1920 Fuse location?
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check yer manual. I had a 1920 10ys ago.. but can't remember where the fuse panel was. follow the wire coming off battery hot.. one will go to start solenoid.. from there there is usually a smaller wire.. perhaps 10 or 8 ga that runs to the power distribution center. on that small tractor it should not be to hard to follow it up. the dash and cowl area just ain't that big. prime locations would be lower r or l side o f the dash cowling.
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Thanks Soundguy. The owner does not have a manual. I checked the 3 fuses in #16 diagram. All look good. Now for the bad news. I believe I connected the battery wrong. I thought the red cable was positive and black was negative. However, the red cable is connected to the frame and the black cable is connnected to the starter. Hopefully there are other fuses that I have cooked and not something more serious/expensive. Again, thanks for your advice and assistance.
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if the battery was hooked up wrong.. I'd have the alternator tested.. they don't last but about a second before the silicone parts die..
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And address the problem with the color coding. The red definetly should be the positive.. Sounds like someone changed it around
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There is a fusible link attached to the starter solenoid on the terminal with the battery cable. It is a 3" red wire with an 8MM eyelet on one end and a white plastic connector body on the other. If it is open, you will have no power to any accessory or control circuits, including the instrument panel.
All other comments about alternators and battery cable color coding apply.
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Please don't take this personally. After reading your posts; I would have a qualified mechanic look at the situation. Reversed battery hookup and if you need any type of equipment to test a fuse link tends to lead me to having a qualified person look at this.
I admit I feel pretty stupid connecting the battery wrong even though the the cables colors are incorrrect. I was hoping to learn enough to correctly diagnose whether the fusible link was the problem and admit I am not familiar with testing electrical problems other than using a a simple test light or checking fuses visually. I'll keep researching and if I don't get anywhere I'll start looking for a mechanic.