temporary gas tank back in place with the fuel line running directly to the carburetor, and bypassing an in-line filter that I thought may have contributed to the issue.
After hooking the battery back up, I tried turning the key, and all I could hear was a clicking noise from the starter solenoid, and that didn't even happen every time I turned the key.
I purchased a solenoid from Yesterday's Tractors that appeared to be very similar to the "original", 2 big posts and 2 smaller posts.
I tried to hook up the new one like the old one, but they aren't EXACTLY the same. The original had the positive cable from the battery going to a big post, which ALSO had a small white wire from the ignition attached to the same big post.
The other big post went to the starter. And there was a small black wire that went to a small post on the solenoid.
SO, with all that being said, my FIRST question, how the heck should this solenoid be wired, because the starter still won't do anything, and I need to know if the starter itself is bad or not?
Secondly, I'm curious about so many wires coming from the ignition itself. I ask this because the replacement ignition that Yesterday's Tractors sells only has 2 wires on it. Here are the 5 coming from my switch:
1. Black wire (with tape on it) running to the coil
2. Black wire running to the solenoid
3. Dirty white wire (holding in my hand in the picture) was originally double mounted with the positive battery cable on the solenoid.
4. Clean white goes to alternator
5. Red goes to volt gauge on my non-existent "dashboard"
I would GREATLY appreciate any help getting all this wiring correct and my tractor running again!
Thanks!
Mike