Re: my every four month visit

Posted by Diana JH on May 20, 2007 at 12:57:11 from (71.51.127.61):

In Reply to: my every four month visit posted by Diana JH on May 19, 2007 at 11:40:09:

Howdy,
First let me say the length of his thread is becoming an embarrassment to me!
OK, battery charged, take to tractor and disconnect wire on solenoid that goes to start button. Done.
Got the guts up to put pos cable on battery and here comes the negative to the neg post...on! SMOKE! Take cable off quick! The smoke was coming from the area of magnetic switch on solenoid where the pos cable to battery and 2g cable from solenoid is.
Say a few things to my self, well...just one word, actually and walk in the house to tell ya all what happened. Got in the house and the light bulb in my head lit up...I recall "contacts" sticking in the regulator. I go back out and take cover off. None stuck but the top set has a bit of carbon or something on it so I clean that up. Probably from a previous stick. OK, I DO want to know if those bottom contacts are supposed to be so close together they look like they are touching, and they may even be, I can't tell.
Since the regulator wasn't too remarkable, decided to go ahead and switch those wires on the amp gauge, so I did. I also went ahead and repaired the wire that went to the ignition button and reattached it. Walk back around and put the pos on the post and touch the neg and SMOKE again. THIS time though, I see a BIG culprit- that gas know cable I broke this morning slid down the back of the dash and of all the places for it to make contact...right ON the magnetic switch post for the wire that goes to the ignition switch that I had just repaired. I doubt it was there just a few minutes before though.
Like a complete idiot, I grab the cable to shove it back up into the dash and guess what...it was pretty darn hot and I have a nice burn on my hand to prove it. OK, I know that caused a short there but I also know it was only there for one try, so do I try again??? YUP. Keep in mind, my goal here is to engage the solenoid and starter by jumping it.
I put the pos cable on the battery and am holding the neg in my hand. I finally get brave and put the neg on the post. Up until this try there was ALWAYS at least a small spark at the post, which ever one was put on last. No spark. NO SMOKE. NOTHING bad is happening!!!
I stood there for must have been 2 or 3 minutes staring at that solenoid waiting for smoke. All looked ok, so I grab my trusty screwdriver and prepare to touch the two terminals without touching anything else on the tractor (not an easy feat when you are shaking). Just for good measure, I held a board with my left hand to the battery since my face had no choice but to be too close for comfort in the event the battery blew or some odd thing. I touch the two posts, solenoid engages, starter engages and I pulled the screwdriver away and took a sigh of relief cause I am thinking this is a good thing, right?
Now I await your reply on this. I am hoping it is good news. I am guessing it was that ignition button wire causing the short (if it is in fact a solved situation) since it was almost broke in two and bare and probably touching metal it shouldn't be touching. Then, when I fixed it and that gas stop cable was laying on the post, it created the same response.
Can't wait to hear what ya all have to say about this!
Now I have to see if I can find some much needed parts while waiting for your reply.
Diana

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• Re: my every four month visit georgeky 16:33:14 05/20/07 (0)

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