Hello all, just bought a new house and a used Craftsman tractor which runs great. A week after i got the Craftsman I was offered this GT275 for free. It had been sitting outside for a year or two and had 6 mice living in it. They have all "passed on" and now I just brought the tractor into the garage for some surgery. No wires appear to have been eaten and now that i degreased the engine and body you could never tell it sat outside.
I drained all the fluids and replaced the battery with the one from my Craftsman. The battery that came in the GT275 says 290 CCA and the Craftsman says 340 CCA but I tried anyways.
So i tried firing it up as is, and I hear a single click (like the engine trying to move) then nothing. Try again and same thing. Try hitting the starter and solenoid to unstick and same thing.
After 4 or 5 tries of this now i turn the key and hear nothing at all.
So I take the starter off and try to start that way and I hear nothing and see no movement.
I split the starter apart. I think the armature was rusted in place so i spun that and the commutator on the drill with emery to clean it all up. Got it back together in one piece and spinning freely and rested on the front tire and turn key, nothing.
Thats where im at right now. Tomorrow ill try jumping from battery directly to starter.
Can anyone suggest where else to go? I know the battery is good. Is there a relay or something that could have blown? The dash lights are on and fine, the fuses on the ignition board are fine as well.
Could the seat switch or other safety be screwing me?
Thanks in advance
Josh
I drained all the fluids and replaced the battery with the one from my Craftsman. The battery that came in the GT275 says 290 CCA and the Craftsman says 340 CCA but I tried anyways.
So i tried firing it up as is, and I hear a single click (like the engine trying to move) then nothing. Try again and same thing. Try hitting the starter and solenoid to unstick and same thing.
After 4 or 5 tries of this now i turn the key and hear nothing at all.
So I take the starter off and try to start that way and I hear nothing and see no movement.
I split the starter apart. I think the armature was rusted in place so i spun that and the commutator on the drill with emery to clean it all up. Got it back together in one piece and spinning freely and rested on the front tire and turn key, nothing.
Thats where im at right now. Tomorrow ill try jumping from battery directly to starter.
Can anyone suggest where else to go? I know the battery is good. Is there a relay or something that could have blown? The dash lights are on and fine, the fuses on the ignition board are fine as well.
Could the seat switch or other safety be screwing me?
Thanks in advance
Josh