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Starter on 70G won't kick in

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Lon in NE

02-18-2007 13:44:06




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I went out in the cold the other day to start the 70 and move some snow. It would turn over REALLY slow. Ah, the battery is down, cause the alternator conversion isn"t working. Charged the battery a couple hours. Didn"t make a difference. Went and bought a new battery and fully charged it. Now it won"t even click. I opened the starter area and checked voltage from cable post to frame and it was 12.7, just like from battery post to battery post. I pushed the solenoid button completely in. Still nothing.

I wasn"t watching what I was doing and did just touch the cables backwards when hooking the battery up. Did I fry something? Any suggestions as to what to check next? I really don"t want to drop that heavy suckerw of a starter if I don"t have to. ;-) TIA!

Lon

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arowe

02-19-2007 20:08:59




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 Re: Starter on 70G won't kick in in reply to Lon in NE, 02-18-2007 13:44:06  
How about checking to see if the rod running down to the contact switch is bent. If it is bent too much it will not close the contact switch.



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Jim Black

02-19-2007 04:45:46




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 Re: Starter on 70G won't kick in in reply to Lon in NE, 02-18-2007 13:44:06  
I have a 48 A that was acting like your G and I found the ground was making contact all the time.



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buickanddeere

02-18-2007 19:30:24




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 Re: Starter on 70G won't kick in in reply to Lon in NE, 02-18-2007 13:44:06  
Measure the voltage while the starter motor should be turning, ie when current is flowing. Just measuring at the battery then at the starter without current flow will not show a difference.



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Fern(Mi)

02-18-2007 16:07:35




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 Re: Starter on 70G won't kick in in reply to Lon in NE, 02-18-2007 13:44:06  
If you could get him back? How about letting Oliver Wendell Douglas start it up front with a crank. Always amazed me his cranking up an old tractor to drive it by the flywheel turning on the side. Didn"t supris me any Lisa never caught on.
Fernan



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BLinWMi

02-18-2007 16:33:46




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 Speaking of GreenAcres, where is the GP? in reply to Fern(Mi), 02-18-2007 16:07:35  
I wonder where the old John Deere GP went to that Mr Douglas drove at the begining of every Green Acres episode. But I never once saw it on the show, always had some fordson thing blowing up while cranking it. The GP was wierd too, had a metal pan seat bolted to the pulley side fender. Would be cool to trace that one down. Then maybe find the unstyled A that showed up once in awhile at uncle Jesses farm on the Dukes of Hazzard. That would take some good detective skills.

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DSK

02-18-2007 14:25:53




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 Re: Starter on 70G won't kick in in reply to Lon in NE, 02-18-2007 13:44:06  
Remove the starter switch & check the copper contacts inside. It attaches to the starter with 2 small screws and can be removed without pulling the starter itself. I had problems with mine when I used to use it in the winter, condensation would run down the outside of the case & freeze up inside the starter switch.



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F-I-T

02-18-2007 14:53:48




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 Re: Starter on 70G won't kick in in reply to DSK, 02-18-2007 14:25:53  
You guys have push-button solenoid starting on 70 gassers? I thought they started with the old foot pedal. If it's push bittun, sure sounds like a bad solenoid, or burned contacts.



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HaroldIHC

02-19-2007 06:49:04




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 Re: Starter on 70G won't kick in in reply to F-I-T, 02-18-2007 14:53:48  
^The 70 does not have a solinoid, take DSKs advise. I had the same problem with my 70.----- -----HAROLD



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