VashonFarmer
Bronze Member
Hey all,
I hesitated to start a new thread, but all the other stuff I have read through does not quite seem to match my problem, so here goes...
This is on a CT225: After running for a short time, the tach stops working. All the other gauges work, including the hour meter, and the tractor continues to run fine. But if I shut it off I can't restart. If I wait a little while, it generally fixes itself. When it is in the no start condition and I turn the key I get a click from the ignition relay, but that's it. The glow plug timer does not start (dash light) and there is no click from the fuel solenoid. There is nothing at all if I turn the key to Start. If I turn the key to the manual glow plug position, the glow plugs heat as normal.
Here's what I have done so far: Meticulously cleaned every ground contact I can find starting with the main chassis ground from the battery. Both battery cables are less than a year old and in good shape. I have checked all the safety switches. I have replaced all the blade fuses in the block. I have replaced the following relays; ignition, pull coil (BTW, what does that one do?) and starter. I have checked the harness plugs under the dash and the plug to the Operation Control Unit. I confirmed that the RPM sender is not the issue: if I pull the plug on that, the tractor starts fine but without the tach.
I've been at this a while and there might be a couple other things I have tried that I'm forgetting right now. I'm starting to think about the OCU itself, but that seems a bit drastic to just replace and hope. It seems like something is being heat effected. Let it cool and I'm good to go.
Any ideas?
TIA
I hesitated to start a new thread, but all the other stuff I have read through does not quite seem to match my problem, so here goes...
This is on a CT225: After running for a short time, the tach stops working. All the other gauges work, including the hour meter, and the tractor continues to run fine. But if I shut it off I can't restart. If I wait a little while, it generally fixes itself. When it is in the no start condition and I turn the key I get a click from the ignition relay, but that's it. The glow plug timer does not start (dash light) and there is no click from the fuel solenoid. There is nothing at all if I turn the key to Start. If I turn the key to the manual glow plug position, the glow plugs heat as normal.
Here's what I have done so far: Meticulously cleaned every ground contact I can find starting with the main chassis ground from the battery. Both battery cables are less than a year old and in good shape. I have checked all the safety switches. I have replaced all the blade fuses in the block. I have replaced the following relays; ignition, pull coil (BTW, what does that one do?) and starter. I have checked the harness plugs under the dash and the plug to the Operation Control Unit. I confirmed that the RPM sender is not the issue: if I pull the plug on that, the tractor starts fine but without the tach.
I've been at this a while and there might be a couple other things I have tried that I'm forgetting right now. I'm starting to think about the OCU itself, but that seems a bit drastic to just replace and hope. It seems like something is being heat effected. Let it cool and I'm good to go.
Any ideas?
TIA