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H starter button switch problem?

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KevinfromIL

10-15-2006 18:33:43




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Since I live in town and don"t use my "52 H very often, I run it for awhile at least once a week. Today when I tried to start it, nothing happened. It was totally dead. The starter didn"t turn a bit. The battery is fully charged. The lights work fine. The battery terminals are clean. The starter is not locked-up. All cable connections are tight and clean. This is the first time I"ve had this problem. All I can think of is a bad starter button switch. But prior to today, I had noticed no problem with the starter button. When I was growing up as a farm kid 30 years ago I remember starter button switches going bad occasionally but they usually gave you some warning because you had to jostle the button a bit to get it to work before it stopped working altogether.

Thanks in advance for any help you folks can provide.

By the way, I"m one of those guys who has no real use for the tractor except for parades and hayrack rides. I just wanted it because I grew up with one and I can"t get the farm out of my system...nor do I want to.

Kevin

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Wayne Swenson

10-16-2006 09:17:12




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 Re: H starter button switch problem? in reply to KevinfromIL, 10-15-2006 18:33:43  
Can you rotate the crankshaft with the fan blade? Maybe the inertia drive (Bendix) is jammed in the flywheel teeth. You may have to remove the starter and rotate the drive back to the "at rest" position. A 3/4" box end wrench will do the job.



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Janicholson

10-15-2006 18:46:58




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 Re: H starter button switch problem? in reply to KevinfromIL, 10-15-2006 18:33:43  
They do go bad, jump across the switch with jumpercables (in Neutral, stop switch off) to see if it is the Switch. JimN



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Janicholson

10-16-2006 07:12:25




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 Re: H starter button switch problem? in reply to Janicholson, 10-15-2006 18:46:58  
A starter with brushes hanging up, or worn to stubs can and will act the same way. If the jumping of the starter does no good, take a plastic mallet, and rap the starter at the end frame (away from the mount bolts) two or three times Modestly hard, don't break it. This settles the brushes one last time allowing you to know it needs to have the brushes, or possibly a loose connection in the starter repaired. Good luck, JimN

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