grafpatrick
Member
Hello-
My JD 4300 won't start. The story- a friend ran it out of fuel, added fuel and it started Ok but would lose RPM's a bit. He put away in the shed under its own power. I went to try it and got just a flash of dash lights, one click then nothing- no dash lights, no headlights, no crank or click, etc. Checked battery 13.4 volts with good read on load test, cleaned and wiggled ignition switch connections, pulled all fuses and relays, good connections at alternator and starter. At this point I had very faint dash lights. Pulled fuse box board and wiggled all the wires, they seemed OK, still not much power. Just for completeness, I cleaned and retightened the battery terminals. Now I got bright dash lights and the engine cranks great, fires right up just like always and all is well until the moment I reinstall the fuse panel and the engine dies. I pull it back out, wiggle wires, etc. Still have plenty of juice to the dash/headlights, etc and the engine cranks merrily but won't start. Is there some switch, fuse or relay that might be bad or do you guys think this might be a fuel problem? Timing suggests some electrical issue, but I cannot seem to figure it out.
John Churchill
Sanibel, FL
My JD 4300 won't start. The story- a friend ran it out of fuel, added fuel and it started Ok but would lose RPM's a bit. He put away in the shed under its own power. I went to try it and got just a flash of dash lights, one click then nothing- no dash lights, no headlights, no crank or click, etc. Checked battery 13.4 volts with good read on load test, cleaned and wiggled ignition switch connections, pulled all fuses and relays, good connections at alternator and starter. At this point I had very faint dash lights. Pulled fuse box board and wiggled all the wires, they seemed OK, still not much power. Just for completeness, I cleaned and retightened the battery terminals. Now I got bright dash lights and the engine cranks great, fires right up just like always and all is well until the moment I reinstall the fuse panel and the engine dies. I pull it back out, wiggle wires, etc. Still have plenty of juice to the dash/headlights, etc and the engine cranks merrily but won't start. Is there some switch, fuse or relay that might be bad or do you guys think this might be a fuel problem? Timing suggests some electrical issue, but I cannot seem to figure it out.
John Churchill
Sanibel, FL