hhundt
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I am having a hard time starting my Powertrac 2430, a brand new machine with a total of 2 hours on it. Been working with service about it, but I am always at work during their business hours, need it for the weekend, so thought I'd ask for some advice from this forum. In a nutshell, this is what is going on:
Started fine twice, then would not start
Will not jump from battery, nor will it start bypassing the battery to my truck
Jumped from starter once immediately
Jumped from starter after leaving key turned in starting position for about 10 seconds
Now nothing
Took battery into auto parts store, it tested good, I get 12v
On advice from Powertrac I took some measurements with my voltmeter.
There is a click from the engine when key turned
The voltmeter on dash drops from 12v to 0 when ignition turned to start
My voltmeter on the starter reads 12v, no drop when turned to start
My voltmeter on the solonid reads 12v, no drop when turned to start
All lights and pto痴 are off. Dash lights dim to nothing when turned to start.
Also, the large dash gage with the volt/oil, etc indicators is fogging when running, it is not very humid, so thought this was odd.
Any ideas to what is going on?
Started fine twice, then would not start
Will not jump from battery, nor will it start bypassing the battery to my truck
Jumped from starter once immediately
Jumped from starter after leaving key turned in starting position for about 10 seconds
Now nothing
Took battery into auto parts store, it tested good, I get 12v
On advice from Powertrac I took some measurements with my voltmeter.
There is a click from the engine when key turned
The voltmeter on dash drops from 12v to 0 when ignition turned to start
My voltmeter on the starter reads 12v, no drop when turned to start
My voltmeter on the solonid reads 12v, no drop when turned to start
All lights and pto痴 are off. Dash lights dim to nothing when turned to start.
Also, the large dash gage with the volt/oil, etc indicators is fogging when running, it is not very humid, so thought this was odd.
Any ideas to what is going on?