electrical nightmare

[lakespirit]

Pulling out a knob.

 

[greg_g]

KAMA TS 254C is murdering batteries.

"Murdering batteries" suggests excessive charging voltage. First thing needed is voltage measurements at the battery; at idle, at half throttle, and at full throttle. Your problem - other than dangling wires - may be nothing more complicated than a bad alternator and/or voltage regulator. Set the multimeter to measure DC voltage, in the lowest range that includes 12 volts and report your findings. Or does "murdering batteries" mean something else to you?

What is the minimum wiring need to start tractor, charge battery and maybe a set of headlamps?

You realize going that route means giving up most of the instrumentation, right? Plus the state of Idaho might have something to say about minimum lighting as well. Have you considered a new wiring harness?

//greg//

 

[lakespirit]

Never use on highway. Don' care about the gauges either. Don't want entire new harness. I simply want what I asked about.

 

[aczlan]

Never use on highway. Don' care about the gauges either. Don't want entire new harness. I simply want what I asked about.

Use the diagram I posted a link to then and ignore the gauge part. If it shut off when you turned off the key, it would be more tricky, but as it uses a knob to shutoff, the above diagram should work.

Aaron Z

 

[Bob Rooks]

Don' care about the gauges either.

WOW!

 

[Rich Waugh]

Yeah - I'm kinda fond of knowing what is happening with my engine and those little gauges sure do make it easy to tell. So much nicer to have a gauge tell me it is starting to overheat than to have it simply seize up and die.

 

[Bob Rooks]

Few things can ruin an engine better than seizure from overheating or seizure from no oil pressure. Maybe just drop a bomb on it?
That mentality gets no sympathy from me.

 

[lakespirit]

The tractor is so trashed it is almost ready for the junk heap...yea it is true that I have abused, misused and sorta let it go to ****. I am nearly ready for a new one, so I am simply trying to get it to run so I can move some junk into a dumpster and maybe plow a little snow this winter.

 

[lakespirit]

OK, so maybe I should try to fix this mess properly. Where could I find a wiring harness and can someone tell me how to install it?

 

[greg_g]

Only one I know still carries KAMA/TaiShan parts is Chip Uren at ARTRAC. You'll find his contact info in the site Dealers section.

//greg//