mschneider823
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I have an 8N that won't turn over even when jump starting from a running vehicle. Solenoid clicks then rattles - also lights on the jumper-car dim to like half when I hit the 8N starter button. cleaned battery cable ends and the buss bar to the starter - even bought new battery cables. Noticed that if I hold the starter button down, the point where the buss bar connects to the starter gets hot, orange hot if I let it. I read in another thread that this might indicate the starter is stuck and to put the tractor in 4th gear and rock it back and forth to try and free it. Tried that and still have the same result.
Lastly, I tried attaching the black clamp to the frame and the positive clamp directly to the starter positive and got sparks, as in arcing, but no movement from the starter. It would seem that when I hit the starter button or clamp directly to the starter that the power is arcing to ground in the starter.
incidentally, I had been having a battery drain issue prior to this where when i turn the tractor off (switch), when I come back the battery is dead. Last few times I used it i just disconnected the battery cables until I could get time to troubleshoot it. Now i have this no-start/no-turnover issue.
thoughts on any other troubleshooting I could do? hate to go out and buy a starter if it might not be the problem.
thanks,
Michael
Lastly, I tried attaching the black clamp to the frame and the positive clamp directly to the starter positive and got sparks, as in arcing, but no movement from the starter. It would seem that when I hit the starter button or clamp directly to the starter that the power is arcing to ground in the starter.
incidentally, I had been having a battery drain issue prior to this where when i turn the tractor off (switch), when I come back the battery is dead. Last few times I used it i just disconnected the battery cables until I could get time to troubleshoot it. Now i have this no-start/no-turnover issue.
thoughts on any other troubleshooting I could do? hate to go out and buy a starter if it might not be the problem.
thanks,
Michael