oil light

[tonyw]

I just rigged up a worklight on thr rear of my 1401D; after reconnecting the negative battery cable and trying out the light, I decided to start her up and do a little work in the garden. I noticed that my oil light did not come on when I turned on the switch--the tractor started, but no oil light. The fuses look okay; is it likely that I blew out a bulb or maybe disconnected a wire??
thanks!

p.s. the new site looks great!

 

[buppy69]

It is more likely that your sending unit went bad.

Eugene

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Thanks for your reply, buppy69. The oil light had been working fine until I messed around with connecting the worklight; that's why I thought I may have jiggled something loose.
You said the sending unit may have gone bad? Here's a stupid question--what is a sending unit?
Thanks for any help!!

Tonyw

 

[normde2001]

Tony, you are going to need to purchase a volt/ohm meter to keep that thing running. Look for +12 volts between hot wire and frame ground (with switch on). Meters are cheap, $5 & up, but indispensible.
Norm

 

[TexasTractors]

It is possible the sending unit is bad, but maybe not probable. Double check your first instinct and make sure your wires and fuses are good. Also, take the advise to buy and use a volt meter, it will save you a lot of guesswork. Get a manual if you do not have one. That way you can follow a wiring diagram during your process of elimination.

 

[tonyw]

thanks, everybody, for your input!! i will check my connections--and buy and volt meter!

tony w

 

[roger_scotty]

Here's a thought: What I did was to unscrew the sending unit and screw in a brass "T" connector. To one side of the "T" I refitted the sending unit and on the other side I mounted an old fashioned 20 dollar oil pressure gauge from K Mart. Now the tractor has the idiot light for me, and also reads out in psi. Some of the threads were a little wierd, but the CarQuest store had the right thread adapters.

 

[tonyw]

thanks, Roger! your idea sounds great, but since I'm a bit inexperienced in the mechanics area(trying to learn though), I wouldn't even know where to find the sending unit. I'm guessing I can find a brass "t" at an auto parts store? Sorry to be such a dummy, but I do appreciate your help!

tony w

 

[lens12]

how to check oil light

the sending unit is on the front of the gear case by the oil filter. When you remove the wire & ground it, the light will light if the circuit is good.

 

[tonyw]

Re: how to check oil light

once again, thanks for being so helpful! I'll check out everything this weekend--maybe I'll
even try to get myself an oil press. gauge.

tony w