sourwood
Member
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2009
- Messages
- 26
- Location
- North Carolina
- Tractor
- Farmtrac 665DTC, Zetor 7711, Long 460, Long 310, Satoh S370D, Iseki 4100F, Case 380CK, John Deere 420C
I purchased a Kubota T1400, gas version, with hydrostatic transmission. It was supposed to run. Due to a missing battery, I didn't get to hear it run. Mistake, but not a particularly expensive one in this case.
I had an issue where it cranked and turned over, but it would not fire unless you sprayed carb cleaner into the air cleaner.
I was trying to diagnose or even bypass the anti-backfire solenoid. I took the solenoid out, and put a nut in its place. I then tried to crank the tractor. It would not crank, it would no longer even turn over. Nothing at all.
I then tried grounding out the wire the fuel solenoid uses. Still nothing at all. Nothing period when you turned the key.
I then hooked the solenoid back to its wire connector and tried holding the solenoid to a ground spot to see if that helped. It did not.
I then removed the nut I had put into the fuel solenoid hole, and I reinstalled the solenoid and hooked the wire up.
I then tried to crank the little tractor. No cranking.
The only thing that changed is that d*** solenoid- no other variable was altered.
Questions:
0. Anyone got any idea what I did when I monkeyed with the solenoid ?
1. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to bypass the safety switches to make sure I do not have a battery problem ? I tested the battery with a multimeter and load tester and it passed, and I had had it charged up. I'm sure it is not the battery.
2. Is there any way to bypass that doggone solenoid ?
3. I've read there is supposed to be a fuse box. Can anyone tell me where that is located ?
4. Finally- does anyone have the owners manual or service manual in pdf format, or even just a wiring diagram ?
Thank you.
I had an issue where it cranked and turned over, but it would not fire unless you sprayed carb cleaner into the air cleaner.
I was trying to diagnose or even bypass the anti-backfire solenoid. I took the solenoid out, and put a nut in its place. I then tried to crank the tractor. It would not crank, it would no longer even turn over. Nothing at all.
I then tried grounding out the wire the fuel solenoid uses. Still nothing at all. Nothing period when you turned the key.
I then hooked the solenoid back to its wire connector and tried holding the solenoid to a ground spot to see if that helped. It did not.
I then removed the nut I had put into the fuel solenoid hole, and I reinstalled the solenoid and hooked the wire up.
I then tried to crank the little tractor. No cranking.
The only thing that changed is that d*** solenoid- no other variable was altered.
Questions:
0. Anyone got any idea what I did when I monkeyed with the solenoid ?
1. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to bypass the safety switches to make sure I do not have a battery problem ? I tested the battery with a multimeter and load tester and it passed, and I had had it charged up. I'm sure it is not the battery.
2. Is there any way to bypass that doggone solenoid ?
3. I've read there is supposed to be a fuse box. Can anyone tell me where that is located ?
4. Finally- does anyone have the owners manual or service manual in pdf format, or even just a wiring diagram ?
Thank you.