Hour meter counts when engine is off

   / Hour meter counts when engine is off #1  

5030tinkerer

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Kubota GL3830/GL5030
I have a 2004 JCB 506c telehandler with 2000 hours on it. The hour meter has started to count time even with the engine off. Replacing the ignition switch did not solve that issue.

Any ideas where I should turn?
 
   / Hour meter counts when engine is off #2  
Chances are that the meter has power to it at all times and relies on ground switching to activate it. I'd follow the wires and see if there is a bad pressure sender. Ideally, there would be one sender with a normally open and normally closed terminal for the oil pressure light and the hour meter.
 
   / Hour meter counts when engine is off #3  
Get a volt meter or test light and see where it is getting power from. Something is shorted that shouldn't be. I would have guessed ignition switch but it appears you already swapped that.
 

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