1952 Oliver 88

Andrewclark1 · Jul 1, 2020

My 1952 Oliver 88 will not start. When I press ignition button iit makes a noise like it wants to start for a couple seconds, then nothing else happens. I tested my starter and it works, the battery is good and the battery cables are new. It would turn over and start until it would flood out last year. I have since rebuilt the carb so the gas no longer spills out. Any ideas on what went wrong since last November? The spark plugs , wires, condenser, points, coil are only 2 years old. I replaced the ignition button a couple months ago. This tractor never had a starter solenoid since I have been driving it, over 35 years

rrlund · Jul 1, 2020

Sounds like a bad ground. Is it still grounded up under the dash like they were new from the factory? That was just a darned poor set up. They'd start to rust between the cowl and the frame and you'd loose ground when the tractors were two years old. It's best to ground to one of the starter bolts right at the bell housing.

J.Wondergem · Jul 1, 2020

(quoted from post at 14:20:41 07/01/20) My 1952 Oliver 88 will not start. When I press ignition button iit makes a noise like it wants to start for a couple seconds, then nothing else happens. I tested my starter and it works, the battery is good and the battery cables are new. It would turn over and start until it would flood out last year. I have since rebuilt the carb so the gas no longer spills out. Any ideas on what went wrong since last November? The spark plugs , wires, condenser, points, coil are only 2 years old. I replaced the ignition button a couple months ago. This tractor never had a starter solenoid since I have been driving it, over 35 years

You could try another starter switch. I bought a new one, didn't work and had to buy another one. China crap.

ziffel · Jul 2, 2020

I have on several of these gotten a longer ground cable and ran from the ground post on the battery down to a bell housing bolt. It is easy to test out. Just take a good jumper cable and connect to the ground post on the battery and a good clean spot on the block. Give it a try. BUT FIRST clean both battery posts and cable ends.

rrlund · Jul 2, 2020

I was gonna suggest that too, but there's a huge difference in jumper cables. Some of them won't carry any more amperage that a piece of baling wire.

ziffel · Jul 2, 2020

I made my own jumper cables more than eight feet long from welding cable with high quality clamps more than 20 years ago. Still doing well.

rrlund · Jul 2, 2020

I bought a set of 12 footers that are real good. They cost me over $80, but they'll sure spin an engine over.

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