ajackson
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I have a Cub Cadet 2160 that I thought was having an electrical issue due to the engine not starting and some random lights showing up on the dash such as "disengage PTO". The disengage PTO light would show up randomly and not consistently.
I confirmed the battery is good and have also tried another battery just to be sure. I made sure I was getting 6 volts to the solenoid. I then jumped the solenoid directly to the starter to test the voltage. When I did this the wire would get very hot and start smoking (not sure if that is normal or indicates that there is a short) and the starter would not do anything. The voltage would show 1 or 2 on the multimeter at the starter. I then removed the starter to verify it was working. I ran the starter directly to the battery and it popped right up and started spinning. I put the starter back on and this time with a screw driver I jumped the solenoid. The starter started spinning as I may have done something wrong when hooking it back up. I tapped the gear that was spinning and it then popped up to try and crank the engine. Once it engaged it wouldn't turn over. I could hear it trying to turn the engine when I jumped the solenoid but it would never crank. I was able to hand turn the starter to crank the engine (it didn't turn real easy).
Not sure if the issue is still electrical or if it is something with the engine at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I confirmed the battery is good and have also tried another battery just to be sure. I made sure I was getting 6 volts to the solenoid. I then jumped the solenoid directly to the starter to test the voltage. When I did this the wire would get very hot and start smoking (not sure if that is normal or indicates that there is a short) and the starter would not do anything. The voltage would show 1 or 2 on the multimeter at the starter. I then removed the starter to verify it was working. I ran the starter directly to the battery and it popped right up and started spinning. I put the starter back on and this time with a screw driver I jumped the solenoid. The starter started spinning as I may have done something wrong when hooking it back up. I tapped the gear that was spinning and it then popped up to try and crank the engine. Once it engaged it wouldn't turn over. I could hear it trying to turn the engine when I jumped the solenoid but it would never crank. I was able to hand turn the starter to crank the engine (it didn't turn real easy).
Not sure if the issue is still electrical or if it is something with the engine at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!