I had the starter and solenoid out, and when putting power to it on the shop floor, I was able to get the solenoid to push the starter gear out and the starter spun??? Any thoughts on that before I spend more money?
QUOTE=greg_g;1788779]Thanks. Isolating the starter and solenoid from the tractor wiring helps prove this particular problem is coincidental - but unrelated - to your wiring work. My own recommendation would be to just replace the solenoid. Yours probably has the same QD100C3 starter as mine, it takes this solenoid:
solinoid-QD100C3 . You can take it off and play with it if you want, but I seem to recall you already did that a few months back. If I'm thinkin' of the wrong guy, the starter first has to come off the tractor, then the solenoid comes off the starter. You can
try the solenoid that's on your shelf - but can you say with any confidence that it's actually a
known good part?
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