Tinkerer
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2003
- Messages
- 53
- Tractor
- 1955 Ford 640
Okay, I promise this is the last question on my 640's starting solenoid. If I can't get it figured out, I guess I will just convert to 12v and forget the whole darn thing!
I get nothing when I hit the strarter button. To start it,I must jump across the solenois posts. I have replaced the solenoid, a three wire one, with another three wire unit off of another 640. I know it works, since I saw the other tractor start with it. Looking at the wiring diagram, I am sure I have it wired right. A wire from the solenoid to the starter, a wire from the battery (negative) to the solenoid, a wire from the solenoid to the regulator (?), and a wire from the solenoid to the starter button.
When I first got the tractor, I could get a spark by touching the wire to the starter button on anything metal, noe I get nothing when I do that. Why? Could the problem be the starter button? I am getting really tired of having to get off of the tractor and jump across the poles to get the blooming thing started!
I get nothing when I hit the strarter button. To start it,I must jump across the solenois posts. I have replaced the solenoid, a three wire one, with another three wire unit off of another 640. I know it works, since I saw the other tractor start with it. Looking at the wiring diagram, I am sure I have it wired right. A wire from the solenoid to the starter, a wire from the battery (negative) to the solenoid, a wire from the solenoid to the regulator (?), and a wire from the solenoid to the starter button.
When I first got the tractor, I could get a spark by touching the wire to the starter button on anything metal, noe I get nothing when I do that. Why? Could the problem be the starter button? I am getting really tired of having to get off of the tractor and jump across the poles to get the blooming thing started!