CoyPatton
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2015
- Messages
- 1,482
- Location
- Poplar Bluff, MO
- Tractor
- Yanmar YM2002D with Koyker 110 FEL
Thanks for the feedback. It helps. Today I got the starter off and just connecting to a battery it spins like crazy so I doubt that it is the starter. It would have to be a weak starter that takes a lot of current under load which I think is unlikely. Ughhh. I started feeling around the engine to see if I could get a wrench on the crank. On the end of the crank there appears to be a nut shaped like a half moon. Would be nice if could crank it around but....before with enough current to the starter(heavier wires etc) it would spin albeit not fast enough to start. So I am reluctantly concluding that something in the engine has gotten very stiff. It has plenty of oil and it did not overheat. Any feedback helps. I'm in central Texas so I will start looking for the best repair place for this little JD or Yanmar.
edit, I was trying to figure out what you meant by "loafing" the starter. You meant loading. I agree, I will say this, I can't hold it with my hand to stall it. There is a starter rebuild place in the area it is probably worth letting them try it before I haul the whole tractor off somewhere.
Yes loading. Sorry fat thumbs and I missed that typo.
Dead center of your crankshaft, there should be a bolt going into the crankshaft to hold the pulley on. You should be able to place a socket on it (not a wrench) and ratchet or breaker bar. You may need a short extension also.
Since you have the starter off, take it to the shop and have them test it. I would also have the battery load tested. This is typically available at any auto service location that sells batteries and parts stores. Avoid the big parts stores that do not have auto centers that will install batteries.