JC-jetro
Elite Member
Eric,
My suggestion at this point is to remove the starter entirely off the tractor and take it to closest auto part supply for a test. They can do that test for free and should take only a few minutes. Take a pic of the wires first before taking the starter off. Taking starter off the tractor should take but a few minutes as well.The solenoid coil is either functional or open caused by a short or fused due a short as well. There might be crud on the solenoid where it will not be able to move the plunger in or out with a good coil. Solenoid once operational and activated in starter acts as a switch (relay) to provide electrical juice to main winding. You can bypass solenoid and directly put juice on the starter winding to turn it on. it seems non of those suggestions by others have not worked so far. although they are all valid methodology. My guess is that there is an open in something caused by a short. Can do continuity check on solenoid coil and other to diagnose but you got to break the starter down more to basic parts. Auto part store can check both solenoid and starter winding on bench but beyond that it needs to be taken apart. I don't think you can hurt it any by disassembly and checking things out if part store is not able to spin it.
JC,
My suggestion at this point is to remove the starter entirely off the tractor and take it to closest auto part supply for a test. They can do that test for free and should take only a few minutes. Take a pic of the wires first before taking the starter off. Taking starter off the tractor should take but a few minutes as well.The solenoid coil is either functional or open caused by a short or fused due a short as well. There might be crud on the solenoid where it will not be able to move the plunger in or out with a good coil. Solenoid once operational and activated in starter acts as a switch (relay) to provide electrical juice to main winding. You can bypass solenoid and directly put juice on the starter winding to turn it on. it seems non of those suggestions by others have not worked so far. although they are all valid methodology. My guess is that there is an open in something caused by a short. Can do continuity check on solenoid coil and other to diagnose but you got to break the starter down more to basic parts. Auto part store can check both solenoid and starter winding on bench but beyond that it needs to be taken apart. I don't think you can hurt it any by disassembly and checking things out if part store is not able to spin it.
JC,