Mf 202 starting problems, help!

Jrpitdog

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I have a '58/59 workbull. I have owned it
for a few months and have used it several
times. It sat for a few weeks, went to
start it and it wouldn't start, acted like
a dead battery. Battery was 4 years old so
I went ahead and replaced with a brand new
24f 750cca battery. Didn't help at all. It
barely turned over then the click, click.
I pulled the starter and connected cables
directly to the starter and it spun up
fine. Re-installed and directly connected
cables bypassing the ignition, nothing,
maybe a very faint attempt at trying to
turn the starter. I can turn the engine
without too much effort by the rad fan.
Did I get a bum battery or is the starter
bad? From my research it's a Delco style
with the Bendix drive.
 
For whatever reason I've had more no-starts on Masseys due to a bad ground than anything else. IF the connections are good then I would suspect the solenoid first then the starter. Given it's 63 or 64 years old it may be time for a rebuild on the starter or a new one. Might want to put that new battery on the charger to be sure it's up to snuff. Good Luck with it!
 

I also have a 202 but I've had an 8N for like 20 years. I have found that most electrical problems are just due to bad connections. An electrical connection can look beautiful but be bad at the same time. [b:24dd077ee8]You can't see a bad connection.
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When I have that problem, I start taking all my electrical connections apart and cleaning them. I don't mean wiping them off, I mean clean them with a file or sand paper so they are bright and shiny. I can almost guarantee you will solve your problem that way.
 
(quoted from post at 14:36:00 01/25/22)
I also have a 202 but I've had an 8N for like 20 years. I have found that most electrical problems are just due to bad connections. An electrical connection can look beautiful but be bad at the same time. [b:f5b3f928c1]You can't see a bad connection.
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When I have that problem, I start taking all my electrical connections apart and cleaning them. I don't mean wiping them off, I mean clean them with a file or sand paper so they are bright and shiny. I can almost guarantee you will solve your problem that way.

To add to this, I also put some dielectric grease in the connections to help prevent further corrosion.
 

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