lakeside
Silver Member
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2008
- Messages
- 227
- Location
- Ontario and Quebec
- Tractor
- B26, G11000 generator and a G1800
I'm the first to admit I should have looked harder when my G1800 wouldn't consistently start but here I am hanging my head in shame. :ashamed:
It all started this past spring when the starter pinion gear wouldn't retract. I got by for the last few snow storms by manually pushing the gear back in but decided to order a new starter. I installed a new starter and all went well till a month ago. That's when I'd get intermittent starting. I figured my 24 year old starter switch was giving up the ghost as, even though the tractor is parked inside, it's sometimes exposed to the rain and snow.
I ordered and installed a new switch, still a no go. I then replaced the six year old battery and still nothing. The dash lights would illuminate but the starter wouldn't engage. One last try and then I heard the same sound as when a house circuit breaker makes when tripped and there were no lights, nothing. Oh, Oh sounds expensive says I.
Not being all that up on automotive electrical I threw in the towel and brought it to the dealer. Turns out the ground connection was bad with corrosion under the frame ground connection. Two hours of labour (ouch) later and I'm good to go. It's great to have clean battery posts (which I'm pretty good at keeping clean) but if the ground cable doesn't make good contact with the frame, you're SOL.
It all started this past spring when the starter pinion gear wouldn't retract. I got by for the last few snow storms by manually pushing the gear back in but decided to order a new starter. I installed a new starter and all went well till a month ago. That's when I'd get intermittent starting. I figured my 24 year old starter switch was giving up the ghost as, even though the tractor is parked inside, it's sometimes exposed to the rain and snow.
I ordered and installed a new switch, still a no go. I then replaced the six year old battery and still nothing. The dash lights would illuminate but the starter wouldn't engage. One last try and then I heard the same sound as when a house circuit breaker makes when tripped and there were no lights, nothing. Oh, Oh sounds expensive says I.
Not being all that up on automotive electrical I threw in the towel and brought it to the dealer. Turns out the ground connection was bad with corrosion under the frame ground connection. Two hours of labour (ouch) later and I'm good to go. It's great to have clean battery posts (which I'm pretty good at keeping clean) but if the ground cable doesn't make good contact with the frame, you're SOL.
