52 8N, 6v system
I used it and parked it about 2 months ago, same as always, then about 3 weeks ago I needed it and it wouldnt fire, did some checking and had no spark. Put battery on charge and it was showing 6.33 but still wouldnt give me a spark. Then while holding the plug wire I got a little buzz. Pulled out my manual and started checking stuff. Cleaned and re-did several connections, still no fire. Got the MM and started tracing voltage and noticed I was losing a volt, from 6.33 to 5.33 or so between the battery and coil. The wire was good, kept checking and discovered I lost the volt at the terminal block from one side to the other. Decided to remove it and clean all those connections and found the top screw terminal was loose in the block. Being the smert guy I am I figured I could just move the one wire from the top and put it on the bottom screw, serves the same purpose right?
Did that and got my 6.33 volts and tractor fired right up, I let it warm up hooked to my scrape blade and proceeded to grade my driveway and put in an additional water bar for the rain. Parked the tractor, hit the off switch and it wont shut off, just keeps running. . . . . . The wire I moved came from one side of the off-on switch, I disconnected it from the switch to break the circuit but it kept running.
Got it parked where it lives and choked it into submission then disconnected the battery.
Any idea what I could have done that is causing it to not shut off? Somehow it seems to be in an always on condition which cant be good.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks guys
I used it and parked it about 2 months ago, same as always, then about 3 weeks ago I needed it and it wouldnt fire, did some checking and had no spark. Put battery on charge and it was showing 6.33 but still wouldnt give me a spark. Then while holding the plug wire I got a little buzz. Pulled out my manual and started checking stuff. Cleaned and re-did several connections, still no fire. Got the MM and started tracing voltage and noticed I was losing a volt, from 6.33 to 5.33 or so between the battery and coil. The wire was good, kept checking and discovered I lost the volt at the terminal block from one side to the other. Decided to remove it and clean all those connections and found the top screw terminal was loose in the block. Being the smert guy I am I figured I could just move the one wire from the top and put it on the bottom screw, serves the same purpose right?
Did that and got my 6.33 volts and tractor fired right up, I let it warm up hooked to my scrape blade and proceeded to grade my driveway and put in an additional water bar for the rain. Parked the tractor, hit the off switch and it wont shut off, just keeps running. . . . . . The wire I moved came from one side of the off-on switch, I disconnected it from the switch to break the circuit but it kept running.
Got it parked where it lives and choked it into submission then disconnected the battery.
Any idea what I could have done that is causing it to not shut off? Somehow it seems to be in an always on condition which cant be good.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks guys