There should be a key position just prior to cranking where the glow plugs are automatically energized. A light on the panel indicates power is applied to the glow plugs. In cool weather hold it there for a few seconds to build some heat before you start cranking. It should start quickly.
It sounds like the ignition switch is doing its job, but somewhere between the indicator light and the glo plug buss there is a fault.A followup...
1) I took out the glow plugs(they all tested at 1.3 ohms) == they are good.
2) I then connected them to the bar and twisted the key so that the glow plug light was on.
They did not get warm at all.. so it may be a wiring issue. I could have sworn that I tested that connection earlier but it may have gotten fragile(like that leg lamp in the window at christmas).
Next step is to check that.
Did you try starting fluid, to verify that it want's to run?I'll be working over the next few days.. if I can figure it out I will respond with what it is.. otherwise to the dealer it goes :-(
NOOOOO! No ether on any Kubota!Did you try starting fluid, to verify that it want's to run?
Good to know, but, I was asking the OP.NOOOOO! No ether on any Kubota!
True but now I'm wonder if it was filled with gas. Could be very hard to start with gas instead of diesel.NOOOOO! No ether on any Kubota!
Almost a sure thing to bend a rod using ether on a Kubota engine.Good to know, but, I was asking the OP.